Madeleine Chan

College Advisor and Administrative Assistant

Madeleine, a recent University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) graduate, is motivated to advocate for and help prospective university students successfully get into university. She understands how nuanced it can be to match each students to their best fit schools. Her passion for this field was ignited while in college, as she made a plan for herself to graduate in four years despite transferring. After having started a website and blog with free college advising resources upon graduating from college, Madeleine is excited to expand her knowledge through her work with Best Fit Education.

As a Southern California native and product of the University of California (UC) system, she is very knowledgeable about the UC and California State University (CSU) applications . She enjoys the strategic nature of this work and finds it rewarding. Madeleine is familiar with the intricacies of human behavior and as it relates to mental health, as she earned her BA in Sociology.

In her free time, Madeleine enjoys going to the gym, running, doing pilates, reading, and cooking.

    • BA in Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara

    • College Counseling Certificate, University of California, Los Angeles, June 2025

    • Attend industry conferences and webinars featuring sessions on admissions, colleges, financial aid, and student life, and visit college campuses.

    • Follow higher education news through newspapers, journals, blogs, and books.

    • Consult with students and families who have interests in studies and careers ranging across academic pursuits in addition to Performing and Visual Arts.

    • Associate member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)