Tamara Barsova
Senior Manager - Admissions at Prep Zone Academy- Claim this Profile
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Macedonian Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Full professional proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Serbian Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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edX Verified Certificate for Existential Well-being Counseling: A Person-centered Experiential Approach
edXJul, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Prep Zone Academy
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Singapore
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Manager - Admissions
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Jul 2023 - Present
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Admissions Consultant
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2023
• Mentored and coached over 100 students for successful admission into local and overseas universities (target countries: Singapore, Australia, the United States, Canada, the UK and Continental Europe) in the form of one-on-one consultations, school shortlisting, essay editing, and interview preparation.• Taught over 60 hours of both individual and group lessons for the SAT Verbal section. • Conducted B2C sales and marketing, including content development for Prep Zone's college websites and brochures. Show less
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Yale-NUS College
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Singapore
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Residential Advisor
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May 2020 - Jun 2021
• Trained to provide extensive support for students, the areas included being: mediation and crisis situation management, counselling and academic wellness support, as well as facilitating dialogues on issues such as intercultural communication and intersectional identity. • Responded to overnight calls by members of the college community, ranging from administrative and logistical inquiries to crisis management requests. • Advised and supported a group of 12 first year students at Yale-NUS College in the form of one-on-one meetings, group advising sessions, and office hours to track their personal growth and academc well-being. Show less
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Lab in Developmental Psychology: Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment in Preschool Children
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May 2020 - Aug 2020
Full-time research assistant in the field of Development Psychology: Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment in Preschool Children, supervised Dr. Cheung Hoi Shan. • Coded over a 100 home visit videos of preschool children completing the Attachment Story Completion Task (ASCT) — a projective test meant to assess interpersonal attachment by presenting children with incomplete scenarios containing a point of distress. • Measured attachment-related knowledge in middle childhood by coding over 350 stories following The Secure Base Script Test (SBST). • Conducted an extensive literature review (30+ papers) for a research grant on the topic of parental warmth and control in relation to child developmental outcomes in Asian versus Western contexts. Show less
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Social Responsibility Intern
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Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
• Developed the Deloitte WorldClass Ethics and Leadership Curriculum for high school students across Southeast Asia, consisting of over 4 modules (Introduction to Ethics, Ethical Leadership, Professional Ethics, Business Ethics and Integrity) with accompanying presentation decks and facilitation guides. • Facilitated the first two-day virtual program in December, attended by over 70 participants, in collaboration with Junior Achievement (JA) Malaysia. • Managed and developed written and visual content for Deloitte’s social media channels (Instagram, Twitter, Deloitte Website) including the #ImpactMonth2020 social media campaign spotlighting volunteer initiatives across Singapore. Show less
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The Yale-NUS Gender & Sexuality Alliance
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Singapore, Singapore
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Publicity Coordinator
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Nov 2019 - Dec 2020
• Designed the multimedia promotional content (posters, videos, gifs) for over 30 different events and marketed them across various social media platforms (The G Spot Facebook and Instagram Page, The G Spot Newsletter). • Kickstarted The G Spot Instagram’s page (@ync_gspot) and oversaw a team of eight writers and designers in order to generate Instagram posts and stories. • Spearheaded the Community-Building Team to organise on-campus events and initiatives. • Successfully co-raised an initiative for a school-wide supply of free menstrual hygiene products; wrote the proposals delineating the initiative’s implementation, reached out to relevant members of the Yale-NUS Administration, developed a sustainable budget plan, and promoted the still on-going initiative to the student body. Show less
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Wedu
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Thailand
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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International Business Development
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
• Conducted extensive landscape research about English-speaking educational and leadership opportunities for women across South and Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India). • Developed 3 budget plans and projections for Wedu’s YSEALI Women’s Leadership Academy, based on several factors such as in-person vs. online components, program length, number of participants, post-program mentorship programs, and different co-sponsoring bodies based on country location. Show less
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Education
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Yale-NUS College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology -
Barnard College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology -
NOVA International Schools
High School