Senior consulting, personally led.
"Every student who walks through her door is, from that moment, one of her own — known down to the smallest detail, championed without reservation, and held to the same exacting standards she has long set for students at Harvard."
Heather Barclay founded Aletheia Education in 2003. Harvard-educated (MA, European and American History, full scholarship and stipend) with doctoral studies at the University of Toronto (full scholarship, stipend, and teaching appointment), she brings a humanist's eye to admissions storytelling — and more than two decades of senior consulting across K–12, undergraduate, MBA, JD, and PhD admissions.
Her work pairs expansive admissions analytics with the kind of patient, intimate listening that surfaces the story no one else has thought to tell. She has taught and led schools across Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing, served as Senior Editor at EssayEdge, contributed original research to the Harvard Pluralism Project, and is a published travel and academic writer. She has also served as senior consultant and special advisor to many of China's most reputable educational firms, supporting their most complex and competitive cases.
Heather is an active member of the Harvard Alumni Association — the body responsible for interviewing prospective Harvard candidates worldwide — and maintains a wide professional network across top universities, boarding schools, and admissions associations. A dual US and Canadian citizen, she is based in Nashville and works with students worldwide.