Mission Statement

Application Savior (AppSavior) aims to provide personalized and strategic guidance through the application process of those pursuing various academic and career paths. We understand how difficult it can be just getting your foot in the door, and we want to help get you there. Whether you are a parent looking to help your student plan for college, a current college student looking to transfer or apply to graduate school, we can help make your goals a reality.

We do this by providing virtual consultations, personalized academic strategy, resume reviews, essay editing, and more!

Founder: Marilu D.

Marilu earned her Bachelors of Science in Integrated Digital Media from New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering in 2019. She completed her Masters of Science (M.S.) in Information at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2021. In 2022, Marilu completed an M.A. in Criminology (Cybercrime) at Technological University Dublin as part of the prestigious Mitchell Scholarship Program by the US-Ireland Alliance.

Apart from her academic pursuits, Marilu has a passion for guiding others to make their educational and career goals a reality!

From 8th-12th grade, Marilu dedicated her free time to learning about college, scholarships, internships, and job application processes. She spent these 5 years learning about how to become a successful candidate with any application including various high school summer programs, competitions, and internships. During her senior year of high school, she applied these skills to win over $1,000,000 in scholarships and acceptance to 20+ schools. She continued this passion through her undergraduate and graduate studies by working for NYU’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions and UMSI’s Office of Graduation Admissions. Additionally, she often mentors people from all life backgrounds, ages, experiences, skill levels, fields, socio-economic statuses, and demographics to ensure success in their chosen path.

With over 10 years of expert college admissions experience, Marilu is ready to make your goals a reality. If you need guidance on the academic and career paths you can take, book a consultation today! *All Services are offered in both Spanish & English. Hablamos español!

Some of her notable awards are listed below:

Personal Related Awards

  • 2021:

    • Don Lavoie Fellowship

    • George J. Mitchell Scholarship

    • UMSI 2021 Expo: Community Engagement Award Honorable Mention for her Master's Thesis Research

  • 2018-2020:

    • Hispanic IT Executive Council Foundation Scholar ‘18 '19 '20

    • University of Michigan Achievement Fellowship ‘19 ‘20

    • NYU University Honors Scholar: Founders Day Award for top-ranking Baccalaureate Graduates ‘19

    • Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) DEFCON Scholarship ‘19

    • ISC^2 Women's Cybersecurity Scholarship ‘19

    • CMEP Nia Award for Academic Excellence ‘19

    • NYU Center for Student Life “Unsung Hero” Award ‘19

    • Computing Research Association’s Scholarship for Women Studying Information Security (SWSIS) ‘19

  • 2011-2017:

    • NYU SHPE Xerox Scholarship ‘16

    • Gates Millennium Scholar ‘15

    • Buick Achievers Scholar ‘15

    • MIT Dream It. Code It. Win It. Coding Competition Winner '15

    • Florida’s Outstanding Volunteer of the Year '15

    • Society of Women Engineers Scholar ‘15

    • Cognizant Making The Future Scholar ‘15

    • Simon Youth Foundation Scholar
 ‘15

    • Leaders and Achievers Comcast Scholar ‘15

    • League of United Latina American Citizens (Lulac) ‘15

    • University Tutor.Com Monthly Scholar ‘15

    • William S Harvey Scholar ‘15

    • NCWIT Aspirations in Computing National Runner-Up Award ‘14 '15

    • Jim Shipley Design Scholarship by the AAF ‘14

    • Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholar ‘13

    • University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign GAMES Camp Scholarship ‘13

    • PTSA Regional Essay Writing Contest - STEM Essay ‘12

    • MLK Jr. I Have A Dream Essay Contest ‘11