Tony's law school admissions clients have been accepted to every T-14 program, often with significant aid, including Yale, Harvard, Stanford, and UChicago. He holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Iowa, where he designed and taught courses in literature and creative writing and won the Carl Klaus Teaching Award, and BA in Philosophy and Film Studies from Amherst College, where he graduated with honors and won the Film Studies Award. His writing is represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Tony's approach to admissions consulting is student-centered, helping each student package and articulate their unique perspective across their essays. He has worked with clients from a broad range of backgrounds, from Zen Buddhists to first-gen graduates to trauma survivors, helping them craft the most authentic possible essays from their stories.

In the past, he has served as an editorial assistant for The Iowa Review and an assistant editor for the London Review of Books, and has also consulted for business school applicants, with clients having been admitted to MIT Sloan, Chicago Booth, Berkeley Haas, and the London Business School, among others. Tony is a regular contributor to The Surfer's Journal, a literary magazine about the art and culture of surfing. He is working on a book about surfing and life.