We help students with all aspects of the college application and admissions coaching process.

That includes helping students decide what classes to take and what extra-curricular activities to pursue based on their interests, goals and strengths; creating a list of schools that best fits each student’s needs, interests and abilities; organizing the application process and ensuring that everything is completed and submitted on time; working to produce a polished, professional-looking resume and activities list; deciding which teachers to ask for recommendations; strategizing Early Decision and Early Action plans to maximize the odds of acceptances; helping students create personal statements that reflect who they are and stand out from the competition.

No, we never write students’ essays for them. Instead, we help students brainstorm potential responses to the various prompts, and we guide them through the drafting and editing process to produce the very best work they are capable of. Most students become better writers and thinkers through this process, which is rigorous and often intensely satisfying. Our goal is to help students learn how to craft personal statements (and essays in general) that convey a sense of who they are, so that admissions officers feel a sense of kinship with them. After working with us, most students see an overall improvement in their ability to clearly organize and articulate their thoughts in writing. They also come away with greater confidence in their ability to iterate and revise their work. We do not simply coach students through the personal essay writing process. We help them grow as critical thinkers and writers so that they understand themselves and their thought processes better. Ultimately, we aim to provide students with tools that last a lifetime.

Amherst, Barnard, Brown, Boston College, Boston University, Claremont McKenna, Cal Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emerson, Emory, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Harvey Mudd, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, U Michigan, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, University of Pennsylvania, Pomona, Princeton, Rice, RISD, Stanford, Tufts, UT Austin, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, University of Chicago, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Vassar, Wash U., Wesleyan, West Point, Williams, Wisconsin, Yale, and many others.

There is no such thing as the “right topic.” However, there are some topics that are generally best to avoid because they are highly controversial. We work with students to ensure that their essays benefit their applications and do not jeopardize them.

No, we work with all kinds of students. Many of those who work with us are high achieving students with ambitious goals, but every year we work with a wide variety of students from different starting points. Some students are just coming into their own and have faced significant struggles. There is no one-size-fits-all approach because every student is different. Consequently, we personalize the process for each student based on their goals, strengths, and needs.

Yes, students can come to us for discrete parts of the process, like personal essay coaching, or for creating specially tailored, balanced college lists. Wherever you are in the process, we can help.

Yes. We regularly and successfully work with students applying to law schools, medical schools, dental schools, MBA programs and Master’s Degree programs.

UCSF Medical School, UC San Diego School of Medicine, UC Berkeley School of Law, UCLA School of Law, Mayo Clinic Medical School, NYU Stern School of Business, Berkeley Haas School of Business, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Georgetown Medical School, UC Davis Law School, USC School of Dentistry, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, VCU School of Dentistry, UC Riverside School of Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Yes, we regularly help students transfer from community colleges to four-year universities, particularly the UCs, and we help students transfer from one four-year university to another.