Our College Admissions Services
Our Services and Programs
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Guidance through the entire process of completing the UC Applications, from brainstorming and outlining the personal insight questions to writing strong activities list descriptions to consultation on a tailored admissions strategy for your dream school.
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Expert advice on how to complete a strong early decision, early action, and regular decision applications. Includes consultation on essay mapping, personal statement, supplemental essays, activities list, application proofing, and more. Includes comprehensive guidance for your first-choice universities.
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A 15-month program for students in Grades 9-11 to help them stand out among the crowd in college admissions. Involves the design of a tailored X Factor independent project as well as bespoke strategy for academics and school- and community-based extracurriculars.
Meet our Counselor
HELEN CHIU
Harvard, Ed.M. & UChicago, A.B.
With 10+ years of experience in college admissions, Helen combines education research and innovative practices to counsel her students. She has served as a conference proposal reviewer for the National Association for College Admission Counseling, interviewer for the Gates Millennium Scholarship, researcher for peer-reviewed articles on college access programming, and membership with Harvard Alumni for Education. At Harvard, she designed a cross-cultural storytelling curriculum that won HGSE Making Caring Common Dean’s Challenge.
Our Results
14,000 students
served via our programs, including summer college camps, regional teen summits, and multi-year research-based youth development college access programs.
90% Early Admit
Our students are successful in receiving acceptance via an early decision or early action admissions plan
Scholars from 10+ Countries
We serve diverse students from across the globe, from public school scholars in L.A. to budding economists in Shanghai to animal rights activists in the Middle East
5 Year College Acceptances, 2018-2023
Highlight of Acceptances by Major
Berkeley - Biomedical Engineering with Presidential Scholarship
Cornell - Public History; Philosophy & Computer Science; Business Administration
Cambridge - Education
CMU - Mathematics
Columbia - Mechanical Engineering (full-ride)
Dartmouth - Religious Studies
Duke - Chemistry
Emory - Computer Science & Music; Biology
Georgetown - Biology & Health Studies; Political Science
Stanford - Biomedical Engineering; Political Science
UCLA - Many, including History; Anthropology; Sociology; and more
University of Chicago - Political Science
University of Michigan - Many, including Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; and more
University of Pennsylvania - Political Science; Mathematics; Business Administration
USC - Many, including Health Studies; Design; Cultural Studies; English; Film (Presidential Scholarship)
Yale - Education; Biomedical Engineering; Mathematics (full-ride)
Georgia Tech - Biomedical Engineering
Harvard - Biology; Political Science
Johns Hopkins - Biology; Urban Studies
London School of Economics - Business Management
NYU - Business Administration; Environmental Studies; Communications; and more
Northwestern - Languages; Communications
Pomona College - Urban Studies
Princeton - Mechanical Engineering (full-ride)