Question 1

Do you guarantee admission?

Accepted Answer

No, and no ethical consultant can. Admissions decisions are made entirely by the institutions to which you apply, based on their own priorities in a given year. What we can influence is the quality, coherence, and honesty of your application — the part that is genuinely in your control.

Question 2

What universities do you advise applicants on?

Accepted Answer

We advise applicants targeting highly selective institutions worldwide, including Ivy League and comparable US universities, leading liberal arts colleges, and selective universities in the UK and Europe. Research on each specific department or program is part of the engagement.

Question 3

Do you work with undergraduate applicants?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Undergraduate advising covers school selection, academic and extracurricular strategy, the personal statement, supplemental essays, application review, and interview preparation. Earlier engagements can also include long-term academic planning.

Question 4

Do you work with graduate applicants?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and it is a particular strength of the practice. We support master's and doctoral applicants in policy, international affairs, history, the humanities, and the social sciences, including statements of purpose, research framing, writing samples, and CVs.

Question 5

Do you work with international students?

Accepted Answer

Yes. International applicants often need help translating an unfamiliar academic system into terms an admissions committee can evaluate fairly, alongside guidance on timelines, funding, testing, and interview conventions.

Question 6

Can you help with personal statements?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We help you identify the strongest themes in your own history, structure them, and revise the writing to a demanding standard — narrative, voice, intellectual curiosity, purpose, and clarity.

Question 7

Do you write essays for applicants?

Accepted Answer

No. We coach, strategize, question, and edit; you write. Every sentence you submit must be authentically yours, both because institutions require it and because committees can tell when it is not.

Question 8

When should I begin working with an admissions consultant?

Accepted Answer

For undergraduate applicants, the sophomore or junior year allows for real strategy; senior-year engagements are still valuable but more compressed. Graduate applicants are best served six to nine months before deadlines, particularly when a writing sample or research proposal is involved.

Question 9

How does the consultation process work?

Accepted Answer

You submit the consultation request form. We review your background in advance, then meet to discuss your goals, timeline, and profile. If the engagement is a good fit, we propose a scope; if it is not, we will say so and point you toward better options.

Question 10

Do you offer one-time consultations?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Application Strategy Intensive is a premium single engagement for applicants who need senior strategic direction — a school list, a positioning brief, and a written action plan — without ongoing advising.

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