Our Philosophy
Let’s cut the BS. The Ivy League Roadmap was written to bring a First Principles approach to College Admissions. No Gatekeeping. No Virtue Signaling. Just the real strategies that have put thousands of students inside Elite Universities.
We start early. Other counselors begin their advising during the last few months before a student applies to college. We believe that is far too late. Instead, we work with clients for years at a time, helping to create the projects and accomplishments that make their story powerful. That story, which we convey in their applications, is the key that gets them in.
Are you ready to write your story?
Selection
Our advice isn’t for everyone. It takes a rare student to be intelligent, committed and hard working enough to make it into the top universities on the planet. It takes a team equally focused and committed to help them get there.
We only work with students and families that are as committed to their success as we are. To ensure each of our clients gets the attention they deserve, we only work with 50 clients at a time and open applications when there are spots available.
We typically receive 100+ applications for every spot we fill, so our selection has multiple stages including a detailed questionnaire and interviews for finalists.
Admissions Advising
Admissions Advising takes place with Andreas, and only Andreas. He begins his process with a detailed biography of students and families so he can completely understand the challenges they face. He then works intensively with the student to construct an image they hope to create in the mind of the admissions officer at the end of the process. Andreas then develops a detailed plan, encompassing Academics, Extracurriculars, and Passion Projects so he can guide the student toward success, while resolving any obstacles unique to their situation.
Test Preparation & Academic Support
Academics are the first barrier to entry at any elite university. To ensure that our students are able to get the needed scores on entrance exams like the SAT and ACT, Andreas founded West Palm Test Prep, a boutique tutoring company from which the best 2 or 3 tutors each year are selected to work with clients in our advising program. He also founded Whiz.study, an AI-powered prep platform that gives students an additional edge. Together, they let us offer academic support in almost any subject in addition to preparing students for their exams.
Essay Editing
Andreas works with his Essay Editors as a Chef would work with a Sous Chef. Andreas has a personal relationship with the student, so he helps select the topic, content and structure of the essays. He then provides that “recipe” and vision for the essays to the Student who is fully responsible for all drafts. Our Editors then work alongside the student to help them revise the essays and ensure that vision is realized. The essays are then sent back to Andreas for review and final edits. No application is submitted without Andreas’ full approval.
Passion Project Mentorship
A successful Passion Project 1) leverages a student’s talents, 2) solves a meaningful problem, and 3) scales up that solution to a level that allows a student to be recognized for their work. We’ve had students write books, become social media sensations, start non-profits, grow small businesses, do science research and even start a crop insurance company. Some projects are hard to explain, so we treat social media as a secondary digital application that lets students tell their story beyond the 100-word box on the application. If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine a video.
Privacy
College Admissions and applications are an extremely personal process. We uphold the highest standards of confidentiality and privacy for each of our clients, with non-disclosure clauses being a part of all of our contracts. Any client information or testimonials shared either on this site or on our social media is only with the explicit permission of our clients, and obfuscated to remove unnecessary personal information.
Results
Our kids get IN.
Hundreds of advising clients and thousands more students admitted across every school in the Ivy League and elite universities around the world, with a quarter of a million following along.
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We only work with 50 clients at a time and open applications when there are spots available. There are currently 5 spots left. We receive 100+ applications for every spot we fill.
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