Now accepting students for the 2026-2027 cycle
Top of the class or not, your student can get into a top college.
We help high-achieving students get into the Ivy League, top 20 universities, and accelerated medical programs, often on full-ride scholarships. We also help students outside the top 10% or under a 1500 SAT get into schools like UT Austin and UC Berkeley.
Six years in business. Families in nearly all 50 states.
200+
students coached
over six years
7 of 8
Ivy League schools
our students got into
17 of 20
top 20 universities
on the US News list
9
BS/MD programs
our students got into
40+
full-ride merit scholarships
won by our students
200+
students coached
over six years
7 of 8
Ivy League schools
our students got into
17 of 20
top 20 universities
on the US News list
9
BS/MD programs
our students got into
40+
full-ride merit scholarships
won by our students
Where our students got in
Who we help
We help two kinds of students.
The plan depends on where your student stands today.
Results
Real students and their real scores.
Rather than show logos, we show the student's numbers because the story around their number is what gets them in.
Student A
UC Berkeley
SAT 1230, top 50% of class
We built the activities list from zero and set up internships through cold intros. Now studying analytics and math at Berkeley.
Student B
Brown University
Applied test-optional
We put the year into activities and essays instead of a score. Admitted to Brown for public policy.
Student C
UT Austin
SAT 1350, top 8% of class
Outside auto-admit. We chose the major carefully and told one story. Also got Purdue Honors and several merit scholarships.
Student D
Stanford University
ACT 33
A 33 sits below the middle range at Stanford. The story carried the application. Admitted for economics.
Student E
Temple BS/MD
SAT 1560
One of about five seats in Temple's combined program. A guaranteed medical school seat at 18.
Student F
Duke University
SAT 1570, top 1% of class
Duke turns away plenty of 1570s. We built a pre-med story readers remembered. Now pre-med at Duke.
How the program works
Four steps, in this order.
We separate what sounds impressive from what works, and we run a tight schedule from the first session to the last submission.
1
Build the foundation
We lock in 10 activities and 5 honors first, written the way admission officers value them. If activities or awards fall short, we build a plan to fill the gaps.
10 activities: research, internships, and projects the student built.
5 honors, including national awards, matched to the story and major.
Intros to professors and mentors for research, labs, and internships.
2
Pick the major and list
We pick the major from the real profile and build a reach, match, and safety list. Every school has a reason, and the student sees every option.
The major, chosen using each school's transfer and test-optional rules.
Early decision, dual-degree, and transfer paths at each school on the list.
Merit and niche scholarships matched to the student's profile and goals.
3
Complete every essay
We work side by side until the Common App essay and every supplemental, honors, and scholarship essay is done.
The 650-word Common App essay, built around one story and one voice.
Every supplemental essay and the Additional Information section.
Scholarship and honors college essays, written to win the money.
4
Submit early
Our students finish a month ahead and submit at least two weeks before every deadline, early action included. Think of us as accountability partners.
Each application tuned to what the school itself says it values most.
Recommenders chosen early and coached on the student's story and goals.
A weekly schedule. Nothing gets written the night before a deadline.
The team
Meet your coaches.
Every student gets both of us from the first session to the last submission.
Ritvik Ramakrishnan
Founder and Head of Admissions Strategy
Ritvik has run six admissions cycles and coached more than 200 students in nearly all 50 states. He runs strategy, meaning the major, the school list, activities, awards, and recommenders.
Georgia Tech, where he finished a BS and MS in computer science in three and a half years
Stamps President's Scholar, 1 of 40 chosen from more than 40,000 applicants nationwide
Coca-Cola Scholar, 1 of 150 chosen from 93,025 applicants across the country
Consultant at McKinsey & Company, after internships at Amazon and IBM during college
Admitted to Stanford GSB, Wharton, MIT Sloan, and Columbia Business School for his MBA
Rasya Ramakrishnan
Admission Strategist and Essay Coach
Rasya got into nearly every school she applied to and chose a full-ride scholarship to Vanderbilt. She runs every essay our students write, from the first brainstorm to the last read before submission.
Vanderbilt University on a full-ride scholarship, chosen over seven other top admits
Also admitted to Columbia, Rice, UC Berkeley, and UNC Chapel Hill in the same spring
Admitted to Northwestern, Georgia Tech, and the Canfield Business Honors Program at UT Austin
Third in her class and top 1% at Frisco Memorial High School, where she was class president
Experience at Tesla and a seat on the Frisco ISD Superintendent's Advisory Council
From families
In their words
Hired in tenth grade. By senior year our daughter had a national award, a published paper, and Harvard. We all cried.
Harvard
Parent, Johns Creek, GA
Our daughter had a 1230 and was told to be realistic. Ritvik saw a path to Berkeley and built it. She is there now.
UC Berkeley
Parent, Edison, NJ
Ritvik found BS/DO programs we never knew about. Rasya made our son's clinic hours a story. He has a med school seat at 18.
BS/DO program
Parent, Fremont, CA
I was ranked around 12% at a Frisco school. Rasya is the reason why my essays stood out, and I start at UT Austin this fall.
UT Austin
Student, Frisco, TX
Everyone else showed us logos. Ritvik showed us a plan, down to which awards to chase and which professors to email. It worked.
Duke
Parent, Houston, TX
I thought a 1560 was the whole application. Rasya made me start my essay over, and it is the reason I am in a BS/MD program.
BS/MD program
Student, Class of 2025
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