Case Studies

• We started working with Jim in 10th grade
• He had an interest in the sciences, but no experience outside of the classroom
• We started researching physics at UCLA by reaching out to professors and developing our interest further in math/physics
• This research became the basis of our application, with a focus on physics and theoretical physics
• Jim placed 1st and 2nd in the California State Science Fair
• Jim attended Caltech, and was accepted to MIT, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and USC with a full-ride merit scholarship ($250k)
• Jim is a PhD student at Caltech and aims to become a physics professor now

• We started working with Anjali in 11th grade
• She had an interest in energy, but no extracurricular
• She had a 3.8 unweighted GPA and was unsure where she could get into college
• We created a college list, found her a summer program with her local city focused on energy initiatives, and she founded a school club in the same focus area
• This became the basis of our college application, and we applied Early Decision to Columbia 
• Anjali was accepted to Columbia, graduated, and now works on startups in the climate tech area

• We started working with Rishi in 12th grade
• Rishi had a 3.6 unweighted GPA, wanted to stay in California, and had an interest in business
• We sharpened his focus to entrepreneurship, he created a few web applications, and we applied with a focus on the overlap between tech, music, and business
• We created a college list, refined his recommender list, and focused on merit scholarships
• Rishi was accepted to USC, UMichigan, UWashington, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and many others