We guide families through every stage of the private school admissions process — day schools and boarding schools, Kindergarten through 9th grade. Our work goes beyond checklists and timelines. We help families understand who their child is, identify the schools that genuinely fit, and present an application that lets the admissions officer see your child clearly.
Top Boarding SchoolsPhillips Academy Andover · Phillips Exeter Academy · St. Paul's School · Deerfield Academy · The Lawrenceville School · The Hotchkiss School · Choate Rosemary Hall · Groton School · Middlesex School · Milton Academy
New JerseyNewark Academy · The Pingry School · Princeton Day School · Gill St. Bernard's · Kent Place School · Montclair Kimberley Academy · Dwight-Englewood School · Saddle River Day School
New YorkTrinity School · Horace Mann School · Collegiate School · Dalton School · Brearley School · Spence School · Chapin School · Riverdale Country School · Poly Prep Country Day School · Rye Country Day School · Ethical Culture Fieldston School · Hackley School
CaliforniaHarvard-Westlake School · The Harker School · Castilleja School · Marlborough School · The Bishop's School · Chadwick School · Crystal Springs Uplands School · Menlo School · Head-Royce School · Polytechnic School
A quiet, math-driven 8th grader with strong test scores but a flat activity list that looked like every other high-achieving applicant. We helped the family step back from resume-padding and instead built the application around his genuine obsession with topology puzzles and the math club he started in his garage. Exeter's admissions team saw a thinker, not a template. Admitted with financial aid.
A 5th grader applying for 6th-grade entry whose parents were convinced she needed more trophies. We redirected the narrative toward what was already there — a deep love of environmental science and a quiet leadership style her teachers adored but her parents hadn't noticed. Her parent essay and interview reflected a family that truly understood their child. Admitted to Pingry and Newark Academy; enrolled at Pingry.
A Kindergarten applicant in a hyper-competitive Manhattan cycle. The family had been coached by another consultant to rehearse interview answers. We undid that entirely — helped the parents relax, reframed the parent essay around their actual parenting values, and let the child show up as herself in the playgroup observation. Admitted on the first round.
A 7th grader transferring from public school with no private school network, no legacy, and parents who spoke limited English. We handled the full application architecture — school selection, ISEE prep, essay development, interview coaching in both English and Mandarin — and positioned the student's robotics work and Mandarin debate experience as distinctive strengths. Admitted to Harker and Castilleja.
Every child deserves to be seen clearly. We make sure the right school sees them.