1-on-1 Mentorship, Advice, and Consulting

Book a 1-on-1 meeting with the perfect mentor that matches your background and best suits your needs!

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High School Mentorship

From olympiads, research, and debate to course planning, summer programs, and letters of recommendation, we can answer any of your questions about high school, provide you with practical advice, and mentor you long-term!

College Application Support

Essay editing? College application strategy? Crafting a compelling profile? Applying to dual-degree programs? As college students who have just gone through this process, we'll share our experiences and provide authentic guidance!

Free 15-Minute Consultations

Nearly all of the consultants offer free 15-minute consultations so that we can introduce ourselves, get to know each other better, and make sure you are a good fit with us! Schedule one today!

Bronze Package

One-hour session

Answer all of your questions and provide you with actionable advice and guidance!

One-time purchase of the "1-on-1 Advice/Mentorship" Service

Silver Package

Short-Term Mentorship

All Bronze benefits and...

3-5 hourly meetings

Detailed application review / high school guidance

Email support & supplementary resources, short-term mentorship on projects

5% Discount, required purchase of $300 or more for a specific mentor

Gold Package

Long-Term Mentorship

All Bronze and Silver benefits and...

6-8 hourly meetings

Ongoing mentorship throughout the college application / high school process, regular check-ins, and personalized strategies

Guidance on passion projects; brainstorming, planning, execution support

10% Discount, required purchase of $600 or more for a specific mentor

* Benefits of each package vary from consultant to consultant.

1-on-1 Mentorship, Advice, and Consulting

Book a 1-on-1 meeting with the perfect mentor that matches your background and best suits your needs!

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High School Mentorship

Courses, Extracurriculars, Volunteering Advice

Passion Project Development

College Application Guidance

Essay Brainstorming, Editing, Review

Dual-Degree Programs

Scholarship Applications

Summer Program Applications

SAT / AP Prep

Art & Maker Portfolio Development

Olympiad, Research, Competition Mentorship & Tutoring

School Subject Tutoring

... and more!

HOW IT WORKS

01. Select the perfect mentor

We have mentors that come from a diverse range of backgrounds, from researchers to musicians! Pick a mentor that matches your interests and best suits your needs.

02. Initial 15-minute free consultation 

You and the mentor will introduce yourselves and get to know each other better. Through this consultation, the mentor will figure out the optimal plan for you moving forwards!

03. Strategic Plan

1 meeting, 10 meetings, or something in between? The mentor will create a personalized strategy and plan for future meetings to best support you.

04. Deliver and Execute

Now we'll utilize the best of our knowledge, experience, and resources and pass it on to you to help you in the best way possible during our meetings.

05. Revise and Improve

Throughout our time working together, we'll be checking in with you during our meetings and by email to guarantee that our plan is always the best, even if your situation changes.

Gold Package, 10% Discount

Long-Term Mentorship

On purchases of $600 or more

Silver Package, 5% Discount

Medium-Term Mentorship

Required purchase of $300 or more

Bronze Package

Short-Term Mentorship

Reshma Kosaraju, CS + Neuroscience @ MIT

13 verified meetings
CS and Neuroscience @ MIT '28 | ISEF Grand Award

5.0/5.0

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Reshma Kosaraju, CS + Neuroscience @ MIT

High School:

The Harker School

Location:

San Jose, CA

College Acceptances:

MIT, UC Berkeley MET, Columbia Egleston Scholarship

High School Profile

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  • Research: International, national, and state awards (including ISEF Grand Award, CSEF 1st Awards, Regeneron Biomedical Science Award, and Synopsys Grand Prizes) for research projects in fields spanning computer science, medicine, engineering, and earth sciences. Published in Journal of Glaucoma. Computational and wet lab internships at Stanford.
  • Social Impact: Winner of Children’s Climate Prize, Gloria Barron Prize, and other awards. Speaker at COP27 and Austrian World Summit.
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Co-created and launched sustainability board game in schools across California. Co-authored bioethics book available on Amazon.
  • Academics: National Merit Scholarship. Scored 5s on 16 AP Exams.
  • Leadership & Volunteering: Leadership positions and involvement in several volunteer organizations and clubs.
  • Hooks (legacy, recruited athlete, first-gen, etc.): None.

Services

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  • 1-on-1 Consulting: Building a strong, unique profile based on interests. Advice and recommendations for research opportunities, independent projects, extracurriculars, volunteering, clubs, and classes. Analysis of my profile per request.
  • Essay Review: Brainstorming powerful essay topics, feedback on content and style, final revisions, and polishing. Feedback within 48 hours on unlimited drafts. Pricing: $200 for personal statement, $50 per supplemental essay. (Free 15 minute consultation - come with lots of questions!)
  • Research Mentorship: Mentorship for securing research opportunities and/or doing independent research, brainstorming an impactful topic, executing the project, presenting at science fairs or conferences. Help with crafting a research supplement for college apps. (Free 15 minute consultation - come with lots of questions!)

Price:

$100.00

USD
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Jasper Lee, Physics + Mechanical Engineering @ MIT

8 verified meetings
Physics and MechE @ MIT '28 | Cello Soloist | Dual-Degree Advice

5.0/5.0

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Jasper Lee, Physics + Mechanical Engineering @ MIT

High School:

Cupertino HS

Location:

Cupertino, CA

College Acceptances:

Stanford, MIT, Columbia-Juilliard Dual Degree Program, CMU BCSA Program

High School Profile

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  • Music: 1st Place at Hill International Concerto Competition; 2 time National YoungArts Winner; Solo Debut with Manhattan Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Co-Principal Cellist; MTAC CM Level 10 / Panel Honor Awardee / Convention Masterclass Participant
  • Research: JSR paper publication on self-designed dynamic programming algorithm; provisional utility patent 
  • Leadership/Volunteering: President/Founder of non-profit organizations & string quartet raising over $15k in total
  • APs: 5s on Phys C Mech / E&M; CS; Eng Lit & Comp; Calc BC etc.
  • Sports: Varsity Tennis Singles
  • Hooks (legacy, recruited athlete, first-gen, etc.): None

Services

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1-on-1 Advice/Mentorship

- college portfolio/essays/application advice, volunteering platforms

- Music: performance/competition/scholarship opportunities; inside information on professors/schools/auditions

- Dual Degree: step by step application help, personalized portfolio development through interdisciplinary means, workload balancing advice

- research project ideation to execution help

1-on-1 Tutoring (AP Physics C, Lit, Calc BC, CS)

Price:

$100.00

USD
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Sriram Bhimaraju, EECS + Business @ UC Berkeley

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EECS & Business @ UC Berkeley MET '28 | Rise Global Finalist | Environmental Impact | Vex Worlds

5.0/5.0

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Sriram Bhimaraju, EECS + Business @ UC Berkeley

High School:

The Harker School

Location:

San Jose, CA

College Acceptances:

UC Berkeley (Regents Scholarship), Columbia (Egleston Scholarship)

High School Profile

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  • Social Impact: Environmental Instagram account (41k followers), 3 environmental books reaching 20k students, WAFF Global Teen Leader, Rise Global Finalist, Gloria Barron Prize
  • Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Environmental app (1000+ downloads), ML software for microplastics recognition in laundry, rover for ocean cleanup, accessible chemistry tools, Innovation Award @ International Sustainability Solutions Fair
  • Research: Internships at Stanford, NYU, GTcardio startup; co-authored 3 papers, first-authored 1 paper
  • VEX Robotics: 8th in division @ Worlds, 7x Excellence Winners, 2x State Skills Champions
  • Hooks (legacy, recruited athlete, first-gen, etc.): None

Services

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  • 1-on-1 Consulting: entrepreneurship/technological research/social impact advice; college application support; planning on courses, extracurriculars, recommendation letters, community service, etc.; analysis of my activities and college essays per request
  • College Essay Editing/Review: polishing students essays and giving detailed feedback on drafts
  • Physics tutoring: 1-on-1 physics tutoring (AP/regular Physics 1) with free consultation

Price:

$100.00

USD
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Mihika Dusad, Math + CS @ MIT

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Math & Computer Science @ MIT '28 | RSI '23 | ISEF 3rd Place Grand Award

5.0/5.0

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Mihika Dusad, Math + CS @ MIT

High School:

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Location:

Alexandria, VA, USA

College Acceptances:

MIT, Stanford, Yale, UPenn

High School Profile

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  • Competitions: Competition math (USAJMO qualifier, 5x AIME qualifier), American Computer Science League bronze medalist, International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) third place grand award winner, Breakthrough Junior Challenge finalist
  • Innovation: Pitched a novel EEG-based home device to aid people suffering from paralysis, recognized as a semifinalist in the Diamond Challenge competition.
  • Research: Internships at MIT Lincoln Laboratories and JHU Applied Physics Laboratory, research with a professor at GMU for three years. First-author paper accepted to the European Simulation and Modeling (ESM) conference, recipient of the New Voices in Computational Social Science award.
  • Special honors: Research Science Institute (RSI) scholar, one of 100 students selected in the world.
  • Academics: National Merit Scholarship semifinalist (1500 PSAT), perfect 800 on SAT Math, AP scholar with distinction

Services

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  • Essay Review: Generating compelling essay topics, feedback on content and style, final revisions, and polishing. Feedback within 2-3 days. Pricing: $200 for personal statement, $75 per supplemental essay (services not limited to college essays). 
  • 1-on-1 Advice/Mentorship: Personal guidance and advice regarding college applications, internships, research, and more

Price:

$100.00

USD
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Gautam Bhooma, Chemical Engineering @ UC Berkeley

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Chemical Engineering & CS @ UC Berkeley '28 | RMP '23

5.0/5.0

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Gautam Bhooma, Chemical Engineering @ UC Berkeley

High School:

The Harker School

Location:

San Jose, CA

College Acceptances:

All UC Campuses (Berkeley, LA, Santa Barbara, etc.) and CMU

High School Profile

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  • Academics: 1570 SAT, 36 ACT, 14 APs (all 5s)
  • Volunteering: President of YAPA Kids, an online teaching organization that reached several thousands of students online with hundreds of teachers
  • Research: UCSB’s RMP studying tau protein aggregation, alongside research on biochemical and bioengineering fields.
  • Leadership: President of School’s Quiz Bowl team, officer of the Science club and French NHS.

Services

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  • 1-on-1 Consulting: $90/hr
  • Chemistry/Physics/Bio/History Tutoring: $90/hr
  • Personal Essay: $200
  • Supplemental Essays for 1 School: $150

Price:

$90.00

USD
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Jacques Attinger, Physics + Math @ UChicago

5 verified meetings
Physics + Math @ UChicago '28

5.0/5.0

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Jacques Attinger, Physics + Math @ UChicago

High School:

Ames High School, Hong Kong Int'l School

Location:

Ames, IA and Hong Kong

College Acceptances:

UChicago

High School Profile

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  • Research: Engineering internships at Princeton and Iowa State University; Princeton Lab Learning Program; Co-authored two papers; Published in International Symposium on Combustion
  • Academics: Valedictorian, National Merit Scholar, 5s on 11 APs, 1560 SAT
  • Clubs and Leadership: Founder and President of school’s Math Club; Captain of school’s SciOly Team (3x Nationals qualifiers)
  • Sports (Soccer): Club soccer captain and four-year Varsity Letter athlete
  • Hooks (legacy, recruited athlete, first-gen, etc.): None

Services

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1-on-1 Advice/Mentorship

- Advice on building a college list, application strategy, extracurriculars, essays, course selection, rec letters, etc.

- Analysis of my college application components per request

- Essay editing/revising

- Anything else per request!

Tutoring:

- SAT Prep

- APs (Physics, Calculus, English Lang and Lit)

Price:

$75.00

USD