Yale (STEM + Creative Writing)
KP started with IvyZen as an AMC student in the 8th grade. Over 90 percent of our students qualify for AIME and we average 8 USAMO invitees a year. The...
Success Stories
At IvyZen we mentor students from good to great by helping them excel in one big area rather than being spread out and well-balanced. We also know that excelling in one area is more productive and opens the door to greater opportunities than being a jack-of-all-trades.
All too often high school students hope they will shine if they can show they are good at everything. Being well-rounded is great – but this approach can also take our bright young stars away from concentrating on the gifts, skills and passion that makes them truly stand out.
During our 14 years in business, we have helped more than 75% of our students gain admission to their first choice college and over 80% of our students gain admission to the Top 20 schools. Don’t take it from us – get it straight from the horse’s mouth. Read our success stories below.
Yes, Creative Writing is a Powerful Theme
AL came to us in the 8th grade to help strategize on a roadmap that would set her on the path to the Ivy Leagues. An Asian-American, she grew up...
Amnesty Int’l Rocks! (a Columbia University Success Story)
We’re big supporters of Amnesty International at IvyZen. Our students have started over 50 student chapters across the globe over the past 10 years and have collectively gathered over 10,000...
A Columbia Success Story: Creating a Unique and Compelling Theme
Creating a Unique & Compelling Theme for Ivy League Admissions Success + Columbia U Success Story If you have read our article about the Hedgehog concept for Ivy League admissions, then...
Why being Well-Balanced is a Negative Approach: A University of Pennsylvania Success Story
Theme vs. Well-Balanced Many consultants, high school teachers, counselors and parents think that because happiness in life requires a well-balanced approach, so success in college admissions does as well. Not...
How to Create a Research Leader Theme: A Stanford Success Story
I reluctantly took the meeting with David’s mom. While many consultants try to take 20-30 students a year, I focus on taking 8-9 of the very best students I can...
How to Create a Computational Biology Theme: A Stanford, Caltech Success Story
Richard was a biology super star at his school. He was the top student in the Biology Olympiad since the 9th grade at his school and recently qualified as a USABO...
A Caltech Success Story: How to Create a Number Theory Theme
I met Matthew through a referral from a previous student’s mother, and from the first time I met him, I knew that he was a math guy. In my initial...
How to Create a Political Activism Theme: A Columbia, UPenn, Brown, UChicago Success Story
Brian is a student that is hard not to love. He’s very well spoken, confident, and knowledgeable about many political issues.When he told me that he was both Model United...
A Columbia Success Story: How to Create a Creative Writing Theme for Your College Application
Charles came to us a gifted student who was doing well at school. Starting his 10th grade at an academically rigorous boarding school, Charles was a good student with a...
The most common mistake students make in their applications is presenting a well-balanced profile rather than focusing on a unique theme.
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