Where Ellipsis college advising students go to college, and how often they are admitted

We typically begin our work together by creating or reviewing your college list and making personalized suggestions based on your preferences (size, location, etc.), proposed major, and specific school programs. (Expect a discussion about schools that historically favor your profile!) We also help students and parents orchestrate college visiting plans that prioritize the right schools and make full use of each stop along the way. Finally, we offer transparent assessments of chances — across dream schools and undiscovered gems alike.

How do you stand out from students with similar interests who hope to study similar things, or students from similar schools? That question will center our exploration of Common App Personal Statement topics and approaches that will form a narrative connecting your interests and experiences to your aspirations (in college and beyond!). We'll guide you as you brainstorm, draft, and ultimately perfect an Ivy-ready Personal Statement only you can write.

We'll then switch gears to focus on your Activities & Honors sections, ensuring that your narrative is upheld — and even elevated — as we strategically weave your activities and honors section into demonstrated growth.

We'll begin by brainstorming approaches to answering the most common supplemental essay questions, leveraging opportunities to inspire emotional investment within your reader and to emphasize how you stand out from other applicants. Then, we'll focus on transforming these ideas into winning essays that help you stand out in the Early Decision, Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, and/or Scholarship rounds of admission.

While we tend to prioritize college supplementals and school-specific scholarship applications, we also empower students to pursue potentially life-changing scholarship and fellowship applications with focused, emotionally-engaging essays. From Coca Cola Scholars and GE Reagan Scholars to Regeneron Scholars, we have a storied history of helping students secure recognition that has made affording college — and succeeding beyond it — possible.

Whether you're accepted Early Action or it takes a few dice rolls to get a "yes," we're here to make sure things work out in the Regular Decision round. As soon as we complete Early Round applications, we concentrate on mastering Regular Decision applications - so you aren't facing rejection and a whole lineup of applications come December. We'll balance efficiency with philosophical alignment with each school on your list, to ensure the process is both streamlined and reader-forward.

With dual focuses on storytelling and sincerity, we help ensure that students are doing all they can to fight for their spot at their dream schools. The core of our strategy? Establishing a bold, emotionally-resonant angle while rejecting the conventional generic approaches that often hold hopeful admits back. It's no wonder numerous students who have been waitlisted and deferred ultimately receive offers of admission each cycle.