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We are currently OPEN to new students for College Counseling. Kickstart your Ellipsis Journey by scheduling a free consultation with the below form.

Following the consultation, if we’ve established a mutual fit, we will reach out to craft an individualized plan based on your goals for you or the student(s) in your life!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COLLEGE COUNSELING CLASS OF 2024!

90+% of 2023-24 COLLEGE COUNSELING STUDENTS are Ivy League, Stanford, or Cambridge-Bound.

Get started with a free consultation by filling out the form below.

THE ELLIPSIS COLLEGE COUNSELING JOURNEY

  • There’s no time like the present to change the world! Whether we’re brainstorming ideas based on your passions or helping you translate an idea into a tangible, impactful project, independent study, organization, or campaign, we come bearing more than a decade of experience in teen entrepreneurship (beginning with Ellipsis CEO Peter LaBerge’s founding of The Adroit Journal in 2010!).

  • We 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 and admissions tastes. We’ll also help you orchestrate a college visiting plan that prioritizes the right schools for you, makes full use of each location you visit, and finally will give you a transparent assessment of chances across dream schools and undiscovered schools alike.

  • How do you stand out from students with similar interests, from similar schools, hoping to study similar things? That question will center our exploration of Common App Personal Statement topics and approaches that will form a narrative connecting your interests, experiences, and aspirations. Ultimately, we’ll guide you as you identify, draft, and revise a Personal Statement that 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 activities and awards are selected, drafted, and ordered.

  • We’ll begin by drafting essay templates that address the most common supplemental questions, prioritizing unique approaches that reinforce the elements of your application that differentiate you from other applicants. Then, we will focus on applying these templates to Early Decision, Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, and/or Scholarship supplemental applications that are clear and focused. Ultimately, we will help you ensure that you’re commanding emotional investment from their readers, helping students get — and keep — Admissions Officers on their side.

  • Beyond solely college supplements and school-specific scholarship applications, we empower students to send focused and clear scholarship and fellowship essays that also command emotional investment. From Coca Cola Scholars to GE Reagan Scholars, we have a storied history of helping students secure scholarships that can truly change their lives.

  • Whether you’re accepted Early Action or don’t get a “yes” on the first dice roll, we’re here to make sure things work out in the Regular Decision round. We’ll begin with a sync on Early Round to review any strategic adjustments and then set off on completing Regular Decision supplements with efficiency, quality, and confidence.

  • More than half of our 2022-2023 waitlist and deferred students ultimately received offers of admission. With dual focuses on storytelling and sincerity, we help ensure that students are doing all they can to fight for a spot and turn a “maybe” into a well-deserved “yes.”

AVAILABLE SESSION BUNDLES


During synchronous online sessions (or through asynchronous review), you will receive support differentiating your candidacy, refining your college search, or refining college or scholarship applications, depending on where you are in the college process. Content and goals of sessions ordered are completely flexible to meet student needs. Please note that you can elect for synchronous meetings, asynchronous review, or a mix of both styles.

LEVEL ONE

Best for short-term students with a specific goal!

  • You will receive detailed, personalized feedback on specific application essay outlines, drafts, or revisions, including the Common App Personal Statement, specific school supplements, and scholarship applications. You may also work on brainstorming and narrative building in preparation to outline and draft essays.

    You can elect to use purchased session hours for synchronous meetings, asynchronous review of new or revised work, or a mix of both styles. Please note that Peter LaBerge is only available for meetings with “Level Three” and above.

  • You will receive detailed comments and suggestions from Ellipsis Founder & CEO Peter LaBerge on your college list. Any stage of list (including blank slate/no current list) is acceptable for comment and suggestion. Along with school-by-school feedback personalized to your background and interests, you will receive explanations for each suggested school replacement and/or addition.

LEVEL TWO

  • You will receive detailed, personalized feedback on specific application essay outlines, drafts, or revisions, including the Common App Personal Statement, specific school supplements, and scholarship applications. You may also work on brainstorming and narrative building in preparation to outline and draft essays.

    You can elect to use purchased session hours for synchronous meetings, asynchronous review of new or revised work, or a mix of both styles. Please note that Peter LaBerge is only available for session hour meetings with “Level Three” and above.

  • You will receive detailed comments and suggestions from Ellipsis Founder & CEO Peter LaBerge on your college list. Any stage of list (including blank slate/no current list) is acceptable for comment and suggestion. Along with school-by-school feedback personalized to your background and interests, you will receive explanations for each suggested school replacement and/or addition.

  • You will receive bot general and specific feedback — as well as line-by-line suggestions — on a Common App Personal Statement draft of your choosing. Upgrades to include Early application review by Peter are possible, pending availability.

LEVEL THREE

Best for students looking to fill summer with creative growth and/or college app prep!

  • You will receive detailed, personalized feedback on specific application essay outlines, drafts, or revisions, including the Common App Personal Statement, specific school supplements, and scholarship applications. You may also work on brainstorming and narrative building in preparation to outline and draft essays.

    You can elect to use purchased session hours for synchronous meetings, asynchronous review of new or revised work, or a mix of both styles.

  • You will receive detailed comments and suggestions from Ellipsis Founder & CEO Peter LaBerge on your college list. Any stage of list (including blank slate/no current list) is acceptable for comment and suggestion. Along with school-by-school feedback personalized to your background and interests, you will receive explanations for each suggested school replacement and/or addition.

  • You will receive bot general and specific feedback — as well as line-by-line suggestions — on a Common App Personal Statement draft of your choosing. Upgrades to include Early application review by Peter are possible, pending availability.

LEVEL THREE PLUS

Best for students looking to fill summer with creative growth and/or college app prep!

  • You will receive detailed, personalized feedback on specific application essay outlines, drafts, or revisions, including the Common App Personal Statement, specific school supplements, and scholarship applications. You may also work on brainstorming and narrative building in preparation to outline and draft essays.

    You can elect to use purchased session hours for synchronous meetings, asynchronous review of new or revised work, or a mix of both styles.

  • You will receive detailed comments and suggestions from Ellipsis Founder & CEO Peter LaBerge on your college list. Any stage of list (including blank slate/no current list) is acceptable for comment and suggestion. Along with school-by-school feedback personalized to your background and interests, you will receive explanations for each suggested school replacement and/or addition.

  • You will receive bot general and specific feedback — as well as line-by-line suggestions — on a Common App Personal Statement draft of your choosing. Upgrades to include Early application review by Peter are possible, pending availability.

LEVEL FOUR

  • You will receive detailed, personalized feedback on specific application essay outlines, drafts, or revisions, including the Common App Personal Statement, specific school supplements, and scholarship applications. You may also work on brainstorming and narrative building in preparation to outline and draft essays.

    You can elect to use purchased session hours for synchronous meetings, asynchronous review of new or revised work, or a mix of both styles.

    *Under the Level Four plan, a maximum of five session hours per week can be scheduled (excluding winter break and Scholastic Awards preparation weeks). Sessions may only be scheduled during winter, spring, summer, and fall one-on-one meeting seasons. Students must select one college counselor — changes are subject to price fluctuation.

  • You will receive detailed comments and suggestions from Ellipsis Founder & CEO Peter LaBerge on your college list. Any stage of list (including blank slate/no current list) is acceptable for comment and suggestion. Along with school-by-school feedback personalized to your background and interests, you will receive explanations for each suggested school replacement and/or addition.

  • You will receive bot general and specific feedback — as well as line-by-line suggestions — on a Common App Personal Statement draft of your choosing. Upgrades to include Early application review by Peter are possible, pending availability.

  • Whenever additional time is made available during periods of high demand, Level Four students will receive priority access to instructor schedules.

LEVEL FOUR PLUS

  • You will receive detailed, personalized feedback on specific application essay outlines, drafts, or revisions, including the Common App Personal Statement, specific school supplements, and scholarship applications. You may also work on brainstorming and narrative building in preparation to outline and draft essays.

    You can elect to use purchased session hours for synchronous meetings, asynchronous review of new or revised work, or a mix of both styles.

    *Under the Level Four Plus plan, a maximum of five session hours per week can be scheduled (excluding winter break and Scholastic Awards preparation weeks). Sessions may only be scheduled during winter, spring, summer, and fall one-on-one meeting seasons.

  • Whenever additional time is made available during periods of high demand, Level Four students will receive priority access to instructor schedules.

To purchase, please begin by scheduling a free consultation using the below form.

LEt’S GET YOU SCHEDULED.

  • “Writing with Ellipsis the past two years has been a totally game-changing experience. I don’t recognize the writer I was before. My resume is stronger than I ever thought it could be, and my toolkit is polished. I’m so ready for the next chapter.”

    Serena • Columbia University, ‘25

  • “I spent years wondering why my work wasn’t resonating with readers and editors the way I wanted it to. I got those answers—and so much more—working with Ellipsis.”

    Esther • Harvard College, ‘25

  • “Honestly, I look back at what I thought were final drafts—from back before I started working with Ellipsis—and I’m so grateful I refined them with Peter & Michael first. 10/10, I totally recommend working with Ellipsis!”

    Joy • Dartmouth College, ‘26

  • “In the past, it was easy to neglect my pursuit of writing because I didn’t know how to start. I can definitely, 100% say the literary world doesn’t seem so intimidating anymore!”

    Diana • Yale University, ‘24

  • “I’m so thrilled to see my daughter’s confidence in her candidacy and in the applications she sent off. She’s proudly heading to Dartmouth, but beyond that she feels prepared for the future. Thank you, Peter and Ellipsis!”

    Lauren • Dartmouth College (Parent), ‘26

  • “Peter LaBerge was a brilliant and knowledgeable tutor. My daughter’s writing improved by leaps and bounds through their meetings. I wish Ellipsis had been on our radar earlier!”

    Yingying • University of Pennsylvania (Parent), ‘23

  • “Ellipsis works miracles! Shoutout to Peter, Lisa, and Michael!”

    Anne • Yale University (Parent), ‘27

Featured Instructors & ADVISORS

POETRY | ACADEMIC ESSAY | COLLEGE ADVISOR

PETER LABERGE

In addition to his role as founder and CEO of Ellipsis, Peter LaBerge is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Adroit Journal. His poetry has received a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in such venues as AGNI, American Poetry Review, Best New Poets, Harvard Review, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Pleiades, and Tin House, among many others. Peter graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with his B.A. in English and Consumer Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and obtained his M.F.A in Creative Writing from New York University as a Writers in the Public Schools Fellow.

His students are consistently recognized through the National YoungArts Foundation, the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the National Student Poets Program, the Foyle Young Poet of the Year Awards, Princeton University, the Davidson Fellows Program, the U.S. Presidential Scholar Program, TASP, the Coke Scholars Program, the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) Program, the GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program, and the Bryan Cameron Scholars Program, among many others. They’ve been featured at the White House, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the New York City Poetry Festival, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, and by BBC News, the Boston Globe, Disney Channel, Teen Vogue, and the Wall Street Journal.

POETRY & PROSE | COLLEGE ADVISOR

SARA ELKAMEL

Sara Elkamel is a poet, journalist and translator based in Cairo. She holds an MA in arts journalism from Columbia University, and an MFA in poetry from New York University. Elkamel's poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, Ploughshares, Iowa Review, Yale Review, and Gulf Coast, among others. She was named a Gregory Djanikian Scholar by the Adroit Journal, the winner of Redivider's 2021 Blurred Genre Contest, Tinderbox's 2022 Brett Elizabeth Jenkins Poetry Prize, and Michigan Quarterly Review's 2022 Goldstein Poetry Prize. Elkamel’s debut chapbook, “Field of No Justice,” was published by the African Poetry Book Fund & Akashic Books in 2021.

POETRY & PROSE | COLLEGE ADVISOR

LISA HITON

Lisa Hiton is the author of Afterfeast, which was selected by Mary Jo Bang as the winner of the Dorset Prize in Poetry. She holds degrees from Boston University and Harvard University. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Kenyon Review, LAMBDA Literary, The Paris-American, Linebreak, New South, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Hobart, and Denver Quarterly, among others. She has served as Poetry Editor for The Adroit Journal and has been recognized as a Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Best-in-Grade Educator. Currently, she is the Founder and Co-Producer of Queer Poem-a-Day at the Deerfield Public Library and is a Visiting Associate Professor of English and Creative Writer in Residence at Lafayette College.

MICHAEL LEWIS

COLLEGE ADVISOR

Michael Lewis is a songwriter and editor from Los Angeles, California. He has been commissioned to create musical works for Starbucks, Netflix, Pulse Publishing, and others. After an accelerated five semester course of study, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. When he’s not editing memoirs for independently published writers, he’s working one-on-one with high school seniors to refine their college application strategies and essays.

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