Admissions Counseling
Success Starts
with IvyWise

Students enrolled in long-term IvyWise college counseling programs work closely with their counselor to craft standout profiles, making the most of their high school year.

As senior year approaches, they receive bespoke application guidance, including unlimited access to Roundtable, ensuring their applications are polished, persuasive, and primed to maximize their chances of gaining admission to their top-choice schools.

College Counseling in 8th Grade

Profile building starts now: Colleges evaluate all four years of high school grades, courses, activities, summer plans, and more, that’s why starting early is critical for a successful and stress-free college admissions journey. During this phase, IvyWise counselors dive deep with students, helping them lay a strong foundation early on. Sessions are impactful and introspective as IvyWise counselors get to know students, allowing them to take advantage of all opportunities available to them, with expert guidance through every step of the way. This includes working with students in 8th grade to help them choose 9th grade courses — setting their academic track through all four years of high school.

College Counseling in 9th and 10th Grade

Crafting your “story”: Who are you now, and who do you want to become? As students enter 9th and 10th grade, IvyWise counselors continue to work with them to explore and refine their academic and extracurricular activities, crafting an authentic profile that tells their story. Colleges seek well-rounded classes of students with clear goals, so our counselors help students engage in meaningful activities aligned with their genuine interests. Our mission is to help students grow into their best selves—not a version someone else thinks admissions officers want to see—and tell a story that’s unmistakably their own.

The holistic admissions review process is complex, and our counselors, with their extensive experience at a diverse array of colleges and universities in the U.S., know what goes into making these difficult admissions decisions.

The IvyWise Roundtable gives students the opportunity to have all their application materials reviewed multiple times by this mock admissions committee, giving them valuable feedback that they can’t get anywhere else.

This allows students to receive an extra layer of support from the entire team of expert admissions counselors in addition to their personalized, one-on-one counseling.

This team-based approach, along with our holistic approach to admissions counseling, has yielded fantastic results — with IvyWise students 5x more likely to gain admission to top schools.

In addition to direct admissions experience, IvyWise counselors have specialties in a number of specific areas that can give an added layer of support for students with unique guidance needs. Some common specialties include:

Athletics: IvyWise has counselors who can guide families through the intricacies that student athletes may face if they plan to compete inter-collegiately in NCAA Division I, II or III.

Visual and Performing Arts: For students applying to arts or music programs, an IvyWise counselor can help them showcase their talents in a creative and engaging way and can provide feedback on portfolios (such as art work, recordings, written pieces, etc.), while explaining how these supplements fit into the larger application picture.

Learning Differences: Our counselors have extensive experience advising students with learning differences, whether helping families find colleges with LD support or addressing these learning differences in applications. We work hand-in-hand with families to equip students with the confidence and tools they need to achieve their goals. Our counselors are trained to interpret psych-ed evaluations and IEPs, understanding how they impact students both in and out of the classroom.