Your Students Deserve a Strategist, Not a Search Engine
Partnership programs for schools, advisory firms, and counseling practices.
Margaret Holloway
Director of Test Strategy
M.Ed. Psychometrics, Vanderbilt · 14 years
Formerly: Collegiate School, NYC
"A test score is not a ceiling. It is a starting coordinate. We engineer the trajectory."
Test Strategy
Precision sequencing from sophomore year through senior submission
Among partnered school cohorts
Methodology
Diagnostic assessment in sophomore fall — establish baseline, identify growth windows
Subject-specific tutoring sequences aligned to student cognitive profile
Superscore strategy across PSAT, SAT, ACT — maximizing institutional reporting
Test-optional decision modeling: when to submit, when to withhold
Westover Academy, CT
6 National Merit Semifinalists in one cycle
Partnered in 2022. Implemented junior-year diagnostic protocol across 89 students.
James Okafor
Head of Essay Architecture
MFA Creative Writing, Iowa · Rhodes Scholar
Formerly: Exeter Writing Faculty
"Admission officers read 80 essays before lunch. Yours has eleven seconds. We write for those eleven seconds."
Essay Architecture
Narrative development from concept to final submission draft
Of students who completed full essay program
Methodology
Narrative audit: 90-minute interview to excavate authentic story material
Theme architecture across main essay, supplements, and activity descriptions
Institution-specific voice calibration — Yale reads differently than Dartmouth
Iterative drafting with blind review by former admissions readers
Lakeside School, Seattle
3 students accepted to Stanford in one cycle
All three used the narrative audit framework. Zero prior Stanford acceptances in five years.
Priya Subramaniam
Financial Aid Strategy Lead
MBA Finance, Wharton · CPA
Formerly: NACAC Board Member
"Financial aid is not charity. It is institutional investment. We help families negotiate from a position of data, not hope."
Financial Aid Modeling
Four-year cost optimization across need-based and merit frameworks
Students meeting institutional merit thresholds
Methodology
EFC / SAI modeling in junior fall — build negotiating position before applications
School list construction by aid generosity, not prestige alone
CSS Profile strategy: asset positioning, business income treatment, sibling timing
Appeal letter architecture post-award — average $18K improvement on first appeal
Westfield Family Advisory Group
$2.1M in aggregate aid secured across 7 client families
2023–24 cycle. Average net cost reduction of $34,200 per family per year.
Three specialists. One cohesive strategy. Measurable outcomes.
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Top-50 Placement Rate
of partnered schools improved top-50 placement within two admission cycles
Avg. Aid Improvement
per year, per family — average first-cycle improvement
Partner Schools
institutions in active partnership across 28 states
"Our annual report now includes a dedicated college outcomes section. The data Admit produces is what our board asks about first."
Dr. Catherine Ellsworth
Head of School, Dunmore Academy · Philadelphia
Ivy / T-10 Rate
full essay program completers, 2024 cycle
SAT Improvement
average points gained — partnered school cohorts
Acceptance destinations — 2023–24 cycle
The right partnership starts with the right question
Tell us what gap you're trying to close. We'll respond within one business day with a preliminary assessment.
Explore a Partnership
For schools, advisory firms, and counseling practices ready to engineer outcomes rather than hope for them.
Initial 45-minute strategy call with your assigned advisor
Cohort assessment and gap analysis within 5 business days
Custom partnership proposal with projected outcome ranges
No retainer required until both parties confirm fit
All inquiries are handled with institutional discretion. We do not share organization names or student data with third parties.
Acceptances are not hoped for. They are engineered.