College Admissions Consulting

We have helped dozens of college applicants like you find confidence and success in navigating the college application process. You may be seeking to gain entry to the Ivy League and other elite private universities like Stanford and MIT, or perhaps you will find your fit at liberal arts colleges or top public universities. We guide you through exploring possibilities, discovering what matters most to you, and composing applications that showcase your compelling qualities honestly and effectively.

As mentors, we care about you on a personal level. Beyond knowing the college admissions landscape inside out, our consultants have coached elite youth sports, counseled students at Stanford, and written dissertations on what it means to lead a good life. 

As a college applicant, you are at a pivotal moment. A moment of excitement and uncertainty. So much will change in the next few years. 

That’s why the time leading up to college gets intense. Competition escalates. It becomes more important than ever to stay focused on yourself and your own goals. This is the foundation of our coaching approach: starting from your story, your motivation, your talent, and your vision. Guiding you to stay true to yourself throughout the process. Helping you answer any question and examine every detail. So that you keep moving forward, confident that you’re moving in the right direction, knowing you have so much to look ahead to.

The Only College Admissions Strategy Delivering Lifelong Value

To get you to your dream college, we’ve mastered the mechanics of the college application process, start to finish. We leave no stone unturned. Your family deserves clarity, trust, and a plan so that you can all pull together. We believe that in the end, applying to college should build your family’s bonds—and we pride ourselves on making sure that happens. 

To stand out to selective colleges, you’ve got to prove your commitment, your intention, and your depth, telling a cohesive story about who you are and who you want to be. This is the story that an admissions officer remembers. And it is the type of story you’ll tell again and again as you build a fulfilling life.

Our consultants are uniquely positioned and specially trained to identify your most meaningful values and goals. Without personal bias, we view your profile from your perspective and the college’s perspective at the same time. We mentor you to capitalize on the right opportunities and address potential problems early. We prepare you for an exceptional path even beyond college, helping you begin to position yourself for high-impact roles that match your interests.

Finally, we ensure steady progress as we work side-by-side to build a singular narrative for your applications. Our personalized yet systematic approach keeps you calm and confident. That way, we put intense effort into your profile without cutting corners.

Who We Are

Meet some of the admissions and storytelling experts involved in our undergraduate admissions consulting program here at Menlo Coaching.

Why Working With Us is Different

What you can expect and when you can expect it

Our one-year timeline of core services provided in every one of our packages.

You can sign up for our core program up to 12 months before your primary application deadlines (generally, January of your Senior year) with no change in the package price. We advise joining us even earlier in the process, and we’re able to offer tremendous value with expanded services for 9th and 10th graders. We can deliver our full packages flexibly, but when it comes to blood, sweat, and tears, we’d prefer to leave the crying and bleeding to people who are less well-prepared.

What’s with the Price?

For our comprehensive service, you can expect to pay a sum in the low five figures.

Working with us is a significant investment in your future. 

And we’re certain that we’re worth every penny. Why?

Our coaches work with a strictly limited number of clients each year.

• You need someone fully dedicated to your individual development. We only take on clients who we can provide with game-changing value. We are lucky to work with only as many clients as we can get to know deeply and speak with often.

Our service is truly comprehensive.

• We work obsessively on each detail of your core application package. We don’t do piecemeal work—we believe so much in our holistic approach that it’s the only service we offer.

We’re unapologetic about the quality of our work.

• We’ve put countless hours into building our expertise: we know the value of our time, and the value of yours. We also know that when you pay a premium, you’re fully invested in your outcome—and this has an incredible impact on your success.

Our students thrive in college and beyond.

• Our impact doesn’t stop at just getting you into a college you’re thrilled to attend. We often catch up with former students who still use the skills we developed together every day: to manage their workload, social obligations, and planning for the future. We know you will succeed when you have gained true appreciation for yourself and your place in the world.

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