Admissions To:
Ivy League Schools
Ah, the heavily sought-after Ivy League.
Typical Admitted Student Profile:
GPA:
3.9–4.0 unweighted
Test Scores:
SAT: 1520–1580
ACT: 34–36
Course Rigor:
At least 8+ APs, including AP Calculus BC, two AP sciences, AP English Language/Literature, AP History/Social Science electives
Research:
Humanities or STEM research projects, history thesis, publications in real journals professors submit papers to, participation in summer research programs (BU RIse, Garcia, etc.)
Competitive Achievements:
National or international recognition in science, entrepreneurship pitch competitions, hackathons, national debate, prestigious art/music awards
Quantifiable Local Impact / Leadership:
Nonprofit leadership, activism initiatives, creating local tutoring programs which solves a real lack of accessible mentorship in one’ community, spearheading environmental projects which result in bills being drafted
If you have this profile, working with us is your best bet to get into an Ivy League school. If you want to attend an Ivy League school, whether you will be starting your freshman year soon or have just started your freshman or sophomore year, contact us, and we'll guide you in acquiring a similarly competitive profile that will get you into an Ivy League school.
What can we at Cosmic College Consulting say about these institutions that hasn't already been said? Speaking as Cosmic's founder, all I can say is that for a poor kid who grew up in a single-mother household in the Bronx (shoutout to Pelham Parkway), going to Yale was something that I never even considered a possibility until I applied there on a whim while applying to physics PhD programs.
Attending was truly an out-of-this-world experience. Everyone I met there was brilliant, from the undergraduate students I served as a teaching assistant to, to the graduate students who each were already the best in the world in whatever they were specializing in research-wise, to the physics professors, who were all endless sources of knowledge regarding physics. You'll never meet a dull person at an Ivy League school!
My experience underscores the appeal of these schools, and why almost every admissions consulting firm has the word "Ivy" in its name. Most parents ultimately come to us to help get their loved ones into an Ivy League school, and prospective transfer students come to us wanting to enter one after completing their first year at a non-Ivy League school. For parents and students alike, we don't blame you for this. We love you for it.
That is why we offer comprehensive services that will maximize your loved one's chances of attending an Ivy League school. We will explain which extracurricular activities admission officers at Ivy League schools value the most, in addition to the ones you should avoid. We'll advise you on which classes to take to win the favor of admissions officers and explain exactly what they are looking for in your essays.
We have cracked the Ivy League code by deciphering what each Ivy League school is truly asking of their applicants. If you work with us, we'll provide pinpoint, tailored advice for writing their essays. This includes rolling up our sleeves to edit and polish your essays so that the elements of your story—the story that ultimately only you can tell—which admissions officers would value the most, shine as brightly as possible.
If you come to us in your senior year, and your extracurriculars, grades, and rigor of your courses make you Ivy League material, you'll have made the best choice you possibly can regarding maximizing your chances of earning the prize you worked for: being admitted to your first-choice Ivy League university. You'll be able to rest easy after clicking the submit button knowing that you've submitted a flawless application that was the strongest one you could have possibly crafted.
