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Our approach highlights your personal strengths—making the process of preparing and applying easier, simpler, and less stressful. We have years of experience getting students into elite colleges.

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At North Star Prep, we turn college dreams into reality. With the increasingly competitive college admissions landscape, standing out from the crowd is more crucial than ever. As a boutique consulting service, we offer personalized attention and fresh insights to guide you through your college application journey.Our services include:Individualized Strategy Sessions: We craft a unique admissions roadmap tailored to your strengths, passions, and target schools. Our insider knowledge ensures you're positioning yourself optimally for each application.
Application Mastery: From selecting the right schools to filling out complex forms, we guide you through every step of the application process, ensuring no detail is overlooked.
Essay Excellence: Our expert editor helps you craft compelling personal statements and supplemental essays that captivate admissions committees and authentically represent your voice.
Interview Preparation: Gain confidence and polish your presentation skills with our mock interviews and personalized feedback.
Extracurricular Optimization: We help you identify and pursue meaningful activities that align with your passions and strengthen your application profile.
Standardized Test Planning: Strategic advice on test preparation, timing, and which scores to submit to maximize your admissions potential.
Financial Aid and Scholarship Guidance: Navigate the complex world of college financing with our expert advice on scholarships, grants, and financial aid applications.What sets us apart:Personalized attention: As a small team, we provide dedicated, one-on-one support throughout your application journey.
Current insights: Our extensive experience with the admissions process gives us a unique understanding of what today's colleges are looking for.
Affordable rates: We offer competitive pricing to make quality guidance accessible to more students.
Passion for your success: We're committed to helping each student put their best foot forward in the admissions process.Don't leave your future to chance. With North Star, you're not just applying to college—you're opening the door to your future success.

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Our primary strategist and essay editor was accepted to all of the undergrad schools he applied to and recognized as a Presidential Scholar by the US Department of Education. He ultimately chose to attend Harvard University, where he earned an AB cum laude in Mathematics in 3.5 years and was elected into Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to get an MS and PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. He has served as a Harvard alumni admissions interviewer and has maintained a long interest in the multifaceted dimensions of college admissions, ranging from their internal workings to public policy issues.

Our secondary strategist and Chinese language contact has long been passionate about education strategy. She’s provided guidance on numerous occasions to students and parents on extracurricular pursuits, high school academic plans and club leadership, academic and research competitions, elite college admission, resume building, and interview preparation.

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