Ivy League Admissions Consulting led by Former Admissions Officers

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Get an honest read on your child's chances at top schools, and a plan for the years ahead.

1,700+

Ivy League offers since 2015/16

7.4x

More likely to get into the Ivy League and Stanford

98%

Of Crimson students got into one of their top 5 schools

On your intro call, you'll learn:

  • Where your child stands for the Ivy League and Stanford
  • Which extracurriculars, honors and research to build in each year of high school
  • How 1,700+ Crimson students won Ivy League offers

The challenge

Top Schools Compare Your Child With Classmates

At Phillips Exeter, Harvard-Westlake and Trinity, dozens of students apply to the Ivy League and Stanford with near-perfect grades. The few who get in planned their profile from 9th grade.

Depth

Leadership, not a long activity list

Top schools want students who go deep in one area and lead in it.

Honors

National honors and awards

In 2024, 90% of Crimson's Ivy League admits had five or more top-tier awards.*

Narrative

One clear story

Activities, essays and recommendations that all point the same way.

How Crimson Helps: A Plan That Starts Years Before Applications

Your child's strategist maps out extracurriculars, honors, research and essays from 9th grade on.

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Results

The Leader in Ivy League and Top College Results

All-time Crimson offers and admit rates, compared with each school's overall admit rate.

University

Crimson offers

Overall admit rate

Crimson admit rate

Times more likely

Princeton

126

4.0%

24.6%

6.2x

MIT

68

4.6%

27.6%

6.0x

Harvard

157

3.7%

32.3%

8.7x

Stanford

217

3.8%

31.1%

8.2x

Yale

160

4.2%

25.6%

6.1x

UChicago

192

4.5%

46.7%

10.4x

Duke

239

4.7%

34.2%

7.3x

Johns Hopkins

187

5.1%

39.5%

7.7x

Northwestern

216

7.0%

29.6%

4.2x

UPenn

407

5.8%

40.3%

6.9x

Caltech

35

3.8%

43.2%

11.4x

Cornell

319

9.2%

54.1%

5.9x

Brown

189

5.4%

23.8%

4.4x

Dartmouth

93

5.8%

34.3%

5.9x

Columbia

323

4.2%

31.5%

7.5x

UC Berkeley

616

10.5%

52.4%

5.0x

Rice

125

7.7%

44.2%

5.7x

UCLA

587

10.8%

52.2%

4.8x

Vanderbilt

119

4.1%

40.5%

9.9x

Carnegie Mellon

216

11.1%

71.3%

6.4x

UMichigan

432

16.4%

64.6%

3.9x

Notre Dame

86

9.0%

31.6%

3.5x

Emory

208

12.3%

60.5%

4.9x

NYU

580

7.7%

74.2%

9.6x

How we work

Six Parts of the Plan. One Application Story.

Every part of your child's profile is built around one clear spike, starting years before applications.

Strategy

Get in with a winning strategy

A college list, timeline and 1:1 strategist from 9th grade through decision day.

Projects

A high-impact capstone project

Your child plans, launches and scales a project that shows real leadership.

Research

Research that stands out

PhD mentors from schools like Harvard, Stanford and MIT guide original research.

Awards

Prestigious honors and awards

In 2024, 90% of Crimson's Ivy League admits had five or more top-tier awards.*

Essays

Essays that seal the deal

Common App and supplemental essays shaped with Former Admissions Officers.

Tutoring

Top-scoring tutors

SAT, ACT and AP tutors who lift grades and test scores.

Before you choose

Five Questions to ask any Admissions Consultant

Whoever you choose, these answers tell you what your child will actually get.

01

Does your team know top college admissions from the inside?

Our answer: Yes. Our team includes Former Admissions Officers and graduates from the Ivy League and Stanford.

02

Can I see your results, school by school?

Our answer: Yes. 1,900+ Ivy League offers since 2015/16, with offers and admit rates for each top school on this page.

03

Who will my child actually work with?

Our answer: A dedicated strategist, supported by specialists in research, competitions, testing and essays.

04

Do you help beyond essays and the school list?

Our answer: Yes. Research, honors, capstone projects and testing are built in, so the essays have something real to tell.

05

How early should we start?

Our answer: We work with students from 9th grade on. Earlier means more time for research and awards, but we also take on juniors and seniors right through applications.

Who your child works with

Former Admissions Officers

They've sat on the other side of the admissions table.

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Erin C.

Erin C.

Former Admissions Officer

Erin graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Art History and a concentration in East Asian Studies. While there, she worked inside the Admissions Office as a student interviewer and tour guide before returning to her alma mater as an Admissions Officer, evaluating applications for both Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Erin has helped students gain admission to Harvard, Yale, MIT, Columbia, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, UCLA, and UC Berkeley, and more.

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Sarah T.

Sarah T.

Former Harvard Interviewer

Sarah is a Harvard graduate with 24+ years of admissions experience and a track record of helping students earn offers from every Ivy League university, as well as Stanford, MIT, Duke, UC Berkeley, and Oxford. In the 2023–24 cycle, 75% of her students were admitted to an Ivy League or top-tier school. A former professional musician and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, she brings deep expertise across academics, strategy, and mentorship.

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Devery D.

Devery D.

Former Harvard Admissions Officer

Devery studied higher education management at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and served as a Harvard admissions officer, UC Berkeley application reader, and an application reader for a top liberal arts college. Applying a strategic, data-driven approach, Devery helps students make informed choices as they tailor applications to Ivy League institutions.

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Kimberley L.

Kimberley L.

Former Stanford Admissions Officer

Kimberley brings over a decade of expertise in undergraduate admissions from her roles at Stanford University and Northwestern University. At Northwestern, she spent seven years leading the evaluation of all undergraduate applications, crafting the reader handbook, training staff and application readers, and even managing the music admissions process!

Student Stories

From first meeting to acceptance letter.

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Alex S.

Student

Cornell

“I am happy my family and I chose Crimson. Their support to help you become the best applicant in a university's eyes and the overall passion their employees show in being just as committed to achieving your dreams are invaluable.”

Lily S

Student

NYU

“The Crimson team you work with has the application down to a science. They can help customize and maximize you on paper. It’s really amazing how they can edit and add to a profile to help it better capture you as a person.”

Keith M

Student

UPenn

“Crimson played a big role in my success. Between the essay support, SAT support, and the general counseling and school choice, they were helpful in every step of the process.”

Zach P.

Student

USC

“Crimson’s process ensured that I was sending the best application I could possibly make to each school through the extracurricular, academic, and essay advice they provided.”

Mia I.

Student

UChicago

“Crimson greatly helped my admission into college, and I would definitely not be here if it were not for them. Crimson helped me frame myself in the best way possible to all of the competitive colleges.”

Common Questions

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