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Pick the amount of help you actually need.

Everything starts with a free 15-minute intro call. If we do not think we can add much, we will say so and point you at the free guides instead.

  • Strategy call

    One 60-minute call for a specific decision: major choice, prereq plan, whether your PIQ set is working.

    $150 / call

    • 60 minutes, one alum reader
    • Pre-call review of transcript or draft
    • Written summary and next steps
    • Recording, if you want one
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  • Full application review

    The whole file: coursework, activities, PIQs, additional comments, and any school-specific writing.

    $950 / application

    • Everything in the PIQ package
    • Activities and awards rewrite guidance
    • Haas or major-specific supplemental support
    • Alternate-major strategy
    • Final pre-submission read
    Request this
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Payment plans

Packages can be split into two or three payments. Ask on the intro call. It changes nothing about the service.

Reduced fee spots

We hold a small number of significantly reduced-fee packages each cycle for students with financial need. Just tell us.

What we don't do

No guaranteed outcomes, no ghostwritten essays, no contact with admissions on your behalf, and no claim of any Berkeley affiliation.