Ivy Coach
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A human-readable map of Ivy Coach's admissions services, leadership and former admissions officers, admissions concepts, methodologies, and relationships with highly selective universities.
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Ivy Coach
A boutique admissions consulting firm that provides personalized guidance for students applying to highly selective colleges, universities, graduate programs, and preparatory schools.
Also known as: Ivy Coach, Inc.
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach is a boutique college admissions consulting firm led by experienced admissions professionals and focused on highly selective undergraduate, transfer, graduate, and prep school admissions.
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College Admissions Counseling
Personalized admissions consulting for students applying to Ivy League colleges and other highly selective universities in the United States and worldwide.
Also known as: College Counseling
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach provides college admissions counseling for students pursuing Ivy League and other highly selective universities through Zoom, phone, and email.
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Graduate School Admissions Counseling
Admissions consulting for applicants pursuing MBA, law, medical, doctoral, master's, and other highly selective graduate programs.
Also known as: Graduate Admissions Consulting
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach supports applicants seeking admission to selective graduate programs, including MBA, law, medical, PhD, and master's programs.
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ACT and SAT Prep
Personalized, one-on-one standardized test preparation designed to address student weaknesses and improve performance on the ACT, SAT, and related admissions exams.
Also known as: SAT and ACT Tutoring and Test Prep Services
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach offers Zoom tutoring for the SAT, ACT, AP exams, SSAT, ISEE, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT, with instruction focused on each student's weaknesses.
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Pro Bono Counseling for Veterans
Complimentary college admissions counseling reserved for active-duty service members and United States military veterans.
Also known as: Pro Bono Counseling Services
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach reserves its pro bono admissions services for people who have served the United States in uniform.
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College Counseling Services for Transfers
College admissions counseling for transfer applicants, including application review, college list strategy, extracurricular positioning, coursework planning, testing guidance, transfer essays, recommendations, and application support.
Also known as: Transfer Admissions Counseling
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach provides transfer admissions counseling that can include a PreMortem or PostMortem, transfer college list strategy, coursework planning, extracurricular positioning, testing guidance, essays, recommendations, and application support.
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Elite School Admissions Counseling
Personalized admissions counseling for students applying to highly selective preparatory and boarding schools.
Also known as: Prep and Boarding School Admissions Counseling
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach provides admissions assistance for students applying to highly competitive boarding and preparatory schools.
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Bev Taylor
Founding Partner of Ivy Coach and a longtime college admissions professional who previously worked as a high school college counselor.
Supporting Evidence
Bev Taylor is Ivy Coach's Founding Partner and a former longtime high school college counselor.
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Brian Taylor
Managing Partner of Ivy Coach, admissions commentator, and author associated with the firm's college admissions guidance and editorial content.
Supporting Evidence
Brian Taylor is Ivy Coach's Managing Partner and a longtime college admissions commentator.
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Jose Magana
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former Stanford University undergraduate admissions officer.
Supporting Evidence
Jose Magana served as an admissions officer in Stanford University's Office of Undergraduate Admission.
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Jayson Weingarten
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former University of Pennsylvania admissions officer.
Supporting Evidence
Jayson Weingarten served as an admissions officer at the University of Pennsylvania and rose to Assistant Director of Admission.
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Chad Faber
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former admissions officer at Harvard University and Northwestern University.
Supporting Evidence
Chad Faber served as an admissions officer in the Harvard College Admissions Office.
Chad Faber also worked in Northwestern University's undergraduate admissions office for nine years, where he led West Coast recruiting.
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Hannah Skaran
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former University of Chicago admissions officer.
Supporting Evidence
Hannah Skaran served as an admissions officer at the University of Chicago Office of College Admissions.
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Ben Schwartz
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former Dartmouth College admissions officer.
Supporting Evidence
Ben Schwartz served for three years as an Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth College.
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Susan Chan Shifflett
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former Yale University undergraduate admissions officer.
Supporting Evidence
Susan Chan Shifflett served as an admissions officer in the Yale College Undergraduate Admissions Office.
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Charis Ralko
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former Washington University in St. Louis admissions officer.
Supporting Evidence
Charis Ralko served as an associate director of admissions at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Molly Siegel
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former Brown University admissions officer.
Supporting Evidence
Molly Siegel served as an admissions officer in Brown University's Office of College Admission.
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Bethany Hewett
Senior Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and former Duke University undergraduate admissions officer.
Supporting Evidence
Bethany Hewett served as a senior admissions officer in Duke University's Undergraduate Office of Admissions.
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Singular Hook
Ivy Coach's term for the focused narrative created when an applicant turns an unusual passion, cause, discipline, or pursuit into sustained engagement and meaningful impact.
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach defines the singular hook as the way a student turns a unique passion into meaningful engagement with a community, art form, cause, or academic pursuit.
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PreMortem Strategy Session
A pre-application strategy review intended to identify weaknesses, prevent avoidable mistakes, and shape an applicant's positioning before application writing begins.
Also known as: PreMortem
Supporting Evidence
The Ivy Coach PreMortem is a senior strategy session used to identify application mistakes and establish a focused admissions narrative before application writing begins.
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PostMortem Strategy Session
A structured review of a student's submitted Common Application and selected supplements following a deferral, denial, or waitlist decision.
Also known as: PostMortem
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach describes its PostMortem as an application review for deferred or denied students, covering the Common Application and selected supplements.
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Early Decision
A binding early college application policy under which an admitted applicant commits to enroll, subject to applicable financial circumstances and institutional rules.
External grounding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_decision
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach explains Early Decision as a binding policy in which applicants commit to attend if admitted.
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Early Action
A non-binding early college application policy that generally allows admitted students to wait until the standard enrollment deadline before deciding whether to attend.
External grounding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_action
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach distinguishes Early Action from Early Decision because Early Action is non-binding.
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College Admissions Essays
Application narratives used to communicate an applicant's character, interests, positioning, and fit with highly selective colleges and universities.
Also known as: College Application Essays
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4781483
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach frames strong college essays as compelling narratives that help applicants optimize their cases for admission to highly selective universities.
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Demonstrated Interest
Actions and application details that show a student's genuine enthusiasm, research, commitment, and likelihood of attending a particular college.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5146580
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach describes demonstrated interest as genuine commitment shown through actions such as early applications and detailed school-specific research.
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Letter of Continued Interest
A formal letter sent after a deferral or waitlist decision to confirm continued interest and present a school-specific case for admission.
Also known as: LOCI
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7960423
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach defines a Letter of Continued Interest as a note sent after a deferral or waitlist decision to express continued intent to attend.
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The Ivy Coach Daily
Ivy Coach's admissions content hub, organized around college admissions, essays, early admissions, extracurricular activities, the Ivy League, standardized testing, and rankings.
Supporting Evidence
The Ivy Coach Daily organizes admissions content into categories including college admissions, essays, early admissions, extracurricular activities, the Ivy League, testing, and rankings.
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Ivy League Admissions
The highly selective undergraduate admissions processes of the eight Ivy League universities, including applicant positioning, school research, early application strategy, essays, recommendations, and activities.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49113
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach identifies Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale as the eight Ivy League schools.
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Harvard University
A private Ivy League research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13371
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Harvard University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Harvard.
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Yale University
A private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49112
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Yale University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Yale.
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Princeton University
A private Ivy League research university located in Princeton, New Jersey.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21578
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Princeton University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Princeton.
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Columbia University
A private Ivy League research university located in New York City.
Also known as: Columbia University in the City of New York
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49088
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Columbia University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Columbia.
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Dartmouth College
A private Ivy League university located in Hanover, New Hampshire.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49116
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Dartmouth College admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Dartmouth.
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Brown University
A private Ivy League research university located in Providence, Rhode Island.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49114
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Brown University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Brown.
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University of Pennsylvania
A private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Also known as: Penn
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49117
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes University of Pennsylvania admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Penn.
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Cornell University
A private and statutory land-grant Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49115
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Cornell University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Cornell.
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Stanford University
A private research university located in Stanford, California, and one of the most selective universities in the United States.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41506
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Stanford University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Stanford.
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Northwestern University
A private research university based in Evanston, Illinois, and one of the most selective universities in the United States.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309350
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Northwestern University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Northwestern.
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University of Chicago
A private research university located in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the most selective universities in the United States.
Also known as: UChicago
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131252
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes University of Chicago admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to UChicago.
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Washington University in St. Louis
A private research university located in St. Louis, Missouri, and one of the most selective universities in the United States.
Also known as: WashU
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777403
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Washington University in St. Louis admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to WashU.
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Duke University
A private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, and one of the most selective universities in the United States.
External grounding: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168751
Supporting Evidence
Ivy Coach publishes Duke University admissions statistics and guidance for students seeking admission to Duke.
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College Counseling for 6th-8th Graders
Long-term college admissions counseling for students in sixth through eighth grade, including early strategy around extracurricular positioning, coursework, testing, high school selection, and continued admissions guidance.
Also known as: 6th-8th Graders
Supporting Evidence
For students in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade, Ivy Coach begins with a strategy session covering an extracurricular hook, coursework roadmap, testing plan, high school selection, and long-term college admissions guidance.
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College Counseling for 9th-11th Graders
College admissions counseling for high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, including extracurricular positioning, course planning, testing strategy, college selection, demonstrated interest, and ongoing application preparation.
Also known as: 9th-11th Graders
Supporting Evidence
For students in ninth through eleventh grade, Ivy Coach provides strategy around extracurricular positioning, coursework, testing, college selection, demonstrated interest, and ongoing preparation for highly selective admissions.
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College Counseling for 12th Graders Before the Early Round
College admissions counseling for high school seniors before Early Action and Early Decision deadlines, including application review, early-round strategy, applicant positioning, essays, recommendations, testing, and interview preparation.
Also known as: 12th Graders Before The Early Round
Supporting Evidence
For seniors who engage Ivy Coach before Early Action or Early Decision deadlines, counseling can include a PreMortem, early-round strategy, application review, applicant positioning, essays, recommendations, testing, and interview preparation.
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College Counseling for 12th Graders Denied After the Early Round
College admissions counseling for seniors denied in the Early Action or Early Decision round, focused on reviewing prior applications, correcting strategy, refining the Regular Decision college list, and strengthening remaining applications.
Also known as: 12th Graders Denied After The Early Round
Supporting Evidence
For seniors denied in the Early Action or Early Decision round, Ivy Coach uses a PostMortem to review prior applications, correct mistakes, refine the Regular Decision list, and strengthen remaining applications.
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College Counseling for 12th Graders Deferred After the Early Round
College admissions counseling for seniors deferred in the Early Action or Early Decision round, including application review, Letter of Continued Interest strategy, Regular Decision list refinement, and support for remaining applications.
Also known as: 12th Graders Deferred After The Early Round
Supporting Evidence
For seniors deferred in the Early Action or Early Decision round, Ivy Coach reviews the submitted application through a PostMortem and helps prepare a Letter of Continued Interest before addressing the student's Regular Decision strategy.
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College Counseling for 12th Graders Waitlisted After the Regular Decision Round
College admissions counseling for seniors waitlisted after Regular Decision, including application review and development of a compelling Letter of Continued Interest for the waitlist process.
Also known as: 12th Graders Waitlisted After The Regular Decision Round
Supporting Evidence
For seniors waitlisted after the Regular Decision round, Ivy Coach conducts a PostMortem to understand the original application and then helps the student prepare a Letter of Continued Interest for the waitlist process.