Comprehensive Admissions Coaching · Start-to-Submission Package (S2S) · Through submission

Comprehensive coaching. From strategy to submission.

Personal strategy and application-development support with Alex, for applicants who want expert guidance through submission and are comfortable handling the stages that follow.

What you’re buying

A complete application foundation.

Strategy & Positioning

Clarify your career goals, refine your school list and identify the experiences that distinguish your candidacy.

Application Development

Personal guidance and iterative feedback on essays, CV, recommender strategy and application forms. Recommendations remain in your recommenders’ own voices.

Personal Coaching

Work directly with Alex, with ongoing guidance through your package’s endpoint and a plan shaped around your timing and schools.

How we work together

Clear guidance.
A genuine back-and-forth.

Alex manages the sequence and priorities around your deadlines, starting point and progress. You focus on the task at hand, with clear guidance on what comes next.

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Presenting in South Korea to newly appointed Samsung subsidiary presidents preparing for their first international leadership roles (2015).
01

We build the foundation

An in-depth questionnaire and back-and-forth exploration uncover your experiences, achievements, strengths and goals. We refine your school and recommender choices where needed.

02

You get guidance before drafting

Alex uses that foundation to suggest stories, angles, key messages and structure before you tackle each component. You then draft, with a clear direction rather than a blank page.

03

We stay in close contact

You share information openly, complete the agreed tasks and keep Alex informed of changes or constraints. Your experiences and voice remain at the heart of the application.

04

We refine together

Feedback, revision and further review continue as needed on the components in your package. There is no set limit on revisions.

05

We keep your application moving

You receive clear, actionable written feedback so you know what to tackle next. When talking it through would help, you can request a call and Alex will arrange one as needed. Calls follow your application’s needs rather than a fixed weekly schedule.

We review the complete application together before submission. Your coaching and feedback continue through submission for the schools in your package. The Start-to-Submission Package concludes when your applications are submitted.

This is a milestone-based process, not a fixed weekly schedule. The sequence and pace adapt to your starting point, deadlines and progress.

Where your package takes you

From your first strategy session
to submission.

Your Start-to-Submission Package covers the first three phases, ending at submission. The later stages are included in End-to-End Package.

Strategy

Explore your experience, goals and positioning. Refine your school list and recommender choices where needed.

Application Development

Develop a coherent story across your essays, CV, recommender guidance and application forms.

Submission

Complete and submit your application to each school in your package.

Interviews & Scholarships

Not included

Prepare for school-specific and video interviews, with support for separate scholarship essays.

Final Decisions

Not included

Stay supported through each school’s final decision, including a tailored strategy if you are waitlisted.

The progression applies to each school in your package. Interview and scholarship schedules can vary by school.

Your investment

Choose your number of schools.

Fixed package fees in US dollars, for support through submission.

Through submission

Start-to-Submission Package

Strategy and application development, concluding when you submit.

1 school
US$2,995
2 schools
US$4,495
3 schools
US$5,495
Each additional school
US$1,000
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Is this the right fit?

How is this different from the End-to-End Package?

Both packages include the same comprehensive coaching on strategy and application development through submission. S2S ends when your applications are submitted. E2E continues with interview preparation, scholarship essays and waitlist guidance through final admissions decisions.

What if I want help after submission?

You can add support separately when you need it. Our Alumni & AdCom Interview Preparation Package and Video Interview Preparation Package are available as paid add-ons. For other post-submission needs, such as scholarship essays or waitlist strategy, contact Alex to discuss the scope and fee. If you prefer support through final admissions decisions included from the outset, choose the End-to-End Package.

Let’s talk about your plans

Your next chapter.
Let’s work on it together.

Share your background, target schools and application timing. We’ll discuss whether coaching is the right fit for you.

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