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College Admissions
Consulting

Applying to the right college is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. Let’s face it, understanding how to become a competitive college applicant can be a daunting and confusing task. It can also be a time-consuming process.

Let Bentham Admissions help you apply to college from start to finish and give your college applications a competitive edge. We advise high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors to create college applications and admissions essays that shine.

Why Bentham?

Experienced in Ivy League Admissions Consulting

Experience
Ivy League Experience

All our consultants are highly trained recent graduates from top-ranking universities, like Harvard, Columbia, and University of Pennsylvania.

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Our Admissions Consulting Packages

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Our Packages

Our packages are comprehensive and provide essay help, school list advice, extracurricular activity guidance, and much, much more.
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The Bentham Team Approach to College Admissions Consulting

Team
Team Approach

We pride ourselves on that our college admissions advice is backed by the collective knowledge of our whole consultant team.
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Our Admission Team

Bentham Admissions brings together an elite team of skilled professionals to provide unparalleled counseling, tutoring, and research assistance to empower each applicant to achieve peak performance.

Our Acceptance
Letters

Parents often ask us for reviews of Bentham Admissions and we pride ourselves on being able to demonstrate the best reviews possible - acceptance letters that our students have received from their dream colleges. Below is a small sample of some of our students' letters, and a full list is available here.

Our Services

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Formulation of a branding strategy for the application narrative and essay topics based on student's academic and extracurricular profile.

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Analysis of applicant's academic profile and extracurricular activities to select a comprehensive list of reach, target and safety schools.

Essay Development

Detailed essay topic and essay content advice and unlimited edits to the Common Application Personal Statement and Supplemental Essays.

Interview Preparation

Comprehensive consultant coaching of the student for college and alumni interviews and conducting mock college interview practice.

Guidance for 9th, 10th and 11th Graders

Guidance on honing the student profile to maximize their chances of college admission at elite schools.

Extracurricular Activity Strategy

Advice on extracurricular activities for the student that will appeal most to exclusive colleges.

Sumer Program Applications

Consultant assistance on summer research or other program applications to give the student an edge.

BS_MD Admissions

Consultant help to apply to 6-Year, 7-Year, and 8-Year combined BA/MD and BS/MD programs.

Bentham University Guides

Bentham
Case Studies

Discover how our tailored admissions strategies have helped students achieve their college dreams. Explore our case studies showcasing personalized pathways to success.

Admissions Strategies

We specialize in comprehensive admissions strategies. See a sampling of our strategies below:

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The Most Competitive Admissions Season Ever?

Every year, the rumor circulates: This is the most competitive admissions season ever. The rumor is inspired by all of the wonderful applicants we know personally or through hearsay who don’t get accepted “anywhere.”  The claim is supported by theories presented as facts, such as the claim that this is the year of a supposed…

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How to write a Great LOCI

Writing a Great LOCI As the regular application season wraps up, the LOCI season begins. If you applied for Early Decision and were deferred, you will likely be asked to write a Letter Of Continued Interest. Here’s what to do and what to avoid when writing this letter. Write another, even better, Why This College…

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Application “Postponed” at U Michigan? What it means and what to do

Many early applicants to UMich recently learned that their applications have been postponed until regular admission. What does this mean, and what can you do? What does ‘Postponed’ mean here? First, UMich has decided to use the term “postponed” instead of “deferred” because they apparently like receiving a flood of panicked calls and texts. The…

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