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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?
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 Packages
Our packages are comprehensive and provide essay help, school list advice, extracurricular activity guidance, and much, much more.
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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
Formulation of a branding strategy for the application narrative and essay topics based on student's academic and extracurricular profile.
Analysis of applicant's academic profile and extracurricular activities to select a comprehensive list of reach, target and safety schools.
Detailed essay topic and essay content advice and unlimited edits to the Common Application Personal Statement and Supplemental Essays.
Comprehensive consultant coaching of the student for college and alumni interviews and conducting mock college interview practice.
Guidance on honing the student profile to maximize their chances of college admission at elite schools.
Advice on extracurricular activities for the student that will appeal most to exclusive colleges.
Consultant assistance on summer research or other program applications to give the student an edge.
Consultant help to apply to 6-Year, 7-Year, and 8-Year combined BA/MD and BS/MD programs.
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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:
Latest from our blog
Applying to College is Not a Game of Chance
If you’ve ever watched someone play roulette, the casino game with the longest odds, you will see that many improvident bettors spread their chips over several numbers, thinking it improves their chances of winning. They almost always lose, anyway. Many college applicants and parents think applying to college is like roulette – a pure gamble,…
What Extracurriculars should I do?
Grades and test scores alone don’t make a successful applicant. Neither do grades and sports, unless you’re going to be recruited for the college team. Extracurricular activities are increasingly significant as more and more students, with the assistance of tutoring companies, are applying with perfect or near-perfect grades and scores. And colleges and universities are…
What the Affirmative Action Ruling Means for You, the Applicant
On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Affirmative Action policies in College Admissions violate the 14th Amendment – equal protection under the law. The colleges and universities affected by the rule don’t agree with the court’s thinking, and continue to prize diversity, not only as a way of addressing inequity of opportunity, but…
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…
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…
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…