COMMON APP PREPARATION
With rising global competition, university applications are increasingly competitive. Top schools in the U.S like Stanford, Harvard, or Columbia typically have an acceptance rate below 5%. Admissions advisory has become par excellence for many students to get every advantage possible. QC’s Personal Statement courses for the Commonapps and supplementary essays helps each mentee to brainstorm, plan, and edit, for a unique narrative that impresses the admission officers. This will be customised to the countries and specific colleges applied for. For instance, a student applying for a Computer Science major should write about his or her interests in coding, hackathons, and opinions on relevant contemporary affairs. Students may join this phase directly during their last year of high school or as a continuation of our Headstart Mentoring phase.
Premium Mentors
QC pairs each applicant with 5 mentors. Each team is headed by a Principal and Secondary Mentor, both of whom from the applicant’s target university. The team of mentors support and guide mentees in their preparation.
Winning Framework
QC’s industry defining framework for university application provides comprehensive coverage on the entire admission journey, down to details like college choice statistics, professors’ profiles, and question analyses.
Comprehensive Services
QC presents an integrated look at college application. Besides portfolio building and application preparation, QC also offers academic tutoring to support the scholastic journey of students between 12-18.
Success from Diversity
QC guides a diverse range of applicants each year, from valedictorians to the less academically inclined. Our rich experience allows us to deliver quality help to all students, regardless of starting point.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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To devise a professional application strategy
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To brainstorm, plan, and edit the Common apps and Supplementary apps essay for final submission
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To provide college analysis on admissions statistics and candidate profile
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To provide advisory on Portfolio and Resume preparation
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Candidate Profiling & Orientation of the Application Process
- Candidate profiling
- Holistic development survey
- Application strategy
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Career Research, University Experience Sharing & Research
- Information sharing by mentors
- Career path research
- University research
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College Analysis, Admissions Statistics & Candidate Profile
- Analysis of admissions data, individual colleges
- Expert recommendation to optimise selection
- Identify safety and dream colleges with insights on admission statistics
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Advisory on Portfolio & Resume Preparation
- Assessment of areas of improvements for each student’s portfolio
Proposals on academic and non-academic areas of improvements
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Brainstorm, Plan, & Edit the Personal Statement
- Mentors will brainstorm, guide, develop, structure, and edit the personal statements
- Prepare for final submission
MENTORING DETAILS
The Common App Mentoring package consist of at least 12 sessions with 5 tasks objectives. Mentees can seek guidance for both their Common App and Supplementary App essays.
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OUR SUCCESSFUL MENTEES

Pursuing Artificial Intelligence and machine learning has always been my passion. I did research attachments, Olympiads and online courses. However, I did not have experience navigating the complex Commonapps and Supplementary essay systems. I was very fortunate to have the experienced mentors at QC who helped me to shortlist and rate my chances, analysed the admission statistics, shaped my personal statement angle and portfolio. This definitely played a part in my successful applications.
XY
MIT, Engineering

The US Commonapps consults really helped sharpen my ability to construct cohesive and structured narrative essays. I must say that for the most part, Dayna has been super responsible and helpful. She would look into the lines of my essays and give sentence-by-sentence suggestions. We would talk in Skype and each session would last about an hour or so, with 3-4 sessions each. They helped me to navigate the quirks and intricacies of the US system and the sheer amount of essays.
TABITHA
University of California, Berkeley, International Relations