College Admissions Competitiveness & Match Report

What a good one includes

• A detailed evaluation of your cumulative unweighted and weighted GPA alongside the historical strength of your high school curriculum.
• A comparison of your SAT or ACT scores against the middle 50% ranges of target universities to determine their impact on your competitiveness.
• A thematic breakdown of your extracurricular activities, highlighting leadership roles, sustained commitment, and unique personal hooks.
• A curated, tiered list of eight to twelve institutions categorized by realistic admissions probability based on historical data.
• An actionable assessment identifying specific gaps in your current profile, such as missing course requirements or weak essay themes, with recommendations to address them.
• A brief analysis of how each recommended school aligns with your family’s budgetary preferences, geographic desires, and campus culture expectations.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Relying solely on a high GPA or perfect SAT score while ignoring the ultra-low acceptance rates and holistic review processes of highly selective universities.
• Labeling schools as safeties because you meet their minimum requirements, without accounting for historically low acceptance rates or yield protection strategies.
• Neglecting to research whether a school prioritizes in-state students, legacy status, or specific majors, which heavily skews your actual admissions odds.
• Using projected test scores or outdated freshman-year grades that do not reflect your actual academic standing at the time of application.

Frequently asked questions