Why We Are Different
The following acronym can encapsulate PAPE’s points of differentiation from its competitors:
Focus, Results, Experience, Dedication, and Selectiveness (FREDS).
Here’s how they make us stand out:
Focus
PAPE only focuses on its core competency – preparing students to be more competitive in the already contentious applicant pool for selective colleges. We do not offer other academic services, such as tutoring. PAPE only does what we’re good at.
Results
Since its inception, PAPE has successfully consulted and placed students into dozens of selective colleges, such as Harvard, MIT, Wharton, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Columbia, and more.
Experience
As parents of competitive students ourselves, we have placed our own four children into Harvard, MIT, Columbia, and Wharton. This means that we know from firsthand experience how to best prepare and present students to admission officers!
Dedication
PAPE’s students work only with PAPE’s consultants. We do not outsource consulting services to external freelance consultants. This allows us to provide accountability, consistency, and quality to families.
Selectiveness
Due to PAPE’s intentionally limited capacity, we only work with students who are willing to push themselves to the next level and with visionary parents who truly appreciate the value that a highly qualified and caring consultant can bring.
Our impeccable record speaks for itself. Our goal is to develop every student’s grit, emphasizing lifelong habit-building, no matter what activities they are engaged in. That is why we focus on helping students become more competitive from the start of their application to the end.
Testimonials
Due to my lack of understanding of the American college application system, we started to explore professional consulting services upon my son’s arrival to the US in the 7th grade. After careful comparisons and evaluations, we settled on PAPE, though our expectations were initially not high. PAPE consultants’ meticulousness and responsibilities stood out at my son’s critical moments. I am sincerely grateful for their high-quality advice.
Mom of D.X. Liu, Cornell’ 27
Soon after we started PAPE's services after my son entered 9th grade, PAPE consultants quickly devised a personalized plan geared towards maximizing my son's strengths. Crucially, this enabled my son to clearly pinpoint his strengths and weaknesses. Under the careful guidance of the PAPE consultants, he worked smarter, picked the right battles, and developed his standout niche. As a mom, I attended each of the regular meetings jointly hosted by two PAPE consultants. Their high standards, strict requirements, and resourceful knowledge were very reassuring, and I was left beyond satisfied with their consulting services. It became a no-brainer to choose PAPE for my younger child when she was ready for college consulting.
Mom of L.Y. Zhang, Yale ’27
Although I was initially hesitant towards working with a counselor, PAPE consultants radically changed my views within a few short weeks. PAPE consultants knew exactly what colleges wanted and helped me mold my application into something that fit, whether that be restructuring or rewording my activities list, offering critiques and even ideas for my essays, pushing me to submit supplementary materials, and was quite literally a thesaurus when it came to rephrasing awkward sentences. Consistent weekly meetings also helped me better time manage and make all deadlines with ease. Her advice and expertise allowed me to feel more confident in my work when I would’ve otherwise been scrambling and in a constant state of distress. My college application process ended up being incredibly streamlined thanks to PAPE, and I could not have ended up where I am now without their guidance and support.
R.X. Qian, MIT ’27
My time with PAPE proved truly transformative. I wholeheartedly recommend their individualized support navigating the college process. I had briefly explored other options but found myself returning to PAPE because of its unmatched value. Hongqiu and Winston served as hands-on mentors, carefully tailoring their advice while also being as honest as possible. Guided by their commitment, I was accepted to my top college and gained lifelong skills that I still use today. I will forever be grateful for my experience with PAPE and for their unrivaled guidance.
A. J. Wang, Cornell Dyson ’27
PAPE offers invaluable guidance during all phases of the complex college application process. I am especially grateful for the time and effort that my counselor took in helping me develop and refine my application essays to the best they could be. Thanks to their support, I not only gained admission to my dream school but also developed valuable skills for my future academic and professional endeavors. The counselors at PAPE are extremely knowledgeable and dedicated, and their insightful advice, attention to detail, and unwavering commitment to their students’ success truly set them apart. I highly recommend PAPE to any student navigating the college application journey!