1:1 End-to-End Application Support
This is a high-touch, all-inclusive college admissions package for students who want expert strategy, deeply personalized storytelling, and end-to-end support across the entire application process. As the Founder & Executive Director of Ivy Journey and an elite admissions consultant with 15+ years of experience, I help students build applications that are not just polished, but strategically differentiated. My students have earned admission to top universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Yale, MIT, Princeton, Columbia, Penn/Wharton, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Duke, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Cornell, and other highly selective universities. This package is designed for students and families who want a true thought partner through the full process: school list strategy, application positioning, personal statement development, supplemental essays, activities list, resume, recommendation strategy, interview prep, final review, and decision/waitlist strategy when needed. We begin with a deep-dive strategy session to understand your academic profile, extracurriculars, personal background, goals, strengths, gaps, and target schools. From there, we build a customized admissions roadmap and a clear positioning strategy: what you should be known for, how your application should be read, and how every component should work together to tell one compelling story. This package is a comprehensive application architecture process. We will clarify your core narrative, identify your strongest differentiators, develop a balanced and strategic school list, map your essays across applications, strengthen your activities and honors, and make sure each school receives an application that feels intentional, mature, authentic, and memorable. This package is especially strong for students targeting Ivy League, Top 30, UC, business, STEM, entrepreneurship, pre-professional, interdisciplinary, or highly competitive programs, as well as students who have strong accomplishments but need help turning them into a clear and compelling admissions story. Throughout the process, you will receive structured live coaching, detailed asynchronous feedback, strategic editing, and candid guidance on how to improve both the substance and presentation of your application. My goal is to help you submit applications that reflect the strongest version of who you are and give admissions committees a clear reason to advocate for you.
What's included
- A comprehensive admissions strategy built around your strengths, goals, target schools, and competitive positioning
- A clear application roadmap with priorities, milestones, deadlines, and next steps so you know exactly what to work on and when
- A strategically balanced college list across reach, target, and likely schools
- A differentiated applicant positioning strategy that defines the themes, qualities, and strengths your application should consistently communicate
- Personal statement brainstorming, structure, editing, and refinement to help you develop an essay that is authentic, memorable, and strategically aligned with your overall application
- Supplemental essay strategy and editing so each school-specific essay feels tailored, substantive, and connected to that institution’s academic and community offerings
- Activities list and honors section optimization to make your impact, leadership, initiative, and depth of involvement immediately clear
- Recommendation strategy, including guidance on whom to ask, how to frame your request, and what themes each recommender can reinforce
- Interview preparation, including mock interviews and coaching on how to communicate your story with confidence, maturity, and warmth
- A stronger, clearer, and more confident application narrative that helps admissions readers understand who you are, what you care about, and why you would be a valuable addition to their campus
Meet your expert
Becky S.
I’m Becky Song, a Wharton MBA, former Wharton admissions fellow, professional admissions and career coach, and Founder & Executive Director of Ivy Journey (theivyjourney.com). Over the past 15+ years, I’ve helped hundreds of applicants and professionals earn admission to top MBA, master’s, and college programs, as well as land offers across consulting, strategy, and business roles. My clients have been admitted to top MBA programs (e.g., HBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Columbia, Kellogg, Booth, LBS, Insead, etc.) and top Ivy undergrad & grad programs. I’ve also coached 500+ candidates through career transitions, resumes, interviews, consulting recruiting, and personal positioning. What makes my coaching different is the combination of admissions judgment, career strategy, and narrative positioning. I help clients understand what schools and employers are really evaluating, then translate their background into a clear, differentiated story that feels authentic and compelling. I’m especially strong with MBA applicants, college applicants, master’s candidates, international applicants, first-generation applicants, consulting candidates, and professionals making major career pivots. Personally, I’ve navigated several pivots myself: actuary, nonprofit leader, strategy consultant, Wharton MBA, admissions fellow, founder, and career coach. If you want a coach who can help you think strategically, sharpen your story, and move through a competitive process with more clarity and confidence, I’d love to work with you!