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See the whole student.Build the strategy that fits.

IPE connects grades, course choices, and activities into one admissions direction, then carries that direction through the student's own essays and interviews.

Tell us the student's grade, goals, and current questions. IPE will review the inquiry and recommend the right next step.

1999Advising families since
8/8Ivy League schools with IPE student admits
3Admissions systems
805Essays in the analysis corpus

Cumulative student outcomes

Every Ivy.And far beyond it.

IPE students have been admitted to all eight Ivy League universities, as well as highly selective universities and programs across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

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United States

HarvardYalePrincetonBrownColumbiaUPennDartmouthCornellStanfordMITCaltech
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United Kingdom

OxfordImperialLSEUCLUK Medicine
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Canada

McMaster Health Sciences

Selected past student outcomes, not an exhaustive list. University names do not imply affiliation, and past results do not guarantee future admission.

Student experiences

Strategy matters.So does trust.

Strong applications are built on sound judgment, honest self-reflection, and steady communication with students and families.

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Thoughtful guidance respected the student's voice and choices, turning an uncertain application process into one grounded in confidence.

Noah KimPrinceton University · Class of 2021
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It felt like a genuine partnership throughout the application journey—not advice that appeared only as deadlines approached.

Howard KoDuke University · Class of 2020
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Self-reflection, clear essay direction, and steady communication with the student and parents shaped years of experience into one coherent application.

James AnUPenn Wharton · Class of 2015 / Harvard GSE · Class of 2017

Summaries of publicly shared student experiences. Individual outcomes vary.

Paul Son presenting an IPE admissions briefing

Academic perspective

Paul Son, PhD

Director, Ivy Academy · Head, Readingtown Canada · PhD, UBC

The same score of 90 can mean something entirely different depending on context.

A grade never stands alone. It must be read alongside the school environment, available courses, and the student's choices and direction.

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The IPE difference

Design one admissions direction.Complete it in the student's own voice.

IPE first connects the student's record, choices, and goals into one Big Picture. Essays and interviews then make that direction clear in the student's own words.

Strategy

Turn scattered decisions into one direction.

IPE reads grades, course choices, activities, school context, target universities, and majors together—then sets the priorities within one Big Picture.

IPE Big Picture · academics · activities · university and major strategy
Voice

Complete the strategy in the student's own words.

Fourteen criteria developed from 805 essays and approximately 700 expert reviews strengthen the written voice. AskBack trains the student to answer unscripted follow-up questions in their own words.

Essay · Could be anyone's → Only yoursInterview · SpeakSharp AskBack

A strong application is complete when its strategy and its voice point to the same student.

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See how IPE thinks.Before you submit an inquiry.

Starting with IPE

Tell us where the student is now.Start with an inquiry.

  1. 01

    Share the context

    Tell us the student's grade, target countries or programs, application timeline, and current questions.

  2. 02

    IPE reviews the inquiry

    We review the information first so the next conversation begins with the right context.

  3. 03

    Receive the next step

    IPE will confirm consultation availability and recommend the most useful starting point for the student's current situation.

The first step

You do not need a finished strategy to begin.

Tell IPE where the student is now. We will help the family begin with the area that matters most today.

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