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Case Studies

Take a look at the case studies below for examples of the various ways I have helped students from a variety of backgrounds overcome a range of obstacles along their way to achieving admissions success and/or meaningful personal growth.

*All names, nationalities, and profiles have been scrambled and anonymized to protect the privacy of my clients.

Dinesh

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A Gifted Computer Scientist Keen to Also Explore His Love of Mythology

A multi-talented student under pressure to drop one of his two intellectual passions. Here’s how pursuing both earned him admission to a top-5 UK program.

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Joyce

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The Perfect STEM Student Lacking a Compelling Story to Tell

Although top of her class with near-flawless grades, Joyce had barely any extracurricular work to show for it. Here’s exactly how we changed that.

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Pim

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An Inspiring Young Entrepreneur Finally Finds Her Voice — and a Sense of Purpose

A young wellness expert with genuine expertise lacking confidence and communication skills. Here’s how we worked together to build both convincingly.

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Andrew

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An Ambitious Economics Student in Need of Direction to Forge His Own Path

An enterprising, capable young man with an incoherent application and scattered interests. Here’s how we built a story admissions officers would remember.

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Sara

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An Accomplished Painter Yet to Produce Meaningful Work

Despite her technical brilliance, Sara was being held back by an unsophisticated approach to her practice. Here’s how she started making art that matters.

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Maryam

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A Promising Future Doctor Who Improved Every Aspect of Her Narrative

A bright pre-med student with a generic application and a hidden second talent. Here’s how we worked to showcase the full breadth of her abilities.

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I’ve spent the last twelve years working in elite admissions consulting. I’ve mentored students from every continent, working directly with families and as a senior figure in the leading firms in the field. I launched Dubhrosa Consulting so that I could do the work I find most meaningful and which achieves the best outcomes for students: long-form mentorship of ambitious young people across several years to accomplish whatever they’ve set their sights on.

What I believe about the admissions process, after over a decade in this field, is fairly simple. The students who succeed at the top end of the global system are not the ones who worked the hardest to optimize their applications. They are the ones who built genuine intellectual range, discovered a real sense of purpose, and engaged in meaningful projects related to that purpose – while developing strong opinions about the things they cared about and learning to defend those opinions competently in conversation with adults.

My central focus is ensuring the students I work with start on a trajectory towards working on the problems they’re genuinely passionate about. I’ve found this is the most effective way to succeed in the admissions process – and the most reliable way to make sure they end up doing something they love with their lives.

I take on a small number of families each year, and I do all the work myself.

If any of this sounds like the kind of practice your family is looking for, I’d be glad to talk.