Our Story

We help high school students stand out for T20 admissions.

As children of immigrants, we were the first in our families to navigate U.S. college admissions. Now we help students do the same.

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The founders

Meet Pritwik & Keerti

Pritwik Jeeva

Pritwik J.

UC Berkeley · Data Science

  • Research at UC Berkeley and IIT Madras
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Berkeley SkyDeck (3.5% acceptance rate)
  • Launched two AI apps with more than 20,000 downloads
Keerti Jeeva

Keerti J.

UC Berkeley · Founder · Mentor

  • Founder of Common Villager App Studios, with products used by more than 26,000 people
  • The youngest woman in history admitted to Berkeley SkyDeck
  • Founded Women of the Future, a nonprofit teaching entrepreneurship to young women

How it works

A research or passion project for the college application.

A clear spike

Pick a question or problem your student can explore in depth.

PhD and professor mentors

Mentors from top universities help turn that idea into a finished project.

Ready for the application

Original research or a passion project your student can show on a T20 application.

Plan a project for your student's application.

In a free consultation, we'll discuss your student's interests and outline a research or passion project for T20 admissions.

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