Deans of Admissions is the employer-of-first-resort for former, senior admissions professionals from highly selective institutions. Our team boasts seasoned experts who have held leadership positions at prestigious universities such as Stanford, MIT, The Juilliard School, and across the Ivy League. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply after being contacted by Deans of Admissions directly. We do not accept unsolicited applications at this time.

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We are the only college admissions advisory firm founded by the former Dean of Admissions of an Ivy League university. Dean D. Blackman, in her role as Dean of Admissions at both Harvard and Columbia, created the contemporary framework for highly selective admissions. Many of her protégés are now current deans of admissions across the country.

Since our founding more than two decades ago, 100% of students who began our counseling services in the 8th grade (or equivalent) and met our GPA and SAT/ACT targets have been admitted to at least one of their top-choice universities.

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Featured Advisors

All Advisors on the Deans of Admissions team are former admissions executives with senior decision-making responsibility at highly selective universities’ admissions offices. Our team includes former admissions officers from Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, and similar universities.

In our prior roles, we created the nuanced and specific frameworks through which highly selective universities admit students. Now, we leverage our insights and expertise to help families succeed.
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