For families aiming at the Ivy League.
Mentored directly by Dr. Karan Gupta.
A private, one-on-one admissions track for the Ivy League, Oxbridge and the global Top 20 — led personally by a Harvard Business School alumnus with 27+ years at the very top of this field.
A ~31% Ivy League acceptance rate — four to six times the global average. By application, limited cohort.
Where our students have earned offers
Why elite families choose Dr. Karan
When the stakes are the Ivy League, the difference is not a bigger team — it is the right expert, working personally with your child.
You work with Dr. Karan himself
Not a junior counsellor. A Harvard Business School alumnus with 27+ years guiding students into the world’s most selective universities, mentoring your child one-on-one.
By application, limited cohort
We take a deliberately small number of elite-track families each cycle. This is private, hands-on guidance — not a volume programme — so your child gets undivided strategic attention.
Built for the Ivy League & Oxbridge
Reach-school strategy for the Ivy+, Oxbridge and global Top 20: real essay and personal-statement frameworks, Ivy-correlated research, olympiads and signature projects — not generic advice.
A track record at the very top
A ~31% Ivy League acceptance rate — four to six times the global average — 30 Ivy admits in the 2024–25 cycle, and $50M+ in scholarships earned by our students.
Inside the Elite Track
End-to-end, multi-year guidance engineered for the most selective universities in the world.
Multi-year profile architecture
Research, olympiads, signature projects and leadership — engineered around the profile elite admissions committees actually reward.
Strategic, ambitious school list
A reach/target/foundation list across the Ivy+, Oxbridge and the global Top 20, matched precisely to your child’s strengths and goals.
Application mastery
Common App & UCAS, real Ivy essay and Oxbridge personal-statement frameworks, and supplemental essays — end-to-end support across your full school list.
Interview & scholarship strategy
Interview preparation (including Oxbridge), recommendation-letter strategy, and a deliberate financial-aid and scholarship plan.
Dr. Karan Gupta
Harvard Business School alumnus, IE University MBA, and a licensed MBTI®, Strong Interest Inventory and InterQuest practitioner. For 27+ years Dr. Karan has guided 160,000+ students — and personally mentors every family on the elite track.
A named expert at the centre of your child's application — not a process you are handed off to.
Read Dr. Karan's full storyA note to parents
You want the best for your child — and clarity, honesty and a steady hand through a high-stakes process. Here is what you can expect.
Ivy League admissions — your questions
What makes an Ivy League or Oxbridge application different?+
Selectivity is brutal — single-digit acceptance rates, and tens of thousands of qualified applicants for a few hundred seats. Grades and scores only get you considered. What earns an offer is a coherent, distinctive profile, essays that reveal genuine intellectual character, and flawless, strategic execution across each university’s specific system. That is precisely what our elite track is built to deliver.
Do we actually work directly with Dr. Karan Gupta?+
Yes. The elite track is personally mentored by Dr. Karan — a Harvard Business School alumnus with 27+ years of experience — not handed to a junior counsellor. That direct access is the core of this offering, which is why the cohort each cycle is deliberately limited.
When should we start?+
The earlier the better. The strongest Ivy and Oxbridge profiles are built over two to four years through research, olympiads and signature initiatives. We do take students later in the journey, but starting early gives your child a decisive, compounding advantage.
What is your Ivy League acceptance rate?+
Our students achieve roughly a 31% acceptance rate into the Ivy League — four to six times the global average — with 30 Ivy admits across all eight Ivies in the 2024–25 cycle, and over $50 million in scholarships secured since 1999.
Which universities does the elite track cover?+
All eight Ivy League universities, Stanford, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College and the wider global Top 20 across the US and UK.
Is there a fixed price?+
No. Because the elite track is bespoke and personally led by Dr. Karan, it is offered by private consultation rather than a standard package, so the plan is tailored to your child’s year, goals and target schools. Our standard packages, with published pricing, are available on our services & pricing page.
Aiming for the Ivy League?
The elite track runs a limited cohort each cycle. Request a private consultation with Dr. Karan to see whether it is the right fit for your child.