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Quick Assessment

A general-purpose AI will give you a fabricated admit probability. We use local scoring to tell you the truth: where your current profile stands nationally, which schools are real Reach, which are Match, and which are Safety. No data upload. No email collection.

Chinese-American district intensity adjustmentAuto ACT/SAT conversionUC in-state weightingInternational / financial aid adjustment44 commonly-targeted schools

After the assessment, what's next?

4 products · pick by grade

$49 one-time · Grades 10-11Deep Positioning $49 beta · Grade 12 / application seasonApplication Sprint Pack $9/mo · Grades 8-12 · long-termLong-term Subscription $49 one-time · Decisions out · season rescueApplication Rescue Kit

Academic Hardware

GPA / test scores / AP are the foundational filtering dimensions

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0)Weighted GPAAfter Honors/AP weighting, typically 4.0-5.0; leave blank for no bonus

Test typeTip: CA in-state UC applicants — UC ignores SAT/ACT. If you only apply to UC, choose "Test-Optional / not submitting".

SAT score (400-1600)Number of APs takenHigh school typeAt the same scores admissions reads context — public / private / Magnet are interpreted differently

CurriculumIB / A-Level / BC students aren't judged by AP count — different systems have different equivalents

Direction & Soft Profile

Determines which kind of schools "see" you

Target majorWe match each school's admit rate for the corresponding major

EC mix (multi-select)Check what you actually invested in, not titular roles

Top award levelPick the highest one you have; choose "None" if none

School district

Identity / HooksThese factors significantly change admit probability when they apply

Recommendation letter progressED 11/1 deadline means rec letters need to be locked by early September — earlier is safer

Local scoring · no data upload · no name/email recorded

6 Dimensions · Laid Out at Once

Academic baseline

Distance between your GPA and each school's median admit GPA

Test score range

Where your SAT/ACT falls in each school's admit band

Course rigor

AP/IB course mix vs. target school expectations

EC profile

Competitions / research / entrepreneurship weigh most; check-the-box activities weigh less

Regional competition

Bay Area / SGV and other high Chinese-density districts handled differently

UC in-state tilt

California residents get a clear bump in the UC system; out-of-state slightly penalized

* Data sources: Common Data Set / IPEDS / College Board / Niche public data per school. The school sample pool keeps expanding (currently 44, planned to grow to 80+).

Positioning only solves "where to apply". "How to push" has 4 paths.

ED strategy / essay direction / recommendation letters / timeline … application season has plenty of work. Pick the one that matches the applicant's stage and continue ↓

Grades 10-11

Deep Positioning

$49 one-time

Full PDF · advisor-reviewed within 48h · identity read + 3-tier school list + 4-axis gap analysis + 12-18 month action list

Learn more about Deep Positioning ›Grade 12 / application season

Application Sprint Pack

$49 beta

Full PDF · advisor-reviewed within 48h · school list / essay direction / timeline / ED-EA strategy / EC wrap-up

Learn more about Sprint Pack ›Grades 8-12 · long-term

Long-term Subscription

$9/mo · early bird locked

Growth file + per-semester diagnosis + window reminders + AP/EC tracking · early-bird price locked for life

Learn more about Subscription ›Decisions out · season rescue

Application Rescue Kit

$49 one-time

Waitlist letter / Gap Year / Transfer / Spring admit · 4 paths + timeline + writing angles

Learn more about Rescue Kit ›