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The Learning Lab

Mentorship for ambitious students pursuing STEM and Business

Elevated engineering classes and counseling to tackle school and beyond

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Students admitted to…

  • Harvard University
  • Columbia University
  • Caltech
  • University of Chicago
  • Cornell University
  • MIT
  • UC Berkeley
  • Stanford University
  • Rice University
  • UCLA
  • USC
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Georgia Tech
  • University of Washington
  • NYU
  • Vanderbilt University
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Purdue University
  • University of Michigan

Unique Offerings

  • Students on a campus tour beside the UC Berkeley Campanile

    Industry & Campus Trips

  • A group of professional mentors smiling together

    The Pro Mentor Network

  • Students listening to a research presentation

    Research Coaching

  • A bright office meeting room with a garden view

    Professional Office

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College admissions is getting harder.

For the Fall <YEAR> admissions cycle, UC San Diego and UC Irvine only accepted…

  • 11% of Tri-Valley students*
  • 25% of students nationwide*

Students have more pressure to achieve.

*Source: University of California — Admissions by Source School

11% of Tri-Valley students
25% of students nationwide

The Problem

Parents struggle to help students. Students don’t listen to parents.

The Learning Lab Approach

A coach working one-on-one with students at their laptops

Personalized student assessments to unlock student success.

Individual meetings with our experienced counselor and instructors are focused on uncovering students’ real weaknesses.

Personalized plans based on students’ weakness and stage of development: Sprouting, Searching, Separating.

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Student Types

  • Sprouts

    Developing fundamental study habits

    Building the planning, focus, and self-advocacy habits that make every class feel manageable.

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  • Searchers

    Identifying passion and career direction

    Testing interests through real projects, trips, and mentors to find what is worth going deep on.

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  • Separators

    Building depth that sets them apart

    Turning a proven interest into research, competitions, and leadership that admissions readers remember.

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Storytelling

Sharing a story unlike any other

Connecting every experience into authentic essays and applications that sound like the student — not a template.

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How we help

What families say

  • “My son listens to him when he doesn’t listen to us. I can count on talking with Daniel to understand and translate my concerns to him.”
    -AnnieAmador Valley HS Parent
  • “Compared to our older daughter’s counselor, Daniel was always positive and gave specific advice that made the experience a lot more hopeful.”
    -RajeevUC Berkeley Admit Parent
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To get started, schedule a meeting with us or text us “hello!”

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