Everytime you visit Hopeless to Harvard, you’ll leave with one less mistake in your admissions strategy

Thanks for visiting the site.

A little about me

I’m a Stanford Class of 2006 graduate.

I spent 2006-2008 working in the Admissions Office of a Top 20 (in most rankings) university.

Fed up with the disinformation out there, and continually surprised at how clueless both parents and students were about the admissions process, I started Hopeless to Harvard.

“I’m a high school junior and have been avidly reading your blog–thanks for the great advice! It’s really helped me focus in on my passion” - Brent Harris

Please email me if you’d like to get in touch. To be honest, I get pretty inundated with email so to ensure that you get a helpful response:

1) Ask me only one question - not 15 as most of you want to do

2) Ask me something interesting that hasn’t been covered in the blog. Before you do that, read the articles!

Some resources to check out

Admissions 301 - a free email course on advanced Ivy League admissions topics. Sign-up now!

Hopeless to Harvard - the average student’s emergency guide to getting into Harvard, Stanford, and Ivy League schools

“I came across your web site and I have to say that it was very helpful and answered a lot of my questions.” - Silvia Hoffmann

Thanks for visiting the site, and I look forward to hearing your stories of student life at Harvard, Stanford, and other top schools!