While Balamir is a strong student, his leadership and extracurricular profile should be improved if he wants to be competitive at some of the elite colleges he mentioned during our conversation (Princeton, MIT, etc.). When it comes to top-tier colleges, we estimate the extracurricular profile to weigh for about 35% of the total application. Balamir should start planning now for the summer, and look for activities that are in line with his interests in physics or aerospace. Finding internship opportunities, or, ideally, undertaking his own capstone project, would demonstrate Balamir’s qualities as a trailblazer and a leader, and ultimately help him stand out in the admissions process. The capstone project could take the form of a charity, a club, a non-profit organization, or a petition, to give a few examples.

As Balamir scales his organization, I will explore opportunities with him to gain third-party recognition through local, regional, or national media outlets. This is a step-by-step process that takes time, but it can be achieved with proper planning. BecauseSince scaling up an organization requires an important time commitment, I want to make sure I can meet as early as possible with Balamir to build a solid structure andsolidly structured planning for the months ahead.

Going forward, it will be important for Balamir to demonstrate impressive leadership in the academic and extracurricularsextracurricular areas he chooses to focus on. My primary task will be to ensure that he conceives, creates, and leads impactful projects throughout high school.

I am confident that he would be able to do great things with our help, and I believe he would be a great student to work with, and as well as an ideal fit for our approach to education consulting. In short, I would be delighted to work with Balamir going forward.