Reimagine your application experience.

Structured and Personalized Admission Support for Top Universities in US, UK, and Elsewhere

We beat the odds.

Since 2014, Essai has worked with hundreds of students with its end-to-end intensive counselling program.
In that time, our students have earned:

200+

Top 10* Offers

700+

Top 30* Offers

Why Essai?

We put you at the centre of your application.

Proven Success
Rate

With a 92% acceptance rate into Tier 1-3 universities globally, our personalized approach ensures you’re on the right path to your dream school.

Tailored Application
Strategy

We create customized application strategies that highlight your strengths, making your profile stand out to top universities.

Expert Guidance at Every Step

Our experienced mentors provide comprehensive support, from profile building to interview preparation, ensuring you are fully prepared for every stage of the application process.

Our students have earned 1000+ offers at top Universities!

What we do

At Essai, we specialise in end to end profile building and college application support for the best colleges and universities in the US and the UK.

Profile Building

At Essai, we guide and support standout profiles by understanding individual strengths, goals, and preferences. We ensure continuous academic progress, facilitate service delivery through a global network, and provide prompt, positive support. Our team is with you every step of the way throughout the entire process.

Application Support

Our Application Support program helps students create personal, memorable, and bold applications. We craft high-quality essays, manage 3+ application portals, offer rapid response to student and parent input, and ensure proactive deadline management. We provide end-to-end support for up to 25 applications or schools.

College Knowledge

Offering up to 20 personalized reports and plans. Students gain exclusive access to Ivy-correlated competitions, summer schools, and research opportunities. Additionally, we provide real successful Ivy League essays, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, and Imperial College personal statements, and elite summer school application materials.

Nicholas Henderson

Our Director, Nicholas Henderson, graduated from Harvard in 2006. He has since taught at Shrewsbury School (UK), authored the Pearson’s Guide to the SAT (2010), and co-founded Essai Education in 2015. Nick splits his time between Delhi, London, and Washington DC.

Our hardworking, creative, and passionate team members are motivated by Essai’s ambition to transform the education experience.

Strategic Profile Building

At Essai, our aim is to guide, develop and support student efforts to help them create profiles that stand out. Using our proprietary resources and strategic partnerships, we are equipped to provide both advisory and operational support in relation to extracurricular activities, internships, academic research and social service leadership.

Explore and understand possible intended majors

Craft and engage with internships, summer schools, research projects, and more

Coordinate and manage the standardised testing requirements

Ideate and drive an impact-driven social initiative

Supervise and support scholastic progress

Comprehensive Application Support

Our Application Support program assists with every stage of the application process: developing a college list that suits your needs and interests, providing support and structure for your application essays, assisting in the effective completion of your application forms, and clarifying any doubts you might have along the way!

Longlist and shortlist optimal college list

Identify and engage school stakeholders

Synthesize and communicate key profile building elements

Ideate and develop creative application essays

Understand and manage portals and submit timely applications

We work with students all over the world.

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Over the last decade, Essai students have entered 150+ universities across 10 countries, from the Ivy League to Oxford, NTU to Sciences Po.

The numbers speak for themselves: about 10,000 students counselled in the past 10 years, each with outcomes far beyond one geography. 

With data as our compass, we guide families toward futures that remain open, resilient, and global. 

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From Harvard’s House Masters to Dartmouth’s Winter Carnival, every Ivy League has its quirks. 

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Considering alternatives to the US? 
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It’s not just that Asian universities are strong, but the regions around them are dynamic. For example, Singapore’s digital economy has nearly doubled in 5 years and now constitutes over 17% of GDP, up from 13% previously.

Private equity, investment, and tech hubs in Asia are seeing major growth. For students aiming for sectors like AI, biotechnology, or startup ecosystems, higher education in Asia may just be the most shrewd career decision you take.

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At Essai, we've built systems anticipating global shifts: that’s not just reactive, it’s intentional.

We maintain data from past admits across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, so our students are never in the red//we continuously help them create personalized, adaptable paths.

Our profile building emphasises academic depth (research, summer courses, enrichment) that translates across university systems regardless of country.

We’re pragmatic, so your ambition is never compromised. We already help students apply to universities like NTU, HKU, CUHK, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht, KU Leuven, Sciences Po, Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, etc. (English-language instruction, strong outcomes). 

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The world’s top schools beyond the U.S. are thriving, especially in Asia and Europe.

In the US News and Report 2025 rankings, places like The University of Hong Kong (HKU), National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and CUHK all remain in the top 10.

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Many students are asking: Is this the end of studying and working in the U.S.?
Not at all. 

Yes, the rules around H-1B have tightened; there's a new $100,000 petition fee for new entrants outside the U.S. and a shift toward prioritizing higher wages. 

But here’s the truth: if you're already on an H-1B, renewing or extending, or your petition was filed before Sept 21, you aren’t impacted.

More importantly, this kind of policy shift doesn’t erase decades of opportunity and doesn’t diminish the value of education from U.S. schools. 

Academic excellence, research, and leadership still matter. In fact, conditions like these make planning, profile strength, and clarity even more critical.

Essai is tracking all this closely and has existing insight into university outcomes globally (Asia, Europe, etc.), so you can make decisions that are resilient across geographies.

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At Essai, global planning isn’t luck, it’s strategy. We track trends across the U.S., Europe, and Asia to help students build profiles that thrive anywhere. 

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Policy changes don’t have to spell confusion. They can guide your strategy if you know how to read them.

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Today at 5 PM. Join the live session.

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Thousands of Indian students are watching the new H1B updates unfold, but few know what it truly means for their next step.

Join Nicholas Henderson as he explains the real impact on student visas, post-study work options, and how to stay ahead of policy shifts.

October 18, 5 PM. Be there live.

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Top universities outside the U.S. are not just alternatives, they’re powerhouses of innovation and opportunity. 

From Asia to Europe, schools like NUS, NTU, and CUHK are redefining global education with world-class research, employability, and visa stability. The future of higher education is borderless, and Essai helps you navigate it.

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When policies shift, opportunities don’t disappear; they just move.

This session will help you understand how to adapt your plans, position yourself more effectively, and move confidently toward your US career goals under the new H-1 B framework.

Live with Nicholas Henderson, October 18, 5 PM.

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