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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

  • End-To-End Counselling
  • One-on-One Mentoring
  • Application Essays
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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 Results

Our students have earned 1000+ offers at top Universities!

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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.

What we do

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.

Experience the Essai Difference

Essai

  • Comprehensive Admissions Guidance
  • One-on-One Expert Mentoring
  • Scholarship & Financial Aid Support
  • Exclusive School Insights

Others

  • Limited or Generic Admissions Support
  • No Specialized Test Preparation
  • No Scholarship Assistance
  • Minimal School Insights

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