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






























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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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