Passion Project Program
Stand out with a passion project that sets you apart in admissions. Gain national media recognition for your nonprofit.
Why School Activities Aren’t Enough
Generic Applicants
Thousands of students look the same on paper.
Limited Leadership
Club memberships don’t show true initiative.
Low Visibility
Admissions officers want to see your real-world impact.
8 Steps From Idea to Impact
01
Idea Generation
Discover what drives you.
02
Leadership & Planning
Build a roadmap and take charge.
03
Execution
Turn plans into action with real results.
04
Website & Portfolio
Market your project for maximum visibility.
05
Community Outreach
Expand your project’s reach and impact.
06
National Recognition
Learn how to get national media recognition for your work.
07
Final Showcase
Present your work to your school community.
08
Next Steps
Strategically position your project in your applications.
When Passion Meets Opportunity
Social Impact
Project Educare
Anna built a volunteer tutoring network helping 150+ underprivileged kids improve math scores. Her project gained local media coverage and helped her secure admission to Stanford.
STEM Research
AI for Good
Hannah developed an AI model predicting crop yield for rural farmers. Her research was published in a science journal and showcased at MIT’s innovation fair.
Creative Arts
Voices Unheard
Lina launched a digital magazine sharing stories of immigrant teens in her community. The project grew into a platform with 10k+ readers worldwide and was later featured by NPR. Her work highlighted her leadership in arts and advocacy, helping her admission to Brown University.
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Startup
Michael founded a student-led environmental initiative turning school cafeteria waste into compost for local farms. The project partnered with 5 schools and reduced over 2 tons of food waste. His entrepreneurial leadership was recognized at a national sustainability competition and helped him get into UPenn Wharton.
3x Higher Acceptance Rates
Our students get into Ivy League and top U.S. universities at triple the average rate.
One-on-one Mentorship
Get individualized support from expert mentors who’ll help you define your goals.
Proven Admissions Track Record
With hundreds of admits to leading U.S. universities, our results speak for themselves
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Proven Trackrecord Hundreds of admits to top U.S. universities.
Gain skills that last beyond admissions
Build a Nonprofit Organization
Show initiative through real-world impact by building a leadership organization to address a social cause.
National Media Recognition
Gain national media attention on Forbes, AP Press, Digital Journal for your award-winning nonprofit.
Distinct Application Hook
Strategic positioning by building unique passion projects that separates you apart from thousands of other applicants.
Leadership Growth
Learn entrepreneurial and leadership skills to build an organization from the ground up.
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Trusted Results. Proven Impact.
Higher Ivy League acceptance rate than the national average
Passion Projects launched by our students worldwide
Student satisfaction with confidence & leadership growth
Countries where our students have built & showcased their projects
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How does your Passion Project Program work?
During the program, we will guide you through building your unique passion project to help you demonstrate both leadership and initiative in a particular social cause and mission. How do you establish a nonprofit organization? How do you market your organization? How do you create lasting impact through your extracurricular pursuits? In our Passion Project Program, we’ll teach you time-tested entrepreneurship and leadership principles so that you can breathe life into your passion project and make an indelible mark in our society.
This will take place over ten 1-hour sessions where we’ll walk you through creating and establishing your own non-profit organization, provide guidance on specific tasks to make your passion project stand out to admissions officers, and dive deep into how to carry out your passion project. Dreams are dreams until you turn them into a reality – we’ll walk you through leadership fundamentals on how to effectively build and execute on your vision to see your idea through to fruition. It’s more than just college admissions – it’s about creating lifelong impact. We cover:
- Idea Generation Based on the Student’s Academic and Extracurricular Interests
- Guidance and Addressing Exploratory Questions
- Practical Leadership Principles: How to Build and Execute
- Showcasing and Marketing the Student’s Portfolio of Work
- Developing an Online Presence
- Establishing a Nonprofit
- Community Outreach and Networking
- Building Awareness, Outreach, and National Media Attention
- Miscellaneous Q&A with our Senior Consultants
What is the purpose of a Passion Project?
A passion project is that “WOW” factor that will help you stand out from all the students across the country and impress the admissions officers. It’s an extracurricular activity that is both unique and differentiated and set yourself apart. Our society is fraught with challenges – and your passion project will be the launchpad and your first entrepreneurial endeavor tackle these challenges head on to create social impact.
Will you help me come up with a unique angle to stand out?
Yes, absolutely! Admissions offers seek students who exhibit leadership to present a strong case for admission. Through passion projects and forming a nonprofit organization, students can display their commitment to their community and desire for social impact through their efforts. The Passion Project Program helps students stand out through unique extracurricular activities to improve their candidacy.
Many of our students have been featured on national publications for their work, including Forbes, AP Press, and the New York Times. During our Passion Project Program, we teach students leadership skills and fundamental entrepreneurial principles to become game-changers of tomorrow.
Is the program 1-on-1 or in a group setting?
Our Passion Program is entirely 1-on-1. The benefit of this approach is that the student will own their Passion Project and become the President or Founder of their leadership organization, which is what admissions officers want to see. Getting leadership positions at school can be difficult and often times ends up being a popularity contest, so we help students achieve this right out of the gate. In addition, it’s advantageous for your child to be President of an organization that is unique and differentiated in nature, not just President of Science Olympiad or Model United Nations which exists at nearly every school in the country.
What is the final outcome of the Passion Project?
The final outcome of the passion project is a website for the student’s leadership organization that showcases the student’s passion projects and portfolio of work, recognition from national media that serve as awards and honors in their college applications, and unique extracurricular positioning that only they own to help them stand out from the hundreds of thousands of other applicants out there.
