One student, two rulebooks.

UC is still test blind. Most Ivies want scores again. Our free 45-minute seminar walks Bay Area parents through what that means for 9th to 11th graders, in the language you are most comfortable in.

What we cover

35 minutes of teaching. 10 of questions.

Testing in 2026: test blind at UC, test required at most Ivies, and a plan that works for both.
The UC GPA window: which grades count, how the honors cap works, and the reporting mistakes that cost students.
Personal Insight Questions vs the Common App essay: two different jobs.
AI and essays: what colleges allow, and what they treat as fraud.

Schedule

Next sessions

Our first session will be in Mandarin, with Cantonese, Korean and English sessions to follow. We hold seminars at community venues, and we never sell at the seminar itself: no enrollments, signatures or payments are taken there. Dates and venues are announced here and by email first.