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Work 1-on-1 with a coach to gain a meaningful edge on the most competitive undergraduate university applications.

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“The best application help money can buy.”

75-100% Admissions Success Rates For Over 14 Years With The Best Colleges in California.

  • Average Admission: 5%
  • Youthfully Admission: 75%
  • Youthfully Advantage: 15x

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  • Average Admission: 12%
  • Youthfully Admission: 86%
  • Youthfully Advantage: 7x

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  • Average Admission: 9%
  • Youthfully Admission: 83%
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  • Average Admission: 9%
  • Youthfully Admission: 81%
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  • Average Admission: 13%
  • Youthfully Admission: 100%
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Estimates derived from a partial reporting rate

  • Average Admission: 9%
  • Youthfully Admission: 85%
  • Youthfully Advantage:9x

Estimates derived from a partial reporting rate

So What’s Our Secret?

Coaching, Not Consulting

Enhancing your admissions odds isn’t about quick fixes or shallow strategies. It’s about turning students into irresistible candidates—exactly what coaching does.

Relatable, Relevant Role Models

Helping students succeed hinges on a strong connection. That’s why our coaches are not only leading professionals in their fields and alumni of top programs, but also from a diverse range of personal backgrounds.

Unwavering Focus on Quality

At the heart of our approach is a relentless dedication to quality, offering a Five-Star experience with a personal touch, so families receive the best support during a pivotal period.

Enroll In 1:1 Admissions Coaching

Limited spots available—apply today.
Get Organized & Clear

You need a plan and a roadmap to manage priorities, prerequisites, supplemental requirements, and deadlines.

Build a Cohesive Strategy

Develop an authentic and cohesive candidate profile that encapsulates who you are and differentiates you.

Craft the Strongest Essays

In-depth essay coaching to transform experiences into compelling narratives and meet unique admissions criteria.

Master the Interview

Hands-down, the most comprehensive preparation to confidently tackle any interview question.

How It Works

The most efficient path to the most offers.

Initial Intake

Schedule a free intake call with our Enrollment Team to shape your goals and pave your path to success.

Tailored Onboarding

Match with your ideal coach, book your first session, and share a few key details to kick-start your journey.

Live Coaching

Custom-scheduled coaching sessions on application strategy, essays, interview prep and more.

Valuable Extras

Speedy essay edits, reference letter templates, and more.

Let the Offers Roll In

Submit those applications and receive coaching to evaluate offers and make the best choice for you.

Student Stories

Prabhgun

Prabhgun’s coach helped him streamline his extracurriculars, improve his skills, and achieve audacious goals. He built a purposeful portfolio that showcased his passion for coding, fitness, and data/analytics. Because of the work he did with his coach, he was admitted into Waterloo Engineering, received a prestigious scholarship, and landed two competitive co-ops.

100% Admission • $10K in Scholarships

Mara

Mara’s coach helped her streamline her extracurriculars, cultivate a clear sense of self, and identify clear goals she later attained, such as self-publishing a children’s book that educated young Tanzanians on basic medical health and receiving admission to medical school.

90% Admission • QuARMS Finalist

Stephanie

Youth Coaching helped Stephanie discover her purpose and develop the skills (and confidence) necessary to reach big goals aligned with that purpose—like being a finalist for the Loran Award and TD Scholarship for Community Leaders, launching a successful non-profit, getting into Queen’s Commerce, and obtaining a prestigious internship after first-year.

100% Admission • Loran & TD Scholar Finalist

Dev

Dev enlisted the help of a Youthfully coach to improve key skills for his university applications and future career in finance, leading to multiple scholarship offers from top business programs in the UK and Canada. He ultimately accepted a generous offer from McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, which included around $40,000 in Major Entrance Scholarships and 30 transfer credits.

100% Admission • $40,000 in Scholarships

Youthfully Has, By Far, the Greatest Impact On Your Admissions Chances

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The Youthfully Advantage

As the pioneer and global leader of holistic youth coaching, we provide the world’s most comprehensive platform for admissions achievement and student growth.

Discover your edge with our proven 1:1 coaching approach.

Moving the needle on admissions chances isn’t about polishing essays with key terms or chasing elusive ‘admissions secrets’ (spoiler: we’ve got them all). It’s about turning students into well-rounded leaders no university could say “no” to.

That’s where our personalized coaching approach shines—taking you beyond the surface to unearth you individuality, and step-change the key skills they’re evaluating you on: self-awareness, storytelling, interviewing, and more.

Get coached from folks who have been there, done that.

We hire 1% of coaches—all graduates of your dream programs, now excelling in your desired fields—bringing you industry insights that not just shape your application, but your future.

Every coach offers a unique formula you can’t access anywhere else: the latest knowledge of ever-changing admissions processes and a proven track record of both achieving what you aspire to and coaching others to success.

Our diversity of coaches caters to students’ specific preferences, be that’s gender, background, industry, or more.

The most comprehensive admissions support.

With over a decade of experience, we’ve perfected the most comprehensive university admissions coaching program on the planet with a wealth of value-added extras beyond 1:1 coaching.

Soon access powerful tools like our Essay Builder and Interview Simulator, get your application reviewed by former Admissions Directors, and gain key insights at our private virtual events.

Your dedicated Success Manager facilitates a seamless coaching experience and our customized platform informs you of relevant deadlines, extracurricular opportunities, and scholarships.

We Literally Wrote The Book

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Set Yourself Up for Admissions Success.

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Teresa

Parent

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“McKenzie is an excellent coach for university application essays. She made a lot of effort in guiding my essay writing process, so I was able to highlight my strengths and make myself a more attractive candidate to universities.

She also used her expertise to provide me with many useful personalized feedbacks, which increased my confidence and chances of getting into my dream program.”

Elle

Student

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“As a high-level athlete, I didn’t have the time to navigate the complex college admissions process alone. And the other service I had used prior to Youthfully didn’t have the comprehensiveness I needed.

My dream school was Stanford, and to get in, we needed a holistic strategy: reference letters, essays, extracurricular profile, internships, athletic scholarship guidance, and more.

This approach paid off as it led to an offer and I am grateful for Youthfully, who I still use for career coaching, for helping me reach my potential.”

Sidney

Student

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“I started Youthfully after already finishing my application essays, and so I was just expecting some coaching on my interview skills.

However, Jess was able to noticeably improve the quality of my essays. I can confidently say that compared to before, I do have a much higher chance of getting into my desired university. Not only that, I received great coaching on how to succeed in interviews, and how to stand out among the rest.

In general, being able to talk to someone much more experienced like Jess and ask for advice and guidance did so much to help ease my mind about this process, and I highly recommend it!”

Yiting

Student

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“My experience with [Youthfully] has been extremely positive. Alex was extremely helpful not only with the actual application process itself, but also with providing support and advice from start to end. I cannot be happier with my decision to have completed my journey here!”

Payal

Student

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“Alana put me on track and helped me formulate a well-structured and articulated essays tailored to the University in which I’m applying; I couldn’t have done it without her.”

Hayden

Student

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Corina

Parent

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“Simran was very helpful and provided lots of great insight to help me craft my personal profile.

She offered me great support in this very stressful time of university applications. I am satisfied with my classes with Simran and Youthfully’s customer service.”

Raya

Student

Everything You Need To Get In

  • Comprehensive, 1:1 coaching on your entire application.
  • An Essay Builder to help craft school-specific essays (mid-’24).
  • An Interview Simulator to offer on-demand practice & instant feedback (mid-’24).
  • Submit your app for a private Trial Run by former Admissions Directors (late-24).

The Trust You Need To Dive In

Our commitment to quality is reflected in our exceptional customer satisfaction metrics, including our 99% session satisfaction score and an average coach rating of 4.9/5.

  • Money-back Guarantee

    If we can’t find a coach you love after your introductory session, we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

  • Commitment to Satisfaction

    If you’re unsatisfied with any coaching session, we’re notified and will step in to make it right.

  • Flexibility for Success

    Should circumstances change or unexpected events arise, we provide flexible options to accommodate your needs.

Common Questions

Yes. You are working 1-on-1 with your coach, 100% of the time.

There are no group classes or divided attention. You have exclusive access to a world-class youth coach, ready to go the extra mile.

We’ve got you covered at every step of the admissions journey with the most comprehensive offering, including:

  • Creating a clear plan and roadmap to manage priorities, prerequisites, supplemental requirements, and deadlines.
  • Developing an authentic candidate profile that sets you apart and adapts to each university’s evaluation criteria.
  • In-depth essay coaching covering essay question selection, brainstorming, outlining, edits, revisions, and polishing.
  • Video interview preparation and mock practice.
  • Guidance on reference letters, portfolios, personality assessments, and other supplemental requirements.
  • Access to powerful tools like our Essay Builder and Interview Simulator.
  • Submit your application for private feedback from former Admissions Directors.
  • Monthly virtual workshops on relevant topics.
  • Personalized matches to scholarships and extracurricular opportunities.

We offer different options so you can work on as many applications as you need. All of our coaches are experts in many of the most competitive programs, which means they can help you apply to various programs at the same time.

In rare cases where your coach doesn’t have experience in specific applications, you also have the option to add a second coach.

Please apply and our team will go over all the options during our intake interview so you can choose the best program option for you.

Over 12+ years, we’ve had 1,000+ students get admitted into the world’s top undergraduate university programs with a 70-90%+ success rate.

This includes the top California schools, including Stanford, USC, Cal Tech, Berkeley, UCLA, and more. Outside of California, this includes Ivy League schools (Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University), Johns Hopkins University, and more.

We also help students with Canadian and UK-based programs, including Waterloo, U of T, UBC, Cambridge University, Imperial College London, Oxford University, University College London, University of St. Andrews, and more.

Coaching sessions are done virtually and 1:1 at times that are convenient to you. You will book calls with your coach via the Youthfully coaching platform.

You and your coach will choose how often the sessions take place, which depends on your needs, goals, schedule, etc., as well as the program you’re working on.

Flexibility is a priority. Some students have calls in evenings, weekends, or even mid-weekday during a spare or in summer months.

Yes. Since this is a 1:1 program, it’s tailored to your schedule. Whether you’re only free on Saturdays or you’re going to camp this summer, you and your coach will craft a plan and schedule that works around your commitments.

You can decide when you want to start the program, for how long it goes, and when you meet with your coach. We’ll always work with you to make the program fit into your schedule.

Simply book an intake call.

Please note: we have limited spots in each program and students are admitted in the order in which applications are received.

We only accept a portion of applicants who demonstrate coachability and potential.

We’ve been in your shoes…

Are you feeling overwhelmed and anxious about applying to competitive university programs? You’re not alone.

I know from personal experience that it can be an incredibly daunting and challenging process. Even with my dad’s help as a guidance counselor, I struggled to navigate supplementary applications, and the little advice I was able to obtain from others was either surface-level or unclear.

Today, the application process is more rigorous than ever, and students often don’t realize they need help until it’s too late. They submit generic responses, overload their essays, and struggle during interviews.

That’s why Youthfully exists. We provide you with the tailored guidance, soft skills development, and support you need to succeed.

Don’t let fear and uncertainty hold you back. A coach will help you take control of your future and achieve your admissions goals and beyond.

Co-founder & CEO

Youthfully

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