Afraid of Making a Critical College Admissions Mistake?

Your Child is 8X More Likely to Stand Out, Even Against Perfect GPA Applicants…

If, after your first strategy session as a client, you aren’t 100% confident that we can help your child stand out and give them the best possible shot at their dream school, you risk nothing.

Ranked #1 in Education on USA Today
Student and Parent Experience, College Preparatory Program, Best Curriculum, and Inc 5000 awards

Who is

Who is Zenith Prep Academy?

Zenith has been ranked numerous times as
the #1 College Consulting & Education
Company in America

Ranked #1 in Education on USA Today
Ranked #1 College Consulting Company on Inc. 5000 list for 2024
Ranked #1 Nationwide College Consulting Company
Ranked #1 College Consulting Company on Inc. 5000 list for 2023
Ranked #1 College Consulting Company on Inc. 5000 list for 2022

Thousands of happy families have put us on the Inc. 5000 list of
fastest growing companies in America 4 years IN A ROW

9th fastest-growing

private company in Education
(2022)

Inc. 5000 — America's fastest-growing private companies

15th fastest-growing

private company in Education
(2023)

Zenith Prep Academy's company profile on the Inc. 5000 list
Inc. 5000 rankings: No. 15 in Education, No. 34 in Newark CA, No. 113 in California, No. 774 fastest-growing private companies in America

Interviews

Featured on USA Today, Forbes, Bloomberg, Nasdaq, Apple News

Here we are in Times Square in New York City being interviewed and aired on Nasdaq and Bloomberg TV!

Nasdaq Bloomberg Television

Sharing our knowledge to millions of people across the United States on what universities are looking for in their applicants today!

Zenith Prep Academy being interviewed at the USA Today office in Los Angeles

And here’s us over in Los Angeles at the USA Today office sharing our expertise in college admissions.

In the news: Zenith Prep Academy featured in Forbes and Apple News

Our Proven Track Record

In a recent admissions cycle, Zenith Prep Academy had:

  • 500% higher acceptance into Ivy League and Top 15 Universities (including Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Caltech, MIT, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Duke, and more)
  • 8x higher acceptance into Top 25 Universities compared to the national average
  • 90%+ accepted into a Top 50 University
  • 98%+ accepted into a Top 100 University

17+

years in
the business

Thousands

of students have
worked with us

40+

states we have
students in

Zenith students have been accepted and attend the following universities:

Universities Zenith students attend, including NYU, University of Illinois, USC, Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, UC Davis and Stanford
A Zenith Prep Academy student working at a laptop
A parent and student reviewing work together at home
A student studying outdoors on campus
A university campus building

The strongest guarantee
in college admissions.

Rated 5 out of 5 5/5

Two guarantees. One goal—admission with zero financial risk.

Super Guarantee (Performance):
Choose Top 25 + Ivy League, Top 50, or Top 100. If your child isn’t admitted at the tier we agree on, we refund 100% of your tuition.

Standard Multi-Year Guarantee (Satisfaction):
Prefer our complete method without the performance clause? If you’re not satisfied any time up to submission, we refund 100% of what you’ve paid.

A graduate walking with their parents on campus after commencement

That way, your family can see the full benefits of our college counseling program and how the guidance, mentorship, strategies, and more will all come together during the college application process without any stress or worries.

So that worst case, you get all the work that we’ve done for years and years for FREE.

And best case, your child gets into the college of their dreams and is a win-win situation for you, your child, and us.

Currently, we only have bandwidth to accept 2,000 new students each year for the entire U.S.
and have thousands who reach out every year. Therefore, it truly allows us to only take on cases:

  • We KNOW we can help and add value to getting into a better university.
  • SIMILAR to cases that we’ve already successfully helped get into top universities before.

Additionally, prior to anyone becoming a client, our admissions counselors spend 3-5 hours getting to know you and your family for FREE.

That way, we have a deep understanding of your child’s profile, interests, strengths inside/outside of the classroom, target universities, and the go–forward strategy to ensure your child’s case is one that we’ve successfully worked with before to get into a top university. That’s why it doesn’t hurt to book a FREE consultation today (if availability remains) as we can give you a straight answer pretty fast once we hear your situation.

Can THOUSANDS of Parents Be wrong?

Hear What Parents Just like YOU Think About us

We Focus on the
Needs of Students Looking
to Attend Top Colleges

We understand that there are few resources available for parents of 6th – 12th graders who are looking to get into the best universities possible – especially for children who are high-academic achieving or those whose true strengths are not found on their report cards. The reason is because most college consulting programs are designed for the general public and with mass appeal in mind.

However, both these students and situations require a very specific strategy and solution to ensure they are accepted into the universities they worked hard for and deserve.

For 17+ Years

We’ve specialized in working with 2 types of cases

Case 1: High Academic Achievers

Attributes

  • A’s in their Honors and AP classes
  • Top SAT/ACT scores
  • Science Bowl, Math Olympiad, Spelling Bee
  • Plays piano, violin, clarinet, etc.
  • Active in clubs, sports, etc.

Problem

  • Top GPAs/SATs ≠ Accepted to Ivy League Universities
  • Their strong academics tell universities, “I can handle the competition, rigor, and course load of school”
  • But they don’t give universities a reason to accept them over the thousands of other students with excellent grades and test scores
Get into an Ivy League or Top 25 University

Case 2: GPA / SAT Doesn’t Highlight True Potential

Attributes

  • Mostly A’s and B’s
  • Also taking Honors and AP classes
  • SAT/ACT scores are good, but not great
  • Generally study/work hard for their grades and are motivated to get into a good college

Problem

  • GPA/SAT does not highlight true potential
  • They have other strengths that cannot be found in their GPAs/SAT scores
  • They are smart & motivated, but need a way to show universities they can be successful beyond GPA/SAT
Get into a 1 or 2 tier better university

Our philosophy is that:
We would rather be world-class experts in these cases, rather than be mass market and templated. Our value to families is having knowledge (not found anywhere else due to the 100,000+ hours we have collectively dedicated to these cases) of the most current and effective strategies of what universities are looking for in these students.

The Most Powerful,

Yet Easiest Advantage You Can Give Your Child

Why Start NOW? Is it too early?

The most common question that parents always ask us is,
“What is the biggest advantage I can give my child to get into a good college?”

The answer always is:

“More time. It’s choosing when your child starts."

A student working at a laptop

This is undoubtedly the most powerful advantage a parent can give a child in getting them into the college they deserve.

More time is the difference between a student that gets into Stanford versus UC Berkeley. It is the difference between getting into a Top 25 university versus a Top 50 university.

And here’s the reason why.

Because just like most things in life, the more time a child has, the more head start they have in life. It’s just a simple fact of life.

Just like playing basketball, violin, programming, or anything else, a child with 4 years of time will have a significant advantage and opportunities over the child that has only 2 years to achieve the same goal.

And getting into a good college is no different.

Because there are many things you can’t control for your child such as:

  • Bad teachers that don’t teach
  • Teachers that grade unfairly
  • Your demographic information
  • Or even which admission officers read their applications.

But the one thing you can control is…

How much time they have left between now and when they apply to college in the 12th grade.

Why time is the most powerful, yet easiest advantage
11th grader

Time available to build a
college profile before 12th grade

7th grader

Time available to build a
college profile before 12th grade

20 hours a week during the summer

20 hours a week during the summer

5 hours a week during the school year

5 hours a week during the school year

440 hours

Total time available
to build a strong profile

2,200 hours

Total time available
to build a strong profile

By JUST purely starting YOUNGER and NOTHING ELSE, this already gives your child AT LEAST a 5x advantage over other students when they fill out the SAME application in the 12th grade!

Imagine the difference in STRENGTH and how much a college application TRULY STANDS OUT when a child has been working towards this goal with the right expert guidance 5x longer than another applicant.

So, when a parent is able to give their child more time as an edge, which means more proper planning and structuring as early as possible, it is actually a HUGE competitive advantage and results in way less stress for both the child and a parent.

And in our 17+ years of doing this, we STILL haven’t heard a parent, out of the thousands of parents we’ve worked with, say “I wish I started later.”

Every parent by the time 12th grade comes around says, “I really wish I started earlier.”

The reason is because the hours required to develop a strong winning profile didn’t just magically go away just because you started later.

Everything that is required for a strong and competitive profile is just now compressed into LESS time until the college application deadline.

A parent helping two children with schoolwork at a table

Said differently, the choices that parents of 6th–11th graders make today have devastating ripple effects and consequences on their 12th grade college application.

So, if you’re reading this right now, then congratulations on taking the first and most important step to give your child the most powerful advantage a parent can give, which is more time and more opportunities in their life.

So, what’s stopping you from giving
your child what they need today?

Book a FREE personalized consultation today

IMPORTANT FAQ NOTICE BEFORE BOOKING

Before scheduling, you understand and agree to the following:

  1. These free consultations are NOT guaranteed to be available throughout the year (unfortunately, we cannot accommodate exceptions).
  2. Availabilities are based on Admissions Counselors’ availability and bandwidth.
  3. Due to the popularity of these free consultations, there is often a waitlist/1-3 week wait time before speaking to one of our Admissions Counselors. Therefore, all consultations are on a first come, first serve basis (thank you for your understanding).
  4. Additionally, due to high demand and limited availability of our College Consulting Program, we only have availability for 2,000 new U.S. based students.
  5. Once all spots are filled in our College Consulting Program, we will re-open enrollment in the following academic year.

Please be aware that these consultations are NOT sales meetings

Speak to our Admissions Counseling
Department who have a combined 100+ years of
experience and careers within the education field

Kelly Conniff, Director of Admissions, Director of FSS at Zenith Prep Academy
Kelly ConniffDirector of Admissions, Director of FSS
Lauren Long, Lead Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Lauren LongLead Admissions Counselor
Marina Rodriguez, Senior Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Marina RodriguezSenior Admissions Counselor
Bailey Jeffko, Senior Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Bailey JeffkoSenior Admissions Counselor
Stacy Lee, Senior Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Stacy LeeSenior Admissions Counselor
Bethany Penalva, Senior Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Bethany PeñalvaSenior Admissions Counselor
Dugan Walker, Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Dugan WalkerAdmissions Counselor
Dana Stewart, Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Dana StewartAdmissions Counselor
Nicholas Katz, Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Nicholas KatzAdmissions Counselor
Rachel Brown, Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Rachel BrownAdmissions Counselor
Stuart Goodwin, Admissions Counselor at Zenith Prep Academy
Stuart GoodwinAdmissions Counselor

Our Admissions Counseling team members are NOT paid on commission,
so you can feel comfortable knowing that when you’re meeting with us, our main objective is to provide you with unbiased, fact–based answers and a proper roadmap for your child. Hence why these meetings are so popular.

During your personalized consultation, we will discuss:

  • Your child and where they are today
  • What your family’s college admissions goals are
  • What are the best strategies and proper roadmap for your specific child and situation
  • Identify if your child’s situation and goal matches our experience in the College Consulting Program
  • Determine if we can help your child get into an Ivy League / Top 25 university OR at least a tier or 2 better university
    • If yes, then provide you an additional FREE 1–hour College Planning and Audit session to create a deeper step–by–step roadmap with your entire family
    • If not, then we’ll give our best efforts to recommend programs we believe will benefit your child
  • Answer questions you may have about your child and/or college admissions
A parent and child reviewing college plans together at a laptop

Our goal is that you leave the consultation no longer confused or stressed about what is the best or right way to help your child.

And you can feel confident knowing that you’re giving your child the best chance at success and getting into a top university.