Admissions Consulting Services

The Ivy Dean provides students with step-by-step application assistance from former Ivy League admissions officers. Our students work directly with Drusilla Blackman, the former Dean of Admissions at Harvard University and Columbia University, and Christian Rabin, a professional writer and an admissions consultant with over five years of consulting experience. Together, they apply more than 45 years of Ivy League experience to help students across the United States and internationally get accepted to the nation’s top colleges.

We invite you to visit one of the following pages to learn more about our services, depending on where you plan to apply to college:

Ivy League Consulting

Learn more about how we help students apply to colleges in the Ivy League.

College Admissions Consulting

Learn more about how we help students apply to top colleges across the country.

Testimonials

On paper, I am by no means a perfect student. However, thanks to my Application Positioning, I was able to maximize the strengths that I bring to a college to compensate for other factors. Thanks to The Ivy Dean Team, I will be attending Princeton University, my dream school, in the fall.

Douglas R. – Princeton University

Dee provided excellent advice and guidance throughout the application process. Her overall expertise in admissions, professionalism and warmth made the experience a great one. I was thrilled that I was accepted to several of the most selective colleges in the country and will be attending Stanford in the fall.”

Laurel P. – Stanford University

It's my pleasure to inform you that I've been admitted to my first choice college: the University of Southern California. My dream is becoming reality! I am thrilled to get the chance to belong to the USC and to start a new adventure there. It is also thanks to your great help that I've been accepted, I'm very grateful! Thank you so much for everything.

Sonia G. – From Switzerland

Our son and daughter wanted to go to colleges in the same city but they had different interests and different strengths. She matched them each with their ideal college, one Columbia University and the other NYU, and worked to get them admitted. We couldn't have been more pleased.

Niki and Roger S.

I was a serious student but also wanted a university where I could continue competitive cycling. There weren't many schools that met my needs and fit my personality. From her experience, she was able to hone right in on what became my first choice school. I graduated last year and the entire college experience was awesome.

Colin J.

My parents and I didn't know how helpful it could be to have someone who understood things from the inside working with us. Ms. Blackman was able to identify just what would make me the most attractive candidate to colleges.

Bob M. – Harvard University