College admissions guidance for families who think ahead

The right admissions expert for your child—matched and verified.

Start with a free 5-minute onboarding to build your child's admissions plan. Then meet an expert selected for their goals, working style, and application timeline.

Build My Free Plan

No credit card. Free plan in about 5 minutes · no contact details needed.

Full engagement $4,900–12,000 · free to start

Matched to your child

Verified admissions experts

Every submission expert-reviewed

Expert matching

One student. The right expert.

Your child is matched based on their goals, grade, application timeline, target colleges, support needs, and preferred working style. You meet the expert before beginning the full engagement.

1
Tell us about your child.
A free 5-minute onboarding captures goals, grade, timeline, target colleges, and how your child likes to work.
2
Review your recommended expert match.
We share the expert we believe fits, along with their background, specializations, and how they work with families.
3
Meet the expert and decide whether the fit feels right.
You speak with them first. Only then do you decide whether to begin the full engagement.

If the match does not feel right, you can request a rematch.

Build My Free Plan

No credit card. Free plan in about 5 minutes · no contact details needed.

Our experts

Experienced counselors, verified before they meet you.

Your child works with one accountable person. Here is what we confirm before an expert is matched to a family.

Ivan Shamaev

Lead Consultant

12+ years in education · admissions strategy

PhD in Economics with 12+ years of experience in education. A former financier turned educator, Ivan helps students unlock their potential through transformative educational guidance.

Experience: The Bloomwards — Lead Consultant · Finance, prior career
Specializations: Admissions strategy, Career and study-path guidance
Credentials: PhD in Economics

Best fit for

Families who want a long-term, analytical plan connecting study choices to career direction.

Masha Markus

Lead Consultant

20+ years in education · certified admission consultant

Certified College Admission Consultant with 20+ years of experience guiding students to top universities worldwide. Expert in personalized coaching and strategic admissions planning.

Experience: The Bloomwards — Lead Consultant
Specializations: Personalized coaching, Strategic admissions planning
Credentials: Certified College Admission Consultant

Best fit for

Families who want hands-on, personal coaching through the full application cycle.

You meet your matched expert before the full engagement begins.

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How it works

Five phases, one accountable expert.

The same person guides your child from the first conversation to the final submission.

Phase 01

Onboarding

A free 5-minute intake captures your child's goals, grade, timeline, and target colleges — the basis for their expert match and their plan.

Phase 02

Profile assessment

Your expert reviews your child's academic record, activities, and positioning, using AI-organized research to move faster without cutting corners.

Phase 03

School list & strategy

A balanced list across reach, target, and likely schools. Every list decision is your expert's judgment call, not an algorithm's output.

Phase 04

Essays & applications

Your child drafts in their own voice. AI supports structure and self-editing; your expert gives the substantive feedback and the final polish.

Phase 05

Interviews & final review

Interview practice on demand, then a human expert reviews and signs off on every application before it is submitted.

How the work is divided

Human expertise, supported by AI.

Your expert owns the judgment calls. Technology gives them speed, organization, and visibility — so more of their time goes to your child.

Your expert is responsible for

Strategic decisions
Student positioning
School-list judgment
Essay feedback and final review
Application-quality control
Parent communication

AI supports with

Profile organization
Research assistance
Deadline tracking
Draft analysis
Interview practice
Progress visibility

AI accelerates the work; humans guard the quality.

Final strategic decisions are always expert-reviewed.

An expert signs off on every submission.

Start here before a full package

Expert Strategy Session & 12-Month Admissions Plan

A single paid step for families who want expert judgment now, without committing to a full engagement. You work directly with a verified admissions expert and leave with a written plan — yours to keep either way.

A one-to-one working session with a verified admissions expert
A written 12-month admissions plan your family keeps
A first-pass school list shaped around your child's goals and timeline
Clear next actions for grades, testing, activities, and essays

The fee is confirmed with you before anything is booked — there is nothing to pay to speak with us first.

The fastest way to get expert judgment on your child's plan. The written plan is yours to keep either way.

Parent experience

You stay informed. Your child stays in charge.

A dashboard you can actually read

Deadlines, current stage, and what your child is working on this week — in one place.

Clear timelines

Every application milestone is scheduled, so nothing arrives as a surprise in senior year.

A direct line to your expert

Parent updates come from the person doing the work, not from a support queue.

Visibility without hovering

You see progress and quality checks while your child keeps ownership of their application.

What we can prove

No guarantees. Verifiable standards.

Admissions outcomes are never promised by anyone credible. What we commit to is the quality of the person guiding your child and the controls around their work.

Real expert credentials

Every expert's admissions and counseling background is documented before they meet a family.

A verification process, not a directory

Experts are interviewed and reference-checked. We do not list anyone we have not vetted.

Human review controls

Strategic decisions are expert-reviewed and an expert signs off on every submission.

Transparent deliverables

Each plan states exactly what is included — meetings, reviews, and outputs.

Parent visibility

Deadlines, progress, and quality checks are visible to parents throughout.

Matching and rematching

You meet your expert first, and you can request a rematch if the fit is not right.

Common questions

Honest answers, no fine print.

A verified admissions expert, matched to your child's goals, grade, timeline, and working style. You meet them before the full engagement begins.

No. AI helps with brainstorming, structure, and self-editing. The voice stays your child's, and their expert gives the substantive feedback and final review.

You can request a rematch. You meet the recommended expert first, so you decide before committing.

Yes. Part 1 takes about 5 minutes, asks for no contact details, requires no credit card, and there is no commitment afterwards.

Yes. We support selective universities worldwide — the U.S., UK, Canada, Europe, and Asia — and build the mix that fits your child's plan.

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A free 30-minute fit call, after your plan.

Once your child's free plan is ready, we talk it through with you — no obligation.

— Understand your family's needs
— Confirm whether Bloomwards is a suitable fit
— Explain the expert-matching process

Start here

Build your child's plan, then meet their expert.

Ten minutes now gives you a written admissions plan and an expert match selected for your child's goals and timeline.

Build My Free PlanNo credit card. Free plan in about 5 minutes · no contact details needed.