Sample diagnostic
First read for Maya
Maya is a sample profile, shown to illustrate what a first read looks like. Your child's read is built only from the profile you enter.
Maya looks like a strong applicant. The one thing missing is the thing that decides it.
A clear goal with nothing yet to back it up. It is the most fixable problem on this profile, but only if she starts now.
Strongest reason a school could say yes
A genuine, stated direction in architecture paired with a real 3.9 and a steady extracurricular life. Admissions reads that as a focused, capable student, as long as the direction is backed by something they can actually see.
The biggest gap right now
Maya says architecture, but there is not one piece of design work anywhere in her profile: no portfolio, no model, no studio. The distance between what she wants and what she has shown is the real story, and as an 11th grader she has about 18 months before it sets.
What most families miss here
- ·A stated major with no evidence behind it can read as weaker than no stated major at all. Admissions notices the gap.
- ·A recreational sport is a fine character note, but at a level that is not recruited it is not a hook, and families often plan around it as if it were.
Profile snapshot
Grade 11, graduating 2027, aiming for highly selective schools. Strong grades, one clear stated interest, and an active schedule.
Academic read
3.9 unweighted on a rising trend, with 5 advanced courses. Academically inside the range for her targets, so academics are not the problem to solve.
Where the time goes
Most hours go to a varsity-level sport. Real commitment and discipline, but at her level it does not move an admissions decision on its own.
You have seen the read. The plan turns it into the moves that matter.
Maya's strongest path, the exact next moves, what to skip, and the timing, built for her profile and unlocked with a plan.
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