Shashi Karve
College admissions consultant helping students plan for college and graduate school
| Hourly rate range | $70 to $130 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students |
| Also coaches | Career coach |
| Practice | Ivy Ambitions |
Shashi Karve runs Ivy Ambitions, a practice that helps students get into college and graduate programs. The work covers college search, essays, financial aid and full one-on-one education coaching. Shashi also guides pre-med students. This year 100% of Shashi's pre-med students were accepted into medical schools. Shashi's students now attend schools such as Harvard, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Brown and Notre Dame.
What Shashi helps with
Ivy Ambitions helps students plan the path to college, vocational school or graduate programs. The work starts with strengths and interests and ends with applications.
- Finding strengths and interests through tools, questionnaires or conversation
- Exploring careers that fit a student's strengths
- Planning four years of high school courses
- Searching for colleges or vocational schools
- Finding financial aid and scholarships
- Applying for financial aid and scholarships
- Completing college or vocational school applications
- Writing college essays
Who Shashi works with
Ivy Ambitions works with students at many stages, from high school course planning to college and graduate applications. Some families sign up for full one-on-one coaching in all parts of school. Others come for a single need, such as college search, essays or financial aid. Pre-med students are also part of the client group.
How Shashi works
Ivy Ambitions follows a nine-step path. It starts with an assessment of the student's strengths and interests. This uses online tools, questionnaires or a long one-on-one chat. Next come career exploration, post-secondary education exploration and four-year high school course planning. Then the student builds a career and education plan. The last steps are the college or vocational school search, the financial aid and scholarship search, and help with both sets of applications.
Background and qualifications
- Runs Ivy Ambitions, a college admissions practice
- Helps students with college and graduate program admissions
- Coaches pre-med students into medical school
- 100% of pre-med students accepted into medical schools in the most recent year
- Students attend Harvard, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Brown and Notre Dame
Shashi Karve pricing
Programs and services
- Prep-academy style one-on-one coaching
- College search help
- College essay help
- Financial aid and scholarship help
- Four-year high school course planning
- Pre-med admissions coaching
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The CoachVouch take
Ivy Ambitions reports 100% of its pre-med students were accepted into medical schools this year.
Best for students who want one plan that covers course choices, college search, essays and financial aid.
Common questions
How much does Shashi Karve charge?
Coaching with Shashi runs $70 to $130 an hour. Message Shashi from this page for an exact quote.
What does Shashi Karve help with?
Shashi Karve helps with finding strengths and interests through tools, questionnaires or conversation, exploring careers that fit a student's strengths, planning four years of high school courses and searching for colleges or vocational schools.
Does Ivy Ambitions work with pre-med students?
Yes. Ivy Ambitions coaches pre-med students, and 100% of them were accepted into medical schools this year.
How do I contact Shashi Karve?
Send Shashi a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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