— Strategic Admissions Planning
College admissions isn't about luck.
It's about strategy.
In one complimentary session, we'll evaluate your student's profile, identify strengths and gaps, and outline practical next steps.
Ivy League Admissions Specialists
IECA Member
MACAC Member
Certified Wow Essay Coach
Works With Students All Over The Country
YOUR STRATEGY STARTS HERE
What happens during a Collegiate
Plans Profile Assessment?
We understand the student.
Academic performance, interests, strengths, and long-term goals.
We evaluate opportunities.
Academic planning, extracurriculars, and areas that can still be strengthened.
We build a strategic college plan.
Extracurricular options and a plan that can help build your student's profile
We explore funding opportunities.
Merit aid, scholarships, and financial planning considerations.
You leave with a plan.
Clear next steps, whether you work with us or not.
Every great outcome begins with a strategy.
Schedule your complimentary Profile Assessment. 30 minutes, no obligation.
What We Offer
Programs designed
for admission to elite universities.
Comprehensive packages combining essay coaching, mentoring, college list creation, and financial-aid strategy.
Essay Packages
Comprehensive
Personal statements and supplemental essays that tell your story with authenticity, unlimited revisions, senior strategist support.
Personal statement development
Supplemental essays for every school
Unlimited revisions
1:1 brainstorming sessions
College list creation included
Custom Mentoring
By application
Year-round one-on-one mentoring with experienced admissions strategists who know what elite universities look for.
Course & extracurricular planning
Research, awards & summer programs
Interview preparation
Application strategy & review
Direct strategist access
Early Start (8th–10th)
Multi-year
Build the academic profile, narrative, and financial strategy that pay off years later, best implemented by 10th grade.
Research & paper publishing runway
Individualized stand-out projects
Financial strategy for high-income families
Trajectory toward national awards
Competitive internship pipeline
Personalized Mentoring
Strategic guidance on major selection & expert assistance with applications.
Our essay packages are comprehensive and designed to support you at every step of the college application process. Beyond essay guidance, we offer college list creation, financial-aid advice, and appeal assistance, all tailored 1:1.
Strategies for high-income families
Access grants you'd normally not qualify for.
Scholarship series
Months of monitored support for outside scholarship applications.
Merit scholarships
Strategic college lists targeting merit aid that lowers cost.
Appeal assistance
Negotiate aid packages and reconsideration when it matters.
Our Process
Four steps to admission.
01
Discovery
Deep-dive assessment of academic profile, interests, and ambitions.
02
Strategy
Custom roadmap: course selection, extracurriculars, and timeline.
03
Craft
Essays, applications, and portfolios polished to perfection.
04
Launch
Submission, interview prep, and final advocacy to admissions.
Our Promise
"Never pay full price
for college."
Our strategies have helped families across every income bracket overcome the hurdle of rising college costs, securing over $12 million in grants and scholarships.
01 — High-Income Families
Strategies for high-income households
Our strategies have helped families across every income bracket overcome the hurdle of rising college costs, securing over $12 million in grants and scholarships.
02 — Scholarship Series
Outside scholarship support
A few months of guided support applying to outside scholarships, putting families on a monitored path they can continue building on their own.
03 — Merit Scholarships
A college list built to target merit aid
We build a strategic college list designed to maximize merit scholarship potential and bring overall college costs down.
"The earlier we begin, the more your package pays for itself."
About
Geeta Kaimal, Founder
Geeta Kaimal is an Independent Educational Consultant with over fifteen years of experience guiding students and families through the complexities of elite college admissions. Based in Medina, Minnesota, she built Collegiate Plans on a simple belief: every student deserves a strategic, personalized path to higher education.
Under her leadership, Collegiate Plans has helped more than 420 students secure admission to Ivy League and peer institutions, with a 98% first-choice acceptance rate.
From her past experiences with toptier college acceptances, she is aware of what it takes to get into a top college. Geeta is a certified Wow Essay Coach and is an active member of professional organizations such as the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) and the Minnesota Association of College Consultants (MACAC).
"Nobody should pay full price for college."
Matriculation
Universities Our Students Attend
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
MIT
Columbia
Oxford
Cambridge
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
When should we start working with Collegiate Plans?
Ideally 8th or 9th grade. Starting early gives us the runway to build research, awards, and a standout profile. We also work with seniors needing strategic essay and application support.
Do you guarantee admission to a specific university?
No reputable consultant can. What we guarantee is a rigorous, personalized strategy and our full commitment. Our 98% first-choice acceptance rate speaks to the process.
How does the financial strategy actually work?
We help families — including higher-income households — structure their financial profile to maximize aid eligibility. Clients have collectively secured over $12M in grants and scholarships.
What's included in your essay packages?
Personal statement development, supplemental essays for each school, unlimited revisions, and one-on-one brainstorming with senior strategists — first draft to final polish.
Get Started
The strongest applications are built
years before they're submitted.
Every year a family waits is a year of positioning they can't get back. Schedule your complimentary strategy session while your student still has runway to act.
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