I cannot thank Pacific College Prep enough for guiding me to UC Berkeley (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), UCLA (Computer Engineering), UCSD (Computer Engineering)! In addition, I was one of the 24 students selected at UCLA for the Fast Track Program composing of a small cohort for paid research and internship opportunities. Sandip helped me choose the perfect balance of coursework, research opportunities, internships and extracurriculars. His chip design course enabled me to gain a good understanding of the subject and made me choose my major. His help with the essays was invaluable as he provided insights into what UCs are looking for and how to craft and appealing essay.

Acceptance Letter UCLA 

Acceptance Letter Berkeley 

Acceptance Letter UCSD 

Fast Track Program Acceptance Letter UCLA 

I reached out to Pacific College Prep during my son’s junior year when he was struggling with his grades. Despite his outstanding extracurricular achievements, I had almost lost hope that he would get into a good UC. That changed when we began working with Sandip, a mentor at Pacific College Prep. His guidance was a game-changer.

Sandip’s deep understanding of what UCs look for in the PIQs was incredibly valuable. His advice helped us highlight the right aspects of my son’s profile, and the results were truly amazing: UC Berkeley (Data Science), NYU (EECS), Purdue (Computer Science), Case Western (CS), Virginia Tech Honors (CS), and Northeastern (CS + Business).

Even after my son was admitted to Berkeley, Sandip’s support didn’t stop. When we faced issues with registering for community college courses due to space constraints, Sandip quickly advised us to contact Berkeley Admissions and provided practical alternatives.

We were overjoyed with the outcome, and Sandip was the very first person I shared the good news with. I’m incredibly grateful for his guidance throughout this journey.

Working with Sandip completely transformed my approach to college applications. We went through multiple rounds of PIQ revisions, and Sandip’s feedback was clear, honest, and incredibly helpful. He also gave me valuable advice on how to frame/further develop my extracurriculars and strengthen my course rigor. 

In addition to application support, Sandip offers unique opportunities like being a PVSA certifying organization and hosting STEM workshops such as chip design and VLSI, which helped reinforce my academic interests and added depth to my application. 

Thanks to Sandip’s guidance, I’ll be attending UC Berkeley as a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar. I’m incredibly grateful for everything Sandip did to help me get there. Highly recommend!