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From $12000 to $1400: What Parents Learned About Admissions Value

Week 1

Boris Kriuk Labs

9/15/20251 min read

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When the first parent paid us $1,400, it wasn’t really about the money. It was about trust. They believed there had to be a better way for their child to stand out in admissions.

Fast forward to today — families enroll in $12K+ Research-to-Publication tracks. Not because the hours changed. But because the value changed.

Why Effort Isn’t Enough?

Think about it.

  • Straight A’s? Impressive, but common.

  • SAT scores? Expected.

Admissions officers see thousands of those.

What makes an application pause-worthy is evidence. A preprint link. A conference acceptance. A published abstract.

Those aren’t just boxes checked. They’re signals of originality, resilience, and contribution.

What Parents Really Pay For

Parents don’t sign up for “more tutoring.” They invest in something deeper:

✨ A clear path — from messy notes to a polished paper.

✨ Milestones that actually match admissions timelines.

✨ Outcomes that can’t be ignored by committees.

It’s not about more effort. It’s about turning effort into proof.

The “Spike” That Gets Noticed

In admissions, your child doesn’t need to be perfect at everything. They need one Spike — one achievement that rises above the noise.

  • A 16-year-old with a neuroscience preprint.

  • A high schooler presenting at an international STEM conference.

  • A student’s abstract published alongside graduate-level peers.

That’s the story admissions officers remember.

Your Next Step?

We’ve built a simple guide called “SPIKE” — a 3-step framework to help parents turn passion into publications within 90 days.

Reply “SPIKE” or hit subscribe, and we’ll share the playbook.

Why This Matters?

Admissions don’t reward effort. They reward evidence. Grades blend in. But a publication? A conference slot? That stands out.

And that’s why families today are choosing differently.

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