BODHI

Your child deservesexcellence.

We deliver it.

We pair students with mentors from their exact target schools
to shape stronger stories, sharper applications, and clearer futures.

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Bodhi means awakening.Awakening begins when a student can see their story with clarity.

In Sanskrit, bodhi points to a kind of clear seeing: an awakening to what is already true, but not yet fully understood. We help students dig into the roots of who they are, uncover the experiences that make their story real, and build a path that feels both ambitious and deeply their own.

We do strategic mentorship for students withambitious college goals.with ambitious college goals.

1:1
Every student is paired with a mentor who understands the schools, standards, and admissions culture they are aiming for.
Roots
We map the student's values, interests, and lived experiences into a story that feels specific instead of manufactured.
Plan
Together we build a clear timeline for essays, activities, interviews, and proof points so momentum never feels vague.
Voice
Applications are shaped through close revision so the final work sounds mature, confident, and unmistakably personal.

Our Process

  1. 01

    Admissions diagnostic

    We audit the student profile, transcript, activities, target schools, family priorities, and deadlines so the strategy starts from facts.

  2. 02

    Application blueprint

    We deliver the core narrative, school-list positioning, essay priorities, activity strategy, and week-by-week execution plan.

  3. 03

    Weekly execution

    Students meet with their counselor or mentor to move essays, recommendations, activities, interviews, and submissions forward.

  4. 04

    Submission review

    Before each deadline, we review the application for positioning, accuracy, voice, school fit, and readiness to submit.

Freshman & Sophomore Year

Build academic direction, activities, interests, and early proof points before application pressure starts.

Junior Year

Shape testing, school list, recommendations, summer plans, and the first application narrative.

Senior Year

Execute essays, supplements, interviews, submissions, decisions, waitlists, and final choice strategy.

Choose a plan that's right for you.

Expert Hour

A single focused consultation with an Ivy League expert for students who need targeted guidance.

$500 / call
  • One 60-minute private strategy call
  • Essay concept, structure, or final polish
  • Activities list positioning and edits
  • Supplemental essay direction
  • School strategy and application priorities
  • Student-selected focus for the session
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Standard

A focused three-month sprint for students who have built momentum and need expert finishing support.

$5,000
  • Weekly meetings with a senior counselor
  • Personal statement from brainstorm to final draft
  • Refined, balanced school list
  • Application timeline management
  • Activities list polish
  • Final application review before submission
  • Supplemental essay review available for additional fees
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Premier

Most popular

Full senior-year application guidance for families who want strategic oversight and executive-team access.

$25,000
Everything in Standard, plus
  • On-call consulting support with the executive team
  • Extracurricular narrative and recommendation strategy
  • Essay revisions across up to 10 schools
  • Merit scholarship strategy session
  • Deferral, waitlist, acceptance, and aid decision support
  • Monthly family progress calls
  • Supplemental essay review available for additional fees
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Signature

A high-touch early pathway beginning freshman or sophomore year to build the student behind the application.

$100,000
Everything in Premier, plus
  • Passion project creation with CEO guidance
  • Monthly project calls with COO/CTO leadership
  • Selective summer program and internship positioning
  • Junior-year academic planning for courses, AP/IB, and GPA
  • Standardized testing roadmap and tutor coordination
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Concierge

A bespoke multi-year advisory relationship for families seeking the deepest level of strategy and access.

By inquiry
Everything in Signature, plus
  • Private mentor sessions with carefully selected senior advisors
  • Dedicated team led by the CEO
  • Custom strategy for dream-school admission goals
  • Passion project development
  • 10-year post-grad strategy and startup incubator brainstorming
  • Essay, extracurricular, and personal-brand specialists
  • Purpose discovery through an ikigai-style framework
  • Weekend and evening team access during application season
  • Freshman-year and dream-school check-ins
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Start the Conversation

It is a private conversation with Océane O'Shea Jones, Columbia University graduate and founder of Bodhi. She will listen to your child's story and tell you honestly where Bodhi can help.

  • 01

    A focused first conversation about your child's goals and timeline

  • 02

    A private conversation, just you and Océane

  • 03

    Honest perspective from someone who has been there

Find your perfect fit.