Summa Factor
College Admissions Consulting
For Highly Selective Schools
What’s different about Summa Factor?
That’s simple: Your story, and how it gets told.
So, what’s your story?
How you tell it makes all the difference.
We believe every student has an amazing story.
But if no one knows the ‘real and best you’, how does that impact your future?
We help students identify, build, and masterfully tell their unique story.
We can’t wait to hear yours…and help you share the best, ‘most authentic you’ with the world.
-Ryan Gainor
Harvard alum and Founder of Summa Factor College Admissions Consulting
“In today’s highly competitive environment, strong grades, test scores, and extracurriculars are expected.
The key to successful admissions, especially to highly selective colleges, is having a ‘summa factor’, or unique hook that completely sets you apart from other applicants.
Our passion and value is helping students to identify, build and communicate a unique ‘summa factor’ to wow admissions officers and get them accepted to their dream college.”
Our Process
Dream
It all begins with a dream.
How big, bold, and daring is yours?
Tell us, and we’ll help you build a bridge to get there. Don’t have a dream yet? No worries, we’re great at helping you find one that fits you.
With a little curiosity, creativity, and brainstorming, you might surprise yourself with how big you can dream. And who knows, in addition to helping you realize your potential, it might just help you change the world someday.
Wouldn’t that be cool?
Build
You’ve launched your dream. Now what?
You need a concrete plan to achieve it based on your unique talents and passions.
We’ll help you make it real - first by listening, and then by helping you build it.
We’ve been there, and we can help you get there as well.
Hold on…this is going to be fun and life changing!
Grow
Grow and nurture the plan.
Make it real.
Accountability, guidance, and a lot of encouragement will help you stick to the plan and stay on the path to successful completion.
It takes grit and perseverance, but the road less traveled is worth it.
But you knew that already, right?
Share
It’s show time!
This is the pay off for all the hard work and effort.
Now it’s time to tell the world what you’ve been up to, and how no one else can do it quite like you can.
Let’s go…
