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(scroll below for Class of 2029 results)
(click here for the new 2025 US News & World Report rankings)
+ secure internships with & invitations from
NASA + NASA GENELAB (GL4HS) + IBM QUANTUM + NIH +
Pfizer + Amazon Future Engineer + Apple Swift Student Challenge +
Library of Congress Summer Internship + NPR Podcast Challenge +
Pivotal/AmeriCorps/Schultz/Pinterest (first ever) Youth Mental Health Corps +
Thrive (2025) Capital Fellowship +
College Board Student Creator Program + UN +
UN Climate Champions Youth Fellowship 2025 (due 10 pm GMT 3/2/25) +
PBS Newshour SRL (Student Reporting Labs) +
Smithsonian (NESST) Youth Ambassador +
Obama Foundation + CGI + SNAPL + Brookings/Echidna + Emerson Collective +
Girls Who Code + Kode with Klossy + Illumination +
BeMe Teen Advocate + Digital Civics Academy 2025 +
NBCUniversal Page Program 2025 +
NASA Power to Explore Challenge (K-12) +
Ford Foundation Global Fellowship + NATO Youth Summit +
Google Conference Scholarships (Americas) + 776 Fellowship +
Responsible Technology (RT) Youth Power Fund + beVisioneers: M/Benz +
Los Alamos National Laboratory + Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard +
MIT SOLVE's Global Challenges +
Berkman Klein Center (BKC Internship) for Internet & Society at Harvard +
Stanford AIMI (Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging) internship +
Harvard's Future Leaders in Law Program (HLS) +
STEM with Phones-LLNL (Lawrence Livermore Nat'l. Labs) +
LLNL SAGE + LLNL Biotech (2 wk/summer)
+ more ...
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ACCEPTED TO: Columbia (Background: UN)
ACCEPTED TO: Harvard (RD) + MIT (RD)
ACCEPTED: New England Conservatory + U-M
ACCEPTED TO: NYU-STERN (RD)
ACCEPTED TO: COLUMBIA
ACCEPTED TO: Tufts (RD)
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WHO HAS BEEN ON THE INSIDE OF ADMISSIONS COMMITTEES (HOPKINS, SAIS-WHARTON, GWU & GEORGETOWN LAW)
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FEATURED ON CBS AS THE EXPERT ON COLLEGE AND BOARDING SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS
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YEAR-AFTER-YEAR ACCEPTANCES TO: HARVARD, STANFORD, MIT | EXETER, ANDOVER | TJHSST, STUYVESANT | AND MORE...
CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:
ACCEPTANCES -
Classes of 2029/'28/'27/'26/'25/'24/'23:
INSIDER KNOWLEDGE
"I not only got into my first choice, I also got a full ride to one of the best schools in the country. Adnan was with us all the way from college selection to essay writing to interviews and financial aid."
- Admitted to NYU Stern (Full Scholarship, $75K annually), Berkeley and UVA
"Aster Institute knows the ENTIRE admissions process. To have Adnan personally on your side is the best advantage any applicant can have. Getting accepted to all the Ivy League schools I applied to was a result of personalized guidance. "
- Admitted to MIT, Harvard and Penn-Wharton
"I applied Early Decision and could not have done it without you. You took away my stress and made me have fun throughout. Thanks!"
- Admitted to Columbia
"I got accepted to Georgetown, Wharton and Stanford. This would not have been possible without you. You will be my coach and mentor beyond the admissions process!"
- Admitted to 5 Ivies out of the 5 applied to.
"Just got accepted to Johns Hopkins with $35K scholarship plus Berkeley and Duke. Thanks!!!!"
"I have $55K towards Carnegie Mellon CS! Thank you!!" - Also, admitted to NYU and William and Mary.
Class of 2029 Results:
Princeton (1 RD | + 1 PRR (2025 cohort))
MIT (1 RD | + 1 RSI (2025 cohort) + 2 Res.)
Harvard (1 RD | + 1 HMS + 2 Res. + 2 waitlist)
Stanford (3 RD + 1 waitlist)
Yale (1 RD)
UPenn-Wharton (1 ED w/ mention)
UPenn (2 RD + 1 waitlist)
Johns Hopkins (2 RD w/ 2 mentions)
Duke (4 RD)
Cornell (2 RD)
Northwestern (2 RD)
Columbia (1 RD)
UC Berkeley - MET (1 Feb. Decision)
Dartmouth (1 RD)
UCLA (2 RD)
Rice (1 RD)
Vanderbilt (2 RD)
Carnegie Mellon (2 RD - 1 CS +1 Math)
University of Michigan (1 EA)
Georgetown (1 RD)
Emory (1 EA + 2 RD)
UNC-Chapel Hill (1 EA w/ Honors + 1 RD)
USC (1 EA + 1 RD)
NYU Stern (1 RD)
NYU (1 RD)
University of Florida (1 RD)
UT Austin | CS (1) | Business (1) (2 EA)
Georgia Tech | CS (1 EA + Stamps (merit))
UIUC | CS (2 EA)
Villanova | Business (VSB) (1 ED | VSB (#12 - Business - US News))
Indiana U | Sports Mktg/Mgmt (2 EA (#9 - Business - US News))
Competitive Programs / Awards / Scholarships / Internships:
RSI (1 - 2025 cohort)
Coolidge Scholars (1 Senator - 2025 cohort)
Princeton (PRR) ( 1 - 2025 cohort)
3 Dot Dash/We Are Family Foundation (1 Winner- 2025 cohort)
Diana Award (1 - Winner | 2025 cohort)
NASA GeneLab 4 HS (1 - 2025 cohort)
Robertson Scholars (2 Semifinalists)
US Congress (5 House; 1 Senate internships)
Senate Page (1 Senate Page)
Jane Goodall | Roots & Shoots (1 Winner | 2025/26 cohort)
Smithsonian NESST (1 Winner - 1/22 globally | 2025/26 cohort)
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Class of 2028 Results:
Harvard (REA 2028)
Stanford (REA 2028)
UPenn (ED '28 + RD '28 + RD '28 w/ scholarship)
Duke (RD 2028)
Brown (RD 2028)
Hopkins (RD '28 + RD w/ Hodson scholarship)
Cornell (RD 2028 + Dyson)
UChicago (RD 2028)
Rice (RD 2028 w/ Trustee scholarship)
UC Berkeley (2028)
UCLA (2028)
Vanderbilt (RD '28 w/ CA merit scholarship)
Emory (2028 Woodruff + RD 2028)
WashU (RD 2028 + Beyond Boundaries)
UMichigan (EA 2028)
UNC Chapel Hill (EA 2028 w/ Honors)
Georgia Tech (EA 2028)
UVA (EA 2028)
USC (EA 2028)
UC San Diego (2028)
UF (2028)
Claremont McKenna (RD 2028)
UC Davis (RD 2028)
UC Irvine (RD 2028)
UIUC (EA 2028)
Purdue (EA 2028)
Williams (RD 2028)
Swarthmore (RD 2028)
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Classes of 2025/2026/2027/2028
Cumulative Results:
Harvard (REA 2025, Regular 2027 + REA 2028)
Stanford (Regular 2025 + 2027 + REA 2028)
Princeton (Regular '25, '26 + REA & RD 2027)
Yale (Regular + REA 2025 + 2026 + 2027)
Columbia (Regular 2025 + 2026 +2027)
MIT (Regular 2025)
UPenn (Regular 2025, 2026, + ED+RD 2028)
UPenn-Wharton (Regular 2025 + ED Wharton 2026 + 2026 Regular)
UChicago (EDII and Regular)
Duke (Regular Decision 2025 + 2026 + 2028)
Hopkins (Regular + Hodson Scholarship + Class of 2026-EDI for Biomedical Eng.-BME + 2028)
Caltech (EA 2026 + 2027)
Carnegie Mellon (Regular for CS '25 + '26)
Cornell (Likely Letter + 2025 + 2026 + ED and Regular 2027 + 2028)
Northwestern (Regular 2025 + 2026 + 2027 (+ MD-PhD))
USC (Presidential Scholarship 2025 + Regular 2026 + Regular 2027)
Vanderbilt (Mosaic + Regular '25 + '26+ 2028)
WashU (Regular '25+ EDII '26, '27, Danforth Scholarship + 2028)
Berkeley (MET 2025 + 2026 + 2028)
Rice (Regular 2025 + 2026 + 2027 + 2028)
UCLA (Regular 2025 + 2026 + 2028)
Emory (Regular + Early 2026 + Regular 2026 (Emory and Oxford) + EA 2027 + 2028)
Georgetown (Regular 2025, 2026, 2027)
Georgia Tech (EA, Reg. '25 + EA I, II '26, 2028)
UMichigan (EA & Regular + EA ('26, '27, '28))
UNC Chapel Hill (EA and RD 2026, '27 and EA 2028)
UT Austin (Early & Regular + EA 2026)
UVA (EA and RD '25 + '26 + '27 + EA '28)
Tufts (Regular + 2026)
NYU Stern + Tisch (Regular + Tisch EDII 2026 + 2027)
Boston College (Regular 2027)
Northeastern (Early and Regular ' 26, '27)
BU (Early and Regular '25, '26, '27)
U of Florida (EA 2026 + 2028)
Pepperdine (RD 2027)
U of Miami (Early + Regular + EA 2026)
Babson (Early and Regular)
Indiana-Kelley (Early)
GWU (EDII & Regular + '26 Medical School)
UIUC (Early 2028)
Amherst (Regular 2027)
Swarthmore (Regular, Full Scholarship + Regular Decision Class of 2026 + 2028)
Claremont McKenna (RD Class of 2026)
Williams (Regular Decision + Class of 2026 +2028)
Tulane (Early and Regular + EDII 2026)
Brandies (Regular Decision 2026)
MEDICAL:
MD + MD/PhD + BA,BS/MD programs
-MD/PhD: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Class of 2027+ PhD '31)
-MD/PhD: University of Michigan Medical School (Class of 2027 + PhD '31)
-MD/PhD: University of Texas SW (Class of 2027 + PhD '31)
-MD: GWU Medical School (Class of 2026)
-BA/MD: Texas Tech (TTUHSC / UMSI) (Class of 2026 and Class of 2030)
-BA/MD: Albany + Upstate Medical BA/MD (only 10 are accepted to this program)
-BA/MD: 6-yr UMKC School of Medicine (1 Regular + 1 admitted from Waitlist)
-BA/DO: New Paltz - Accelerated Dual Degree Medical Program - NYIT-COM / Touro-COM
DENTAL:
-UPenn Bio-Dental Consortial Program:
UPenn Dental BS/DMD - 7-yr (Class of 2029) (Villanova+UPenn DMD-Doctor of Dental Medicine)
-3+4 BS/DDS-NYU’s College of Dentistry ('29)
-BA/DMD: NSU FL - 7-yr (3+4) Class of 2026 and 2029 (DMD-Doctor of Dental Medicine)
PA:
-Hofstra University (BS/MS PA program)
-Wagner College PA 3 yr. program
$cholarships Won + Internships:
-2023-24 NASA internship (paid)
-2023 NASA GeneLab - GL4HS (paid)
-2022-23 NASA internship (paid)
-2023-24 Smithsonian NESST Youth Ambassador (2x)
-2023 PBS Student Correspondent
-2023 Bank of America Student Leaders® (1/300 nationally)
-2022 Bank of America Student Leaders®
-2023 RISE Fellows Finalist (1/500 globally)
-Civic Digital Fellow winner - Coding it Forward (was awarded Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge)
-2022 Robertson Scholars - Class of 2026 (2x - Duke & UNC-Chapel Hill)
-Generation Google Scholarship
-US Senate Youth Delegate (2021/22+2023/24)
-Coolidge Senator
-Equitable Excellence (AXA) Scholarship
-Cameron Impact Scholars Finalist
-2022+2023 US Presidential Scholar (2x)
-Coca-Cola Finalist + Winner
-Foot Locker Semi-Finalist
-ELKS MVS Finalist-Youth Foundation Hadden Scholarship Finalist
Class of 2024:
Stanford (1 Restrictive Early Action)
Princeton (1 Restrictive Early Action)
Yale (2 REAs and 3 Regular Decisions)
Columbia (1 ED and 3 Regular Decisions)
UChicago (4 Regular Decisions)
UPenn (7 Regular Decisions)
Duke (4 Regular Decisions)
Cornell (5 Regular Decisions)
Brown (2 Regular Decision)
WashU (1 ED II, 4 Regular Decisions)
Georgetown (1 EA and 6 Regular Decision)
Carnegie Mellon (3 Regular Decision)
USC (7 Regular Decisions)
Northwestern (2 Regular Decisions)
UC Berkeley (8) | UCLA (6)
NYU (4 ED I, 12 RD)
Georgia Tech (4 Early Action, 6 RD)
UMichigan (5 Early Actions)
UVA (7 Regular Decisions)
UT Austin (3 Early Action)
Boston U (9 Regular Decisions)
and many more...
Class of 2023:
Harvard (1 Regular Decision)
Princeton (1 Restrictive Early Action)
MIT (1 Early Action)
Yale (1 Regular Decision)
UPenn (1 Early Decision)
Columbia (2 Regular Decision)
UChicago (2 ED I, 1 ED II, 2 RD)
Duke (1 Regular Decision)
Cornell (2 Regular Decision)
Brown (1 Early Decision)
Georgetown (1 Regular Decision)
Carnegie Mellon (4 Regular Decision)
USC (4 Regular Decision)
Northwestern (2 Regular Decision)
UC Berkeley (4) | UCLA (5)
NYU (2 ED I, 1 ED II (Stern), 3 RD)
Georgia Tech (2 Early Action)
UMichigan (2 Early Action)
UVA (3 Regular Decision)
UT Austin (1 Early Action)
Boston College (3 Regular Decision)
Boston U (4 Regular Decision)
Northeastern (4 Regular Decision)
Tulane (1 Early Action)
Purdue (1 Early Action)
and many more...
Class of 2022:
Harvard (2022 & 2021)
Stanford ($35K Scholarship annually)
MIT (including MIT Launch)
Columbia (FULL Scholarship)
UPenn's Wharton M&T + M&TSI
Johns Hopkins ($33K Scholarship)
Cornell
Duke (Robertson+OUSF)
Brown (including PLME)
Dartmouth
Caltech
University of Chicago (FULL Scholarship)
Northwestern
New England Conservatory of Music (NEC)
Rice
UVA (FULL Scholarship)
UC Berkeley - MET and EECS programs
NYU - Stern+Tisch (FULL Scholarship)
Georgetown
Rice
Carnegie Mellon (FULL Scholarship)
Babson
UCLA and UCSD
USC (Full Merit Scholarship)
GWU (FULL Scholarship) + BS/MD
UIUC
Purdue
Boston College
Boston University
Northeastern
Indiana (including Kelley)
and many more ...
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