Thousands Apply. Few Get In. Fewer Get Funded.
We Advise Top Applicants Who Refuse Average Outcomes
Africa’s only university admissions consulting team of Ivy League students with 152 million in funding—and counting.
Thousands Apply. Few Get In. Fewer Get Funded.
We Advise Top Applicants Who Refuse Average Outcomes
Africa’s only university admissions consulting team of Ivy League students with 152 million in funding—and counting.
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Numbers Don't Lie.
Proven Success.
Unmatched Results.
6.5x
Our students are 6.5 more likely to get into Top 10 universities in the world.
3000+
Total Admission Offers & Counting
98%
Of Ivey Bridge Scholar clients get into at least 1 of of their 3 desired programs.
university - specific acceptance rates
We are detail-obsessed and results-oriented
Our team of university admissions counsellors and mentors comprises individuals who beat bloodbath-level acceptance rates to get admitted at some of the world’s most competitive schools and programs. Let them be your unfair advantage.
Fransisca A.
Mastercard Scholar
at Cambridge University
Joshua C.
LSE Undergrad
Dr Mei Lin T.
Ivy League MD Graduate
One Pamela P.
Commonwealth Scholar
At Cambridge University
Dr. Kehinde Mary T.
Yale Post Doctoral Researcher
From Application Strategy to Submit.
We Manage it All.
Get Help Writing Stand-Out Documents
An expert team of Ivy League students and university admissions consultants will help curate a tailored list of school options based on your applicant profile, competitive admissions narrative, and unique application documents.
In the recently concluded MBA Admissions Cycle at Oxford University, the interviewer told Kojo, one of our students, that it was the most competitive application he had read that cycle.
Application Review By Current Ivy League Students
Each client’s application is read and deeply reviewed by former admissions officers who have been in the decision-making seat of competitive admissions processes. As well as this, our team of consultants from MIT, Oxford and Cornell critique your application documents.
Princeton, Yale and Harvard PhD Candidates Now Working For You
We do not simply edit documents. Ivy League Doctoral students at IBS help students build fundable research identities, align it with the right supervisors, and present it with the clarity and rigor competitive doctoral admissions reward.
Write College Application Essays that are Irrefutable.
Our award-winning writers and essayists help you shape your unique experiences into college essays and personal statements that help you earn a spot in the toughest schools.
Land Competitive Scholarships and Academic Awards.
With informed guidance from Chevening, Mastercard Foundation and Rhodes scholarship recipients and judges, we make the clients we support competitive for global and highly coveted academic awards, scholarships and fellowships.
Get Help Writing Stand-Out Documents
An expert team of Ivy League students and university admissions consultants will help curate a tailored list of school options based on your applicant profile, competitive admissions narrative, and unique application documents.
In the recently concluded MBA Admissions Cycle at Oxford University, the interviewer told Kojo, one of our students, that it was the most competitive application he had read that cycle.
Application Review By Current Ivy League Students
Each client’s application is read and deeply reviewed by former admissions officers who have been in the decision-making seat of competitive admissions processes. As well as this, our team of consultants from MIT, Oxford and Cornell critique your application documents.
Princeton, Yale and Harvard PhD Candidates Now Working For You
We do not simply edit documents. Ivy League Doctoral students at IBS help students build fundable research identities, align it with the right supervisors, and present it with the clarity and rigor competitive doctoral admissions reward.
Write College Application Essays that are Irrefutable.
Our award-winning writers and essayists help you shape your unique experiences into college essays and personal statements that help you earn a spot in the toughest schools.
Land Competitive Scholarships and Academic Awards.
With informed guidance from Chevening, Mastercard Foundation and Rhodes scholarship recipients and judges, we make the clients we support competitive for global and highly coveted academic awards, scholarships and fellowships.
Don’t Take Our Word For it
Take Theirs.
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Our Services
Top / Ivy / Oxbridge Consulting
Competitive schools reject vagueness. We remove it. Your story becomes structured, your materials become consistent, and your value becomes undeniable. With guidance from other Ivy League students and experienced admissions strategists, you get a full-stack application build designed for the most selective programs in the world.
Undergraduate Admissions Consulting
Undergrad admissions is not about doing everything. It is about doing the right things and explaining them with precision. We help you choose activities that signal leadership and impact, shape your personal statement into a memorable story, and craft supplements that feel specific to each campus.
The IBS Early Start Program
Strong applications are rarely rushed; they are built. The IBS Early Start Program supports students years before they apply by shaping good habits, smart course choices, and purposeful extracurriculars. We help students discover a clear direction, track progress, and grow confidence step by step, so the final application season feels organized and manageable.
Frequently asked questions.
Ivey Bridge Scholars (IBS Consulting) began as a student led consultancy built to solve one problem: brilliant African students were being overlooked because their stories and strategies were not being communicated at the level competitive admissions demands. What started as hands-on support for a small number of applicants has grown into a global admissions consulting team supporting students across undergraduate, graduate, and professional pathways.
Our outcomes are driven by three things:
1. A team-based model
Every application benefits from multiple expert perspectives rather than a single advisor. We run structured internal reviews that pressure test your positioning, clarity, and competitiveness.
2. A data-informed process
We track what works across programs, prompts, and cycles and continuously refine our frameworks based on real results, not opinions.
3. Selective client intake
We intentionally limit how many clients we accept each cycle, so every client gets deep attention, fast turnaround, and a high standard of execution.
Our clients are ambitious applicants targeting competitive programs who want more than basic editing. Many are high achieving students aiming for elite institutions, but we are equally strong at positioning candidates with unconventional backgrounds, non-linear paths, lower than expected grades, or unique life stories.
We support:
• High school students applying to top undergraduate programs
• University students applying to Master's, PhD, and professional programs
• Working professionals pursuing MBAs, specialized graduate degrees, and career pivots
For the strongest outcomes, we recommend:
• Undergraduate applicants: 6 to 12 months before deadlines
• Graduate applicants: At least 8 before deadlines
That said, we also offer accelerated timelines for applicants working under tighter deadlines and early planning packages for those who want to build a long-range strategy well before applications open.
Yes. IBS is built for global applicants. Our team has deep experience helping international students navigate complex application systems, unfamiliar expectations, and competitive scholarship and funding landscapes. We also specialize in translating international experiences into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with admissions committees.
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