Our Services
服务领域
We are a boutique educational consulting firm, headquartered in California with a global reach.
我们是总部位于加州、服务全球的精品教育咨询机构。
#1
Expert Guidance in Essay Writing
专业的升学文书指导
We help students refine their ideas and present compelling stories that stand out in college applications.
帮助学生梳理打磨文书思路，在申请中讲出独特动人的故事。
#2
Personalized Counseling
个性化的一对一升学咨询服务
We help students develop thoughtful strategies aligned with their strengths and college application goals.
帮助学生结合自身优势与申请目标，规划清晰有效的申请策略。
#3
Small STEM Classes
精品小班STEM授课
We also offer small-group STEM classes virtually, taught by top college students in the US.
我们还提供在线小班制 STEM 课程，由美国知名大学的学生授课。
An Educational Consulting Firm with a Heart
一家有公益情怀的教育咨询机构
Our Blogs
升学文书心得分享
In our blogs, we share expert tips on crafting compelling college application essays.
我们乐意分享大学申请文书写作的专业技巧与建议
Essay Ideas 文书立意
Rethinking Diversity in College Essays
“Diversity” 旧壶新酒
Despite the Trump administration’s recent sweeping executive orders barring federal agencies from supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, “diversity” remains one of the most important essay prompts in college applications…
尽管美国政府最近发布一系统行政命令禁止联邦机构支持多元化、公平和包容（DEI）计划，“多元化”依然是大学申请中最重要的文书题目之一…
Essay Ideas 文书立意
Not Just A + B: Showing True Interdisciplinary Passion
“Interdisciplinary”曲径通幽
As top universities launch more interdisciplinary programs, incorporating an “interdisciplinary” passion into our college essays has become a growing trend. The approach can strengthen our application, but only if the passion is genuine and the essay describes it effectively…
随着知名大学陆续推出跨学科项目，在大学申请文书中巧妙融入自己“跨学科”的兴趣，已经成为一种趋势。它能为申请文书助力，但前提是这样的兴趣真实真诚，而且表述得当…
Essay Structure 文书架构
The Snowman Structure for College Essays
巧借“雪人结构”
Writing an attention-grabbing essay can be very tricky for college applicants. The Snowman Structure, nicknamed by journalists, is effective in crafting compelling openings to hook the attention of admissions officers…
写出一篇能抓眼球的文书，对大学申请者来说并非易事。有一种文章架构，被英语新闻记者们昵称为“雪人结构”，如果能够巧妙借用，可以帮助我们的申请文书开头引人入胜，吸引招生官的注意力…
Essay Vocabulary 词意巧用
“Collaboration” Without Saying the Word
文书“Collaborate”神在形不在
Collaboration is a key quality that top US universities highly value in prospective students, and yet effectively describing ourselves as collaborative, without overusing “collaborate” or “collaboration,” can be a tricky challenge….
协作精神，是美国顶尖大学在挑选潜在学生时十分看重的一个品质。然而，在申请文书中，如何巧妙地描述自己具有协作精神，同时又不过多使用“协作”这个词，达到“神在形不在”，却不是容易的事…
Essay Ideas 文书立意
The Stereotype Trap in College Admissions
“Stereotype” 假作真时真亦假
Although top universities aim to choose exceptional students from diverse social backgrounds, the holistic admissions process is inherently subjective. Despite its noble intentions, this process is inevitably mixed with random chance and, at times, underlying stereotypes…
尽管知名大学希望从不同社会背景中挑选出色的学生，所谓的“全面评估”录取过程却始终带有主观性。尽管初衷是好的，这个过程却不可避免地夹杂了随机因素，甚至带有某些潜在的刻板印象…
Essay Pitfalls 词汇误区
A Word of Caution about “Plethora”
“Plethora” 升学文书慎用
“Plethora” is a word often found in English literature and academic writing, and yet it is one that careful students should think twice about using in their college application essays…
“Plethora” 是一个在英语文学和学术写作中常见的词汇，但在写大学申请文书时，细心的学生应该尽量避免使用它…
Say No to Over-Commercialization
Return College Consulting to its Core Purpose: Education
拒绝把升学咨询当成做生意
让升学咨询回归其核心本质：教育
Our Students’ Acceptances
往届学生的录取情况
(since 2024)
(as of 3/28/2026)
Each year, we help our students gain admission into top universities.
我们很多学生成功被知名大学录取。
*All our past admission results are presented on this website with complete integrity and accuracy, without any exaggeration or fabrication.
*我们在本网站上展示的所有往届学生录取结果均以完全的诚信与准确性呈现，无任何夸大或虚构。
Our Past Admission Results:
MIT
麻省理工学院
US News 2026 ranking: #2
Overall Admit Rate: 4.6%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Cambridge, MA
Accepted Majors: CS and Molecular Biology, Engineering
录取专业: 计算生物, 航天工程
Our Past Admission Results:
Cornell
康奈尔大学
US News 2026 ranking: #12
Overall Admit Rate: 8.9%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Ithaca, NY
Accepted Majors: Biological Sciences
录取专业: 生物
Our Past Admission Results:
Carnegie Mellon
卡耐基梅隆大学
US News 2026 ranking: #20
Overall Admit Rate: 15.0%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Accepted Majors: Engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical)
录取专业: 工程(生医, 机械)
Our Past Admission Results:
Georgia Tech 佐治亚理工学院
US News 2026 ranking: #32
Overall Admit Rate (Non-resident): 12.7%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Atlanta, GA
Accepted Majors: Engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical)
录取专业: 工程(生医, 机械)
Our Past Admission Results:
UIUC 伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳香槟分校
US News 2026 ranking: #36
Overall Admit Rate (Non-resident): 42.0%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Champaign, IL
Accepted Majors: Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical), Business
录取专业: 工程(电气, 机械), 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
University of Washington
华盛顿大学
US News 2026 ranking: #42
Overall Admit Rate (Non-resident): 39.0%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Seattle, WA
Accepted Majors: Electrical Engineering, Biology, Nursing, Business
录取专业: 电气工程, 生物, 护理, 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
UC Berkeley
加州大学伯克利
US News 2026 ranking: #15
Overall Admit Rate: 11.0%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Berkeley, CA
Accepted Majors: Engineering (Bio, Electrical & Computer, Mechanical), Nutritional Science, Psychology, Biology, Education, Sociology
录取专业: 工程(生物, 电气电脑, 机械), 营养学, 心理学, 生物, 教育学, 社会学
Our Past Admission Results:
UC Irvine
加州大学尔湾
US News 2026 ranking: #32
Overall Admit Rate: 28.8%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Irvine, CA
Accepted Majors: Engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical), Biology, Public Health Sciences, Business
录取专业: 工程(生医, 机械), 生物, 公共健康科学, 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
Brown
布朗大学
US News 2026 ranking: #13
Overall Admit Rate: 5.6%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Providence, RI
Accepted Majors: Computational Biology
录取专业: 计算生物
Our Past Admission Results:
Northwestern
西北大学
US News 2026 ranking: #7
Overall Admit Rate: 7.0%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Evanston, IL
Accepted Majors: Mechanical Engineering
录取专业: 机械工程
Our Past Admission Results:
Washington University in St. Louis
圣路易斯华盛顿大学
US News 2026 ranking: #20
Overall Admit Rate: 12.0%
Private/Public: Private
Location: St. Louis, MO
Accepted Majors: Business
录取专业: 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
New York University
纽约大学
US News 2026 ranking: #32
Overall Admit Rate: 8.0%
Private/Public: Private
Location: New York City, NY
Accepted Majors: Nursing, Engineering (Biomedical, Electrical)
录取专业: 护理, 工程(生医, 电气)
Our Past Admission Results:
University of Virginia
弗吉尼亚大学
US News 2026 ranking: #26
Overall Admit Rate: 15.0%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Accepted Majors: Biology, Data Science
录取专业: 生物, 数据科学
Our Past Admission Results:
Santa Clara
圣塔克拉拉大学
US News 2026 ranking: #59
Overall Admit Rate: 39.0%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Accepted Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Psychology, Communication, Business
录取专业: 机械工程, 心理学, 传媒, 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
UCLA
加州大学洛杉矶
US News 2026 ranking: #17
Overall Admit Rate: 9.4%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Accepted Majors: Engineering, Data Theory, Computational Biology
录取专业: 工程, 数据科学, 计算生物
Our Past Admission Results:
UC Davis
加州大学戴维斯
US News 2026 ranking: #32
Overall Admit Rate: 41.8%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Davis, CA
Accepted Majors: Engineering (Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical), Biology, Human Development, Food Science, Communication, Education, Business
录取专业: 工程(生医, 电气, 机械), 生物, 人类发展科学, 食品科学, 传媒, 教育, 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
Columbia
哥伦比亚大学
US News 2026 ranking: #15
Overall Admit Rate: 4.0%
Private/Public: Private
Location: New York, NY
Accepted Majors: Mechanical Engineering
录取专业: 机械工程
Our Past Admission Results:
Emory
爱默里大学
US News 2026 ranking: #24
Overall Admit Rate: 10.3%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Atlanta, GA
Accepted Majors: Quantitative Sciences in Biology
录取专业: 量化科学生物方向
Our Past Admission Results:
Georgetown
乔治敦大学
US News 2026 ranking: #24
Overall Admit Rate: 12.0%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Washington, DC
Accepted Majors: Business Administration
录取专业: 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
University of Southern California
南加州大学
US News 2026 ranking: #28
Overall Admit Rate: 10.5%
Private/Public: Private
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Accepted Majors: Aerospace Engineering, Psychology, Human Development and Aging
录取专业: 航天工程, 心理学, 人类发展与老龄化
Our Past Admission Results:
Purdue
普渡大学
US News 2026 ranking: #46
Overall Admit Rate (Non-resident): 39.0%
Private/Public: Public
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Accepted Majors: Nursing, Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical), Business
录取专业: 护理, 工程(电气, 机械), 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
Case Western
凯斯西储大学
US News 2026 ranking: #51
Overall Admit Rate: 43.0%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Cleveland, OH
Accepted Majors: Nursing, Electrical Engineering, Business
录取专业: 护理, 电气工程, 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
UC San Diego
加州大学圣地亚哥
US News 2026 ranking: #29
Overall Admit Rate: 28.4%
Private/Public: Public
Location: San Diego, CA
Accepted Majors: Engineering (Electrical & Computer, Mechanical), Bioinformatics, Human Biology, Business
录取专业: 工程(电气电脑, 机械), 计算生物, 人类生物, 商科
Our Past Admission Results:
UC Santa Barbara
加州大学圣塔芭芭拉
US News 2026 ranking: #40
Overall Admit Rate: 38.3%
Private/Public: Public
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Accepted Majors: Engineering (Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical), Biology, Psychology
录取专业: 工程(生医, 机械), 生物, 心理学
High-Quality and Budget-Friendly Solutions
真诚提供质优价美的升学解决方案
About Our Co-Founders
关于我们的共同创办人
Nancy Xu, J.D.
Co-Founder 共同创办人
Sigma STEM Education LLC 美国思扬教育
- J.D. – University of Arizona
- 亚利桑那大学法学博士
- LL.M. – University of Southern California (USC) 南加州大学法学硕士
- M.A. in Journalism 新闻硕士
- B.A. in English 英语学士
- Award-winning former bilingual journalist
- 多次新闻奖项获得者
- Award recipient of Excellence in Legal Writing
- 法律写作优秀奖得主
- Author of multiple bilingual articles and books
- 多部双语文章和书籍的作者
- Nearly 30 years of experience in English journalism, law, and college consulting
- 近30年的英语新闻/法律/教育咨询经验
Emily Ren
Co-Founder 共同创办人
Sigma STEM Education LLC 美国思扬教育
- Undergraduate student at Brown University
- 布朗大学本科学生
- Early accepted by MIT and Brown in 12/2023
- 麻省理工和布朗大学12/2023提前录取
- National Merit Scholarship winner
- SAT 1600; 15 AP courses
- USABO Semifinalist
- AIME Qualifier with Distinction
- Author of academic papers and books
- Former Intern at Boeing IT
- 波音公司IT部门优秀实习生
- Student leader of school organizations
- Co-founder, STEM for Humanity Coalition
- Co-founder, Project Pink Kit
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