CASEBOOK

A casebook, not a list of results

It records how, one family at a time, parents regain the power to choose in the middle of uncertainty. Four service lines, and more than thirty family education pathways.

IOFFERS

Selected offer letters, anonymised

From real offer letters in recent years. Personal details have been removed; what remains is the university and the programme.

University of Oxford · Biomedical Engineering
University of Oxford

Biomedical Engineering

University of Oxford · Physics
University of Oxford

Physics

University of Oxford · Engineering Science
University of Oxford

Engineering Science

University of Oxford · Geography
University of Oxford

Geography

Imperial College London · Microbiology
Imperial College London

Microbiology

University College London · BSc Nutrition and Medical Sciences
University College London

BSc Nutrition and Medical Sciences

New York University · Steinhardt
New York University

Steinhardt

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Economics

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Economics

The University of Hong Kong · 设计加
The University of Hong Kong

设计加

The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Psychology

National University of Singapore · Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore

Electrical Engineering

Nanyang Technological University · Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

The University of Melbourne · Commerce
The University of Melbourne

Commerce

The University of Manchester · BSc Computer Science

The University of Manchester

BSc Computer Science

University of Leeds · BA Geography with Transport Studies

University of Leeds

BA Geography with Transport Studies

The University of Sydney · Bachelor of Arts
The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Arts

University of Wisconsin–Madison · Industrial Engineering

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Industrial Engineering

University of Oxford · Biomedical Engineering
University of Oxford

Biomedical Engineering

University of Oxford · Physics
University of Oxford

Physics

University of Oxford · Engineering Science
University of Oxford

Engineering Science

University of Oxford · Geography
University of Oxford

Geography

Imperial College London · Microbiology
Imperial College London

Microbiology

University College London · BSc Nutrition and Medical Sciences
University College London

BSc Nutrition and Medical Sciences

New York University · Steinhardt
New York University

Steinhardt

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Economics

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Economics

The University of Hong Kong · 设计加
The University of Hong Kong

设计加

The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Psychology

National University of Singapore · Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore

Electrical Engineering

Nanyang Technological University · Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

The University of Melbourne · Commerce
The University of Melbourne

Commerce

The University of Manchester · BSc Computer Science

The University of Manchester

BSc Computer Science

University of Leeds · BA Geography with Transport Studies

University of Leeds

BA Geography with Transport Studies

The University of Sydney · Bachelor of Arts
The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Arts

University of Wisconsin–Madison · Industrial Engineering

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Industrial Engineering

New York University · Steinhardt
New York University

Steinhardt

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Economics

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Economics

The University of Hong Kong · 设计加
The University of Hong Kong

设计加

The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Psychology

National University of Singapore · Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore

Electrical Engineering

Nanyang Technological University · Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

The University of Melbourne · Commerce
The University of Melbourne

Commerce

The University of Manchester · BSc Computer Science

The University of Manchester

BSc Computer Science

University of Leeds · BA Geography with Transport Studies

University of Leeds

BA Geography with Transport Studies

The University of Sydney · Bachelor of Arts
The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Arts

University of Wisconsin–Madison · Industrial Engineering

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Industrial Engineering

University of Oxford · Biomedical Engineering
University of Oxford

Biomedical Engineering

University of Oxford · Physics
University of Oxford

Physics

University of Oxford · Engineering Science
University of Oxford

Engineering Science

University of Oxford · Geography
University of Oxford

Geography

Imperial College London · Microbiology
Imperial College London

Microbiology

University College London · BSc Nutrition and Medical Sciences
University College London

BSc Nutrition and Medical Sciences

New York University · Steinhardt
New York University

Steinhardt

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Economics

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Economics

The University of Hong Kong · 设计加
The University of Hong Kong

设计加

The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Psychology

National University of Singapore · Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore

Electrical Engineering

Nanyang Technological University · Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

The University of Melbourne · Commerce
The University of Melbourne

Commerce

The University of Manchester · BSc Computer Science

The University of Manchester

BSc Computer Science

University of Leeds · BA Geography with Transport Studies

University of Leeds

BA Geography with Transport Studies

The University of Sydney · Bachelor of Arts
The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Arts

University of Wisconsin–Madison · Industrial Engineering

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Industrial Engineering

University of Oxford · Biomedical Engineering
University of Oxford

Biomedical Engineering

University of Oxford · Physics
University of Oxford

Physics

University of Oxford · Engineering Science
University of Oxford

Engineering Science

University of Oxford · Geography
University of Oxford

Geography

Imperial College London · Microbiology
Imperial College London

Microbiology

University College London · BSc Nutrition and Medical Sciences
University College London

BSc Nutrition and Medical Sciences

IIPATHWAYS

A family's real inheritance is a track the child can advance along or step back from

Low score, high offerUnited States

From a Shenzhen 'Big Four' school to political science

The University of Chicago

Lower-middle of the school cohort · moved to US undergraduate study in Grade 11

A long-term thread built around public issues, with international enrolment, standardised tests and essays completed. Offers also came from New York University, the University of Southern California and Boston University.

Academic supportHong Kong

Rebuilding GPA in business at Hong Kong Metropolitan University

MSc Marketing, The University of Hong Kong

First-semester GPA of 2.7

GPA management and full-process tutoring began. GPA recovered to 3.7+ by the third year, and the student graduated with an offer from The University of Hong Kong.

Academic supportUnited States

US undergraduate computing, with research added

MS Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania

GPA 3.1

GPA rose to 3.7+, with research and internships matched alongside and a second-author SCI paper published. The whole profile moved up a level.

Cross-subject reachUnited Kingdom

Humanities to engineering in the UK

Master's, Imperial College London

UK QS200 university · humanities background

A cross-subject application to EE engineering. Guidance on course selection and intensive tutoring raised grades, and a matched EE research project led to the Imperial offer.

Career advisoryEmployment in mainland China

Three months back in China, no replies

Full-time role in investment banking at a leading Chongqing brokerage

Undergraduate at a UK QS50 university

A career diagnosis focused on Chongqing financial institutions. A serving mentor from a brokerage rebuilt the CV, and an offer from the investment banking department came in week 8.

Long-term planFull pathway

The decision made in Grade 8

Siemens Shenzhen

Upper-middle results in Grade 8

A UK undergraduate degree, a Hong Kong master's and Greater Bay Area employment were planned early. UCL at 17, a master's at The Chinese University of Hong Kong at 20, and a job at 21.

Low score, high offerHong Kong

Another path after the gaokao stream

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Mock score of 400

International high school enrolment was planned. Feasibility was settled first, then language and the application window were managed.

High score, beyond targetUnited Kingdom

Multi-subject offers from Oxford

University of Oxford

Biomedical Engineering / Physics / Chemistry / Geography

Several students each received offers from Oxford in these subjects, alongside offers from Imperial College London, UCL and King's College London.

Low score, high offerAustralia

A mid-ranking Guangdong student changes track

The University of Sydney

Mid-range gaokao result

An executable path was fixed first, then language and the application window were aligned, ending in an offer from one of Australia's Group of Eight.

Career advisoryEmployment in mainland China

A UK QS50 graduate returns to work in China

KPMG offer

Three months of job searching without result

Big Four career coaching delivered an outcome in two months. The role is real and can be traced to its source.

Low score, high offerNorth America

A North American path from a mid-range Chengdu result

A University of Toronto campus

Mid-range gaokao result

A workable combination of applications rebuilt within the limits of time, results and family circumstances.

High score, beyond targetSingapore

Two routes in Singapore

NUS / NTU

Excellent high school results

Courses, subject and application timing arranged into a higher-level choice.

IIIUNIVERSITIES

Selected offers, anonymised

United Kingdom

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United States

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