Join the ATS Ivy League Challenge Bootcamp! 

 

 

High school excellence & college prep

 

 

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Disengagement and burnout are both common among middle school and high school teens...

 

But it doesn't have to be that way.

 

Help your teen gain the confidence and the motivation to rock high school and gain an advantage in future college admissions.

 

While so many teens fall victim to the impressiveness trap,

 

we help your teen clarify their core values and align their education with them.

These 3 days will be life-changing. Don't miss it! 

 

DAY 1

Foundations of success

  • Clarify your core values
  • Common sense is not common practice (except among high performers)
  • How education makes you valuable in the open market

DAY 2

Community impact

  • Identify a problem to solve in your community that violates your core values
  • Learn the 9 different frameworks for solving problems in the real world
  • How to start small and build momentum

DAY 3

High school excellence & admissions strategy

  • Psychology of fear vs excitement
  • Healthy ambition vs desperation
  • Avoiding the impressiveness trap

TESTIMONIALS

Read what your peers experienced...

"I completely recommend the Ivy League Challenge, I only wish I would have done this sooner. My life is so much better after I learned these things about myself. There is no better way to live life than the way the Ivy League Challenge teaches."

 
  
 
Ata Alic
– UC Berkley Student

"You will NOT believe what I’m about to tell you! I got into both Harvard and Princeton! I’ve been feeling so dizzy the past two days..."

 
 
 
 
 
 
Xiao Yu
– Attended Harvard

"The Ivy League Challenge allowed me to have the foundation to succeed...Instead of constant pressure and insecurity–always feeling like I wasn’t doing enough, no matter how much I did–I learned to take my time back and developed a healthy and sustainable schedule for myself. "

 
Asfi Tias
– Cornell Student

From the parents:

"[My son] walked away with such a clear idea of how to figure out his core values...honestly, every session was fantastic. He really and truly loved it, and it changed him. It was phenomenal! Honestly, he always says to me, "Mom, this changed my life."

 
 
Dr. Robyn Blair
– Proud Parent 

"My daughter attended the program over three years ago, and looking back I see how that training helped her conquer her challenges. Because of your program, she knows what she wants in life and how to get it. She is living her life fully and I find I never have to worry about her success anymore, she is rocking life! Thank you."

 "The Ivy League Challenge Bootcamp is a strategy for a successful life; it's a plan to understand, man."
 
Regina McGrath
– Proud Parent 

"Her (my daughter's) growth mindset is so palpable in her writings and I am so thankful to you that you have brought that out of her."

 
 
Janice Kim
– Proud Parent 

 

Meet the teacher

Steve Gardner

  • Harvard grad & current Harvard Teaching Fellow
  • Writer for college prep & high school excellence at Insider & Business Insider
  • Podcaster
  • Founder of the Ivy League Challenge
  • Long-time teacher
 

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