YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE
College; it's one of life's most important milestones. By yourself, the journey ahead can be exciting, but also filled with uncertainty, anxiety, and unexpected difficulties. So travel with us. Here at Asian Merit, we've worked with hundreds of students and helped them get admitted into the very best of America's universities. We're here for you, to guide you, every step of the way.
Do I even need Asian Merit?
Chinese and Chinese-American students tend to have great grades and SAT scores, and this combined with some typical Asian extracurricular activities and sports makes them think that they have a great shot at top schools. Yet 90% end up disappointed, finding out that despite all the merit they demonstrate, they are getting passed over for other students with less merit.
The #1 problem plaguing Chinese applicants is an abundance of hard power, but terribly inadequate soft power. All AP classes with great grades and SAT scores, and being captain of the math and science team and winning all these piano and violin competitions isn't enough when all the other Asian applicants are doing the same thing. You need to truly stand out from the thousands of other over-qualified Asian applicants.
And this is where Asian Merit comes in.
What exactly can Asian Merit do for me?
Conduct extensive interviews with students to help them discover what they're truly gifted at.
Meet with the student and their family to come up with a custom-tailored extracurricular plan that is reasonable for the family to implement.
Work directly with the student to filter out which extracurricular activities are the best suited to the student's unique gifts, while also being the most attractive to the top schools that they're aiming for.
With with the student to strategize how to demonstrate leadership by founding and building their own clubs, and building these clubs to a substantial size.
Develop unique strategies with the student for finding the best possible authority figures who can appreciate the student the most, provide the most persuasive recommendation letters.
Conduct strategy sessions with the student to figure out how to plan club meetings, deliver charismatic speeches, and conduct fundraisers in order to scale your passion projects.
Provide feedback for each club meeting or extracurricular activity so as to help the student grow, and make each club meeting better and better, in order to attract more publicity, as well as more followers.
Provide custom-tailored tips for students who need help with academic subjects and SATs, giving them the most efficient advice to raise these hard stats in the shortest amount of time.
Conduct brainstorming sessions with the student so that they can have the best ideas for their essays, considering that essays are an absolutely critical component of college admissions, especially for Asians who are notorious for demonstrating a lack of soft power, essays often make it or break it.
Work with students to thoroughly revise and polish all of their essays to perfection, with this being the decisive factor to win over admissions officers and allow Chinese students to get into top schools that they never even dreamed of being able to get into in the first place.
How many successful cases do you have?
Over 120 students admitted into their top 5 choices, here are a few examples:
Student KZ, SAT 1470, GPA 3.7, admitted into Harvard.
Student AZ, SAT 1480, GPA 3.8, admitted into Harvard.
Student JY, SAT 1460, GPA 3.7, admitted into Stanford.
Student, MW, SAT 1460, GPA 3.9, admitted into Yale.
Student, TW, SAT 1380, GPA 3.5, admitted to University of Southern California.
Student DL, SAT 1260, GPA 3.4, admitted to University of Washington (Seattle).
Student ML, SAT 1270, GPA 3.2, admitted to University of Minnesota.
Student RX, SAT 1330, GPA 3.6, admitted to Boston University.
Student, RZ, SAT 1310, GPA 3.3, admitted to Case Western Reserve University.
OUR VISION
Asian Merit (Lynncrest) is a US-based law firm focused on serving the Chinese-American and Chinese communities. We are headquartered in Irvine, CA, and are currently expanding our branch offices to Dalian, Beijing, and Shanghai.
Our comprehensive college prep services are custom-tailored to offer the most effective college consulting experience for Chinese and Chinese-American students. With our extensive experience spanning over 20 years, our #1 priority has always been doing whatever it takes to get Chinese and Chinese-Americans into the best possible schools. From the first day of freshman year to the day you graduate as a senior, Asian Merit will be there for you.
Our lawyers went through the same stressful admissions cycle as Asian-Americans, and we know how high the stakes can be. And that's why Asian Merit was founded, to help Asian students through one of the most stressful seasons of their life, with schoolwork, exams, and college applications all piling up, we know how overwhelming it can be, and that's why we're here to ease your burden. Walk with us, and at this critical juncture as you take your first step into your adult life, may it lead you straight onto the path of success that you were always meant to be.
Our Experts
Stella Shi
Beijing Representative
Huan Wang
Shanghai Representative
Our Partners
Bo Wong
Attorney at Law
Mark Tian
Strategic Communication
Our Staff
Catherine Adams
Legal Assistant
Emma Diaz
Legal Assistant
Jake Larsen
Legal Assistant
Amy Zhang
Legal Assistant
En-Ling Chu
Legal Assistant
Andrea Lee
Legal Assistant
Xiaoling Wu
Legal Assistant
David Altangerel
Legal Assistant
Yingyu Piao
Shenzhen Representative
Jiaqi Chu
Zhejiang Representative
Of Counsel
Mark Marechal
Attorney at Law
Kyle Calfina
Attorney at Law
Xiaochun Yu
Immigration Specialist
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