Higher Education, University and College
For students: Action that your future adult self will thank you for
“I have got into IE Madrid which is my first choice as you know as well as meeting my offers for Newcastle and Exeter. I got A* in Economics, A in Maths and B in Chemistry. Thank you so much”.
C who left St Mary’s Ascot in July 2025
Global graduate employment is sector driven and IQ (intelligence quotient) and EQ (emotional intelligence otherwise known as emotional quotient) applicable requiring early action and time for you to discover who you are and what you need to future proof yourself, so the earlier you can, plan.
EJC Education Consultancy works virtually or in person with you individually and with the support of your family to provide real, rare, and relevant HE guidance in a bespoke to explore opportunities, create a road map which creates a coherent and detailed approach to your decision making in a timely and organised manner, allowing you to enjoy your final years in school at the same time!
We work, ideally several years ahead if you are considering studying in the US to ensure that you are confident and comfortable with honing your intellectual, creative, and sporting talent and ambitions in a manner that colleges and universities expect to see from you, the aspiring applicant including academic record and maximising a super-curriculum.
Our approach is research and evidence driven for the benefit of you the individual student that involves tracking historic data, ensuring that any subject specific assistance is planned for together with a schedule for your pre-testing and test prep, e.g., PSAT, ACT or SAT tests and specific application requirements (Common Application essays, supplementary subject essays, art portfolios and sports specialist applications) that require practise, time, and skill.
EJC Education Consultancy develops your research skills looking at all elements of the discovery process from who you are and what and how you enjoy studying with care, depth, and honesty.
Each part of our partnership with you is based upon mutual trust and respect with each component part of the guidance process-built block by block consecutively. You will have created with our help. the necessary scaffold regardless of your subject interest to ensure that your choices are the ‘best fit’, for you and your aspirations.
FAQs by students and answers by Elizabeth Clarke
I want to study STEM based subjects possibly with AI do you have students with these interests?
Yes, each year and from all over the world, so I also have substantial knowledge of who your competition is and how your application and preparation need to counter your peers for the most in demand courses globally.
I want to study Economics do you have students with this interest?
Yes, each year, I have students wanting to read Economics and needing to be clear about how it connects with other subjects and its use in a career in Finance.
Oxbridge is a university destination that I would like to pursue even though I am not taking A levels. Can I still apply?
Yes, you can. It is important to check the entry requirements for each course and college at both Oxford and Cambridge to see how they compare international curriculum grades and results with national curricular offerings. You will also need to factor in additional testing that many courses require including Medicine, Law, Engineering and Maths as part of the decision to apply and to prepare for and be part of the operational plan to make a successful application.
Do you help plan Gap Years?
Yes. Currently I have a student in Singapore who has a fascinating year planned to have, already started teaching Music in the junior school of her previous school before heading to Vietnam to work in two different consultancy practices. Other Gap Year experiences include conservation projects, music summer schools in the UK and US, internships in start-up firms, learning another language as well as getting work experience with soft skills and earning much need funds for travel.
