The Admissions Process Faces
Two Pressing Challenges
Inequitable access to admissions consulting for underrepresented and low-income applicants
The proliferation of artificial intelligence and its potential misuse in writing application essays
The Solution: Responsible AI for Essay Insights
Our state-of-the-art tools help applicants brainstorm ways to start and improve their admissions essays. We harnesses the good of artificial intelligence (e.g., helping applicants “show not tell”) while preventing its misuse (e.g., writing portions of an essay) through ethical guardrails. Our platform's insights also empower underrepresented applicants to depict how their unique identities and experiences shape their motivation in light of the 2023 SCOTUS ruling.
Brainstorming "buddy" and narrative development to help
applicants get started
Essay review to improve writing and avoid
common pitfalls
Highly individualized insights to
help applicants to showcase what makes them unique
Our Team
Our concept has been so compelling that it has caught the attention of a global Yale network across industries who wanted to join our team.
Brendan, CEO
MD-PhD candidate at Yale
Leader of $120K NIH AI research grant
Previous startup founder
Raimundo, Technical
PhD candidate at Yale
Previously MIT
Technical expert
Dumebi, Partnerships
MD candidate at Yale
Previously leadership roles
at access non-profits
Jillian, Customer Development
EdD candidate at Vanderbilt
District-level Education Coordinator
High School Principal
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Shane, Operations
MAM Yale
MBA Capetown
Extensive startup experience
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Kris, GTM Advisor
Rice MBA
Director of Product Marketing and
EdTech consultant
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Cassandra, Curriculum Advisor
MEd DePaul, MBA Candidate Kellogg
Founding Director, Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools
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Shon, Customer Advisor
MPEM Yale
Manager of Strategic Partnerships,
Indianapolis Public Schools
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Jazib, Product Advisor
MEd Harvard, BS Stanford
COO, Tintash (global dev. studio)
Adjunct Professor, Lahore University
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Our Origins Story
Elevation Gateway was founded by Brendan Adkinson, an MD and PhD candidate at the Yale School of Medicine. Brendan is from a blue-collar region in rural Ohio. Rural students are severely underrepresented in academia, science, and medicine, making issues of access important to him. Brendan previously led an award-winning social enterprise focused on helping underrepresented medical school applicants. Brendan's research includes a strong focus on AI ethics. He has received multiple grants including $120,000 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
Our Supporters
