Our most senior service. A dedicated admissions counsellor partners with your family to turn ambition into a clear, strategic plan — guiding strong candidates towards the Ivy League, Oxbridge, and top universities across the UK, US and Europe.
Oxford
"Guided by people who have sat on the other side of the admissions desk."
Berndt Education brings together a team of admissions counsellors and Oxford tutors who guide each student through every stage of the application. Our counsellors are graduates and PhDs of leading universities in the UK and the United States, several of them former university admissions officers who know first-hand how candidates are assessed — and what earns a place. Their expertise spans UK Medicine (UCAT and MMI interview coaching) and applications across continental Europe. Founder Denny Berndt, whose background is in university and school management, meets every family personally before matching the student with the counsellor best suited to their subjects and chosen universities — every plan shaped around the individual, never a template.
Your Oxbridge or Ivy League counsellor mentors you from first plan to final offer, demystifying every stage for the whole family — while a specialist tutor raises your grades where it counts.
Each has served as an Oxford admissions officer or tutor, assessing applications and running interviews, so they know exactly what wins a place — and what quietly loses one.
Your counsellor aims high with you, then balances ambition with strong-fit matches and dependable back-ups, so you land a place worth having.
If English is your second language, targeted coaching sharpens how you think and speak under pressure, so you walk in ready to perform — an edge only an admissions team built inside a language institute can offer.
We work closely with each student to build a personalised strategy that maximises their chances at their target universities — across course choice, profile, essays, tests and interviews.
A balanced list — ambitious reaches, strong subject-specialist matches and one or two solid back-ups — with a term-by-term timeline.
A distinctive story across academics, research, projects and extracurriculars — a clear theme that makes an application memorable.
One-to-one coaching on UCAS personal statements, Common App essays and supplements that sound authentically like the student.
We manage deadlines across countries and prepare candidates for admissions tests and interviews — including Oxbridge and US-style — with realistic mock sessions.
From focused help with a single application to a full multi-country campaign across the UK and Europe. We'll help you choose the right one together during your free consultations.
Getting started is simple. We begin with a free consultation to understand the student — current grades, the universities and subjects they're aiming for, and their wider goals. We then arrange a meet-and-greet with the admissions counsellor best suited to them, each a PhD and former university admissions officer. We don't publish fixed fees: together we agree the right programme and a tailored quote, with flexible payment plans available — and we take a student on only when that counsellor is confident they can genuinely help.
We map your goals, target universities and timeline — and recommend the right package, with no obligation.
Your consultant builds a balanced school list and a term-by-term roadmap around the student.
Profile, personal statement, essays, tests and interview prep — coached one-to-one.
We manage deadlines across countries and run realistic mock interviews ahead of the real thing.
We work with a limited number of students each academic year, so every applicant receives genuine, senior attention. Places are offered after an initial consultation.
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