Paris, France·Sciences Po × UCL·Peer-led admissions guidance
For college counsellors

Admissions guidance
from students who
just got in.

Peer Compass partners with college counselling firms to provide authentic, firsthand student insight, helping your team scale capacity and deliver guidance that truly resonates.

Work with us Meet the founders
Admitted to
Columbia UniversityNew York
London School of EconomicsLondon
Dartmouth CollegeIvy League
UPennIvy League
Sciences Po Dual DegreesParis
McGill UniversityMontréal
Why counsellors choose us

The partner your clients
didn't know they needed

We work alongside your firm, not around it. Our mentors bring current, credible student experience that complements your professional expertise.

Student Insight

Having recently applied to the world's most selective institutions, our mentors understand today's admissions landscape firsthand, giving your clients advice that's current, genuine, and credible.

Capacity Support

When demand peaks, we step in. We support counselling firms during busy application periods, ensuring every student continues to receive timely, personalised guidance without compromising quality.

Paris-Based, Globally Minded

Founded in Paris by two Sciences Po × UCL students, we understand UCAS, the Common App, Parcoursup, and the French grandes écoles concours, having navigated them all ourselves.

What we do

Three systems.
One partner.

Each admissions system has its own logic, language, and expectations. We help students translate strong profiles into applications that fit: personal and reflective for the U.S., academic and subject-focused for the UK, precise and programme-specific for Europe.

United States · Common App

American Universities

The U.S. system rewards personal, reflective writing, with high-achieving students often struggling to sound human. We help with the parts that are hardest to standardise: finding the story, not just the resume.

  • →Common App essay brainstorming and narrative strategy
  • →Supplement angle development, school by school
  • →Student voice feedback, to avoid over-polished or generic writing
  • →Activity list framing and prioritisation
  • →Interview preparation with recent admits from the same schools
ColumbiaPennDartmouth Johns HopkinsNYUMichiganMcGill
United Kingdom · UCAS

British Universities

UK applications require a very different kind of preparation: academic, subject-focused, and entirely unlike the Common App. For Oxbridge and highly selective programmes, the interview is the application.

  • →UCAS course selection and strategic programme fit
  • →Subject-focused personal statement — reading lists drawn from real coursework and tutorials
  • →Oxbridge-style interview preparation through subject tutoring and mock simulations
  • →Admissions test strategy: LNAT (law), TMUA / ESAT (quantitative), and other programme-specific tests
LSEUCLImperial King's CollegeOxford / Cambridge
Europe · Multiple Systems

European Universities

European applications require a level of programme-specific precision that families consistently underestimate. We help students turn "interested in Europe" into a real, coherent application plan.

  • →Academic motivation letters tailored to each course and institution
  • →Programme-fit strategy: subject, university, and academic path
  • →Subject-based interview prep with mock interviews and reading guidance
  • →Academic preparation plans around the student's field of study
  • →European university selection by subject, country, and long-term goals
  • →Admissions-route planning: tests, English requirements, and deadlines
Sciences PoBocconi IE Business SchoolESADE
Our services

Everything your clients need,
from a student perspective

Available à la carte or as an integrated partnership. Each service is delivered by mentors who've been through the exact same process.

1-on-1

Student Mentorship

One-on-one guidance from students who recently completed the admissions process at the universities your clients are targeting.

Strategy

Application Strategy

Building balanced university lists and structured timelines, informed by current admissions standards and personal experience.

Writing

Essay & Personal Statement Review

Feedback on structure, storytelling, and positioning from mentors who wrote successful essays for the same programmes.

Interview

Interview Preparation

Mock interviews based on current admissions practices, conducted by mentors who sat in the exact same interview rooms.

B2B

Counselling Firm Support

Additional capacity during peak periods, fully aligned with your firm's existing approach and client relationships.

Group

Admissions Workshops

Group sessions for schools and counselling organisations covering the admissions landscape, essays, and interview skills.

The Team

Who
we are.

PeerCompass was founded in Paris by two students currently enrolled in the Sciences Po × UCL Dual Degree — one of the most selective international undergraduate programmes in Europe. We built the service we wish had existed when we were applying.

Marceau Lassus
Co-Founder
Sciences Po × UCL
Marceau Lassus
U.S. · UK · European Systems

Franco-American, born in Paris, raised in Washington D.C. Marceau completed both the French Baccalauréat and American High School Diploma, giving him rare dual fluency in both admissions worlds. He is also a debater, speaker and an early-stage entrepreneur.

Background Franco-American, Paris → D.C.
Focus areas Economics, Maths, Business and Commerce
Speciality Common App, Sciences Po, UK personal statements
Christopher Murray
Co-Founder
Sciences Po × UCL
Christopher Murray
UK · European Systems

Franco-Irish, raised between Paris and London. Christopher brings analytical depth built through debate, Model UN, geopolitical risk analysis internships, and community tutoring. His cross-border upbringing gives him natural fluency across UK and European admissions cultures.

Background Franco-Irish, Paris ↔ London
Focus areas Geopolitics, Philosophy, Literature and Law
Speciality UCAS, Sciences Po, interview preparation
Our partners

Trusted by leading admissions firms

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"Peer Compass brought something we simply couldn't replicate ourselves: an honest, firsthand perspective of students who had just been through the process. Our clients noticed the difference immediately."

Christian & Jack Schull
Advisors · Global University Advisors
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Ready to give your clients
the student edge?

Whether you're looking to expand capacity during peak season or offer your students a more authentic perspective, we'd love to explore how Peer Compass can support your firm.

"The guidance we would have wanted when we were applying."

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