Admissions, mentored from the inside

The strongest applications are built,
not written.

Frontier Scholars guides ambitious students into the world's leading UK & US universities — with a personalised portfolio project mentored by a current student at your target university.

Now arriving

Imperial College London

South Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Why projects matter

MIT Dean of Admissions on personal projects.

Stu Schmill: Students need to leave themselves time to pursue independent projects.

The signature of a Frontier Scholar

Portfolio projects that admissions departments remember.

Every scholar ships one ambitious, original project under the weekly mentorship of a student living the exact course they're applying for.

Medicine

Surgical planning (AR)

An augmented-reality tool that overlays patient-specific anatomy onto a physical model, letting surgeons rehearse incisions and approach angles before entering theatre.

  • Built a 3D anatomical model from open clinical imaging data
  • Tracked and aligned the model in AR on a physical torso
  • Documented clinical workflow and safety considerations
Unity · ARKit · Blender · Python
Industry sponsored
Robotics

Autonomous search-and-rescue rover

A small tracked rover that maps an unknown room, detects heat signatures, and navigates to "survivors" autonomously — built, broken, and rebuilt over twelve weeks.

  • SLAM navigation on a Raspberry Pi + LiDAR
  • Thermal detection with a custom sensor mount
  • Documented the full engineering log on GitHub
ROS · Python · C++ · CAD · 3D printing
Project Turtle RS Fund Winner — view on LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Biology

Huntington's Disease research

An original research project tracing the genetics and molecular biology of Huntington's Disease — from the HTT gene on NCBI to protein structure — culminating in a written research paper for the application.

  • Mapped the HTT gene and transcript variants using NCBI and EBI databases
  • Explored huntingtin protein structure with AlphaFold, UniProt, and SWISS-MODEL
  • Produced an original research paper anchoring the personal statement
NCBI · EBI · AlphaFold · UniProt · SWISS-MODEL
  1. 01

    Diagnostic call

    Free, honest read of your profile and target list.

  2. 02

    Matched mentor

    Paired with a current student on your exact course.

  3. 03

    Build the project

    Weekly sessions across statements, tests & the portfolio.

  4. 04

    Apply with edge

    A standout application & early university-level project experience.

Questions, answered

Everything you might be wondering.

What happens after I register interest?

We'll review your details and be in touch within one working day to arrange your free diagnostic call — a 30-minute, no-obligation conversation where we review your profile, target university and subject, and sketch how a portfolio project could strengthen your application. Spaces on the Summer Batch are limited, and registering your interest does not guarantee a place. We'll be honest about fit after the diagnostic call.

What exactly is the Portfolio & Resume Enrichment Project (P.R.E.P.)?

It's an original, ambitious piece of work — an app, a study, a build, a piece of research — designed around your target course. You create it over the programme under the weekly mentorship of a current student at your target university, then use it as the backbone of your personal statement and interviews.

Who are the mentors?

Current undergraduates and postgraduates studying the exact course you're applying for. They know what admissions departments are looking for because they were admitted recently.

Which universities and subjects do you cover?

Top UK & US universities: Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and similar institutions. Limited to STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

What's included beyond the project?

Personal statement guidance, mock interviews with feedback, and admissions test practice — all coordinated by your mentor so everything reinforces one clear story.

Programmes

Build your application.

Tier 1

£400

Personal Statement Guidance

Interview Prep

Admission Test Prep

Tier 2

£1,500–2,000

Portfolio & Resume Enrichment Project (P.R.E.P.)

Tier 3

£2,500

Premium Programme

All included

Summer Batch · Limited places

Join the Summer Batch.

Register your interest and we'll arrange your free diagnostic call.