Free Online Webinar
How to Get Into HYPSM (Harvard,Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT): The Power of Research
Speaker: Marianna Irizarry, Former Admissions Reader, Stanford University; JD, Harvard Law School; Masters in Education, Stanford University
⏰ Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | 5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern
Webinar Highlights
Getting into Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and MIT is harder than ever, with admission rates below 5% and thousands of applicants who already have perfect grades and test scores. To truly stand out, students need more than strong academics. They need to show intellectual curiosity, initiative, and impact. This free webinar will reveal how extracurriculars, especially academic research, can give ambitious students a competitive edge in the HYPSM admissions process. You'll learn:
- The latest HYPSM admission data and trends
- What these schools really value beyond academics
- Why research is one of the most powerful extracurriculars
- Real student case studies: how they leveraged research to get into HYPSM
Make sure you join live so you can speak directly with our admissions expert Marianna and get the freshest perspective on how to get into top schools!
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Time: 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern
Can't make it live? A replay will be available for you if you sign up!
About Marianna
Marianna is deeply passionate about coaching and mentoring talented young students. With experiences in the admissions office at Stanford, Teach for America, and as a corporate attorney, she brings a unique perspective to helping students develop and showcase their strengths.
Over the course of her academic and professional career, Marianna has earned multiple awards and prestigious opportunities. She served as an MLK Scholar at the US Department of Education, where she researched issues related to school accountability and school choice. At Stanford, she received the Arturo Islas Jr. Prize and the Arnaud B. Leavelle Memorial Prize for her outstanding academic achievements. While pursuing her M.A. in Education Policy Analysis at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, she served as a Teaching Assistant for the Stanford Hope House Scholars Program—an experience that sparked her enduring passion for student mentorship.
Her most recent role as an Admissions Reader for Stanford University provided her with firsthand insights into the evaluation of applicants across diverse domestic and international regions. This experience sharpened her ability to identify unique qualities in competitive applicant pools and to connect student interests with university resources.
Marianna’s career has also spanned the nonprofit sector, where she focused on talent development, resource management, and admissions processes. At Teach for America, her leadership helped raise over $22 million, and she played a key role in admissions by reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and improving recruitment yield.
Marianna also credits her legal training for much of her professional success. Graduated from Harvard Law School, she has dedicated her career to connecting individuals with opportunities that can positively impact their life trajectories, while investing time and resources in projects that strengthen her community.