Elite US Admissions Planning · Est. 2014, New York
Let Purpose Set Sail
Long-term, systematic planning that carries students from middle school to the Ivy League — and beyond it, to the careers they were aiming at all along.
Long-term, systematic planning that carries students from middle school to the Ivy League — and beyond it, to the careers they were aiming at all along.
Mayflower plans backward from a student's target career — not just their target school. From grade 6 onward: personalized course selection, GPA strategy, activity through-lines, research with top-university faculty, and applications crafted by a US newsroom-trained essay team.
China-US linked, cross-timezone. A US-based mentor team of Ivy and Top-30 alumni and former admissions officers, with offices in New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou — a progress meeting every two weeks, and answers within 24 hours.
Lesley Dong came to the US at sixteen and completed her own education here — including a master's in broadcast journalism from Columbia University. Over twelve years she has built Mayflower into a consultancy spanning New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, personally guiding more than 1,000 students — with 100% Top-30 admission among those she directly mentors. She is also Managing Partner of a New York investment firm.
"The essence of education is one sincere heart understanding another — using the roads I have walked to pave smoother ones."
Mayflower represents a pipeline of rigorously prepared international students — mainland China and US high school — matched to institutions on fit, not just rank.
Multi-year planning means complete files: verified academics, sustained activity through-lines, and essays that reflect the student who wrote them.
We build reach-match-safety lists on institutional fit. Our students arrive intending to thrive, persist, and graduate.
Twelve years of placement history and offices in four cities — a stable, accountable counterpart for your international recruitment.
October 8–10 · Minneapolis Convention Center. We're scheduling 30-minute conversations with admissions teams throughout the conference.