Penisula Academy College Acceptance Update

Fall 2026

We are proud to share the exceptional results from the 2025–2026 college admissions cycle. This year, our team worked with 22 students whose unweighted GPAs ranged from 3.1 to 4.0, and weighted GPA ranged from 3.2 to 5.0. Every student earned at least one college admission.

Among our students, 73% were admitted to at least one of their top three college choices. In addition, 27% were admitted to Ivy League institutions, 50% to Top 20 universities, 73% to Top 30 universities, and 86% to Top 50 universities. Eighteen percent received merit scholarships.

Our students pursued highly competitive majors across a wide range of fields, including biology, computer science, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, business, data science, environmental science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, and more.

This year’s standout acceptances include Stanford (3), Princeton (2), MIT (1), Cornell (1), Carnegie Mellon (3), USC (3), WashU (2), Emory (1), Georgetown (1), Boston College (1), Boston University (1), UC Berkeley (2), UCLA (3), UC Irvine (6), UC San Diego (4), UC Santa Barbara (6), and many others.

We are deeply honored to have guided these students and their families throughout the college admissions journey. Most importantly, we celebrate the hard work, determination, growth, and accomplishments that made these results possible.

Fall 2026 Application Results

Colleges & Universities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stanford University

Princeton University

Cornell University

Carnegie Mellon University

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Los Angeles

Washington University in St. Louis

Emory University

University of Virginia

Georgetown University

University of Southern California

University of California, San Diego

University of Texas at Austin

University of Florida

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Washington, Seattle

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Purdue University

Texas A&M University

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Virginia Tech

Boston College

Boston University

Northeastern University

University of Utah

Arizona State University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Santa Clara University

Colorado School of Mines

Loyola Marymount University

Chapman University

Pepperdine University

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Riverside

University of California, Merced

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly Pomona

St. Lawrence University

Union College

United States Coast Guard Academy

Whittier College

California State University, Long Beach

Majors

Biology, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Business, Data Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Psychology, and more.

Dear Dr. Ji,

Thank you! Thank you for counseling me through so many things that I wouldn’t have been able to figure out on my own. Over the past four years, you have helped me with almost everything: course selection, grades, applications, essays, and the list goes on. The time and effort you have spent helping me are priceless, and I deeply appreciate everything you have done. Without your help, I honestly don’t know where I would be right now. Thank you so much!

Vance

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