LiveVol. III · No. 04Cycle 2026
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HARV · admit rate 3.4% YALE · reader avg. 12 min/file MIT · apps 25–26 38,940 STAN · admit rate 3.7% PRIN · narrative-tier 1 admits 78% IVY+ · profiles benchmarked 14,302 T20 · features modeled 42 HYPSM · median admit GPA 3.96 IVY · median admit ECs 9.2 IL. · free reports run today 417 HARV · admit rate 3.4% YALE · reader avg. 12 min/file MIT · apps 25–26 38,940 STAN · admit rate 3.7% PRIN · narrative-tier 1 admits 78% IVY+ · profiles benchmarked 14,302 T20 · features modeled 42 HYPSM · median admit GPA 3.96 IVY · median admit ECs 9.2 IL. · free reports run today 417
The Admissions Quarterly · Partnership Desk
Open · Cycle 2026
§ Partnerships · Creators

Honest reads, shared
with your audience.

Affiliate share, co-produced cohort reads, and sponsored composites for creators in the admissions space. Transparent rates, anonymized data at intake, and zero pressure to soften the verdict for the camera.

§ Cr.i What you get

The creator kit.

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Revenue share on completed reports
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Custom referral link + cohort code
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Private creator dashboard
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Audience benchmarking insights
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Priority feature access
§ Cr.ii Commission & payments

Rates and how you get paid.

Emerging · <25k
20%
Baseline rate, every signed partnership
Established · 25k–100k
27%
Mid-tier, applied at signing
At scale · 100k+
35%
Top tier — across YT, TikTok, newsletter
Method
Wise
International creators supported
Cadence
Monthly
Run on the 1st of each month, USD
Minimum payout
$15
Balances below threshold roll forward
§ Cr.iii Standards

What we won't do.

The lines below are non-negotiable across every partnership format. They exist because admissions content is one cynical sponsored segment away from being useless.

Honest about caveats
If the report flags low confidence, the segment shows the flag. We don't ship partnerships that hide error bars to make a clip pop.
No outcome promises
Creators may share the score, percentile, and verdict — never "this profile will get into [school]". The model doesn't predict, and our partners don't either.
Anonymized intake, always
Profiles featured in co-produced content are run through the same anonymization pipeline as paid reports. Names, schools-of-origin, and identifiers are stripped before scoring.
FTC-clean disclosures
Affiliate links and sponsored segments carry standard FTC paid-partnership language. We provide the disclosure copy; creators are responsible for placement.
§ Cr.iv Best fits

Who this works for.

Not every audience is a fit. We sign partnerships where the audience already cares about admissions process — not where Cohortly would be a hard pivot from beauty hauls.

College admissions creators
Long-form YouTube, podcasts, and TikTok focused on the application process — strongest fit.
Tutors & educators
Test-prep, course creators, and educational creators with an admissions-adjacent audience.
Independent counselors
Solo and small-practice counselors who already advise applicants — see the bulk-pricing page first.
Newsletter operators
Substack and email-first operators with a parent or applicant audience.

Pitch a partnership.

A short note with your platform, audience size, and the format you have in mind. We reply within three business days — even to passes.

Reach the partnership desk Read the disclosures