Freshman Academy

Freshman’s SAT and Advanced English Courses are Now Open!

Want to start 2025 strong, but do not know where to begin? Enroll in our 2-month courses to get an early boost to your academics!

🏛 Advanced English

Taking Freshman's most iconic course, immerse yourself in the Liberal Arts education with our carefully curated texts and group discussions on Philosophy, History, Education, and more.

The course is led by Meherwan Patel, a Yale-NUS graduate majoring in Philosophy, and Sega Arakelyan, a Yale-NUS graduate majoring in History.

Application Deadline: February 19, 2025
Launch: February 24, 2025

📖 SAT English

Our time-tested SAT course, with an impressive 4.8/ 5 rating, combines university-level materials with an individualized approach to students. 

The course is co-taught by Tais Dau, our expert from Brazil with over 15 years of SAT teaching experience, and Diyorbek Ibragimov, CMU-Q student passionate about the intersection of AI & Psychology.

Application Deadline: February 19, 2025
Launch: February 25, 2025

📓 SAT Math

Through years of work at Freshman, our tutor Alisher Alibekov perfected his teaching skills and received an almost perfect 4.9/5 rating from his last 2024 cohort.

Graduating from a Master's Program at Nazarbayev University, Alisher brings his experience and research skills into the classroom. 

Application Deadline: February 19, 2025
Launch: February 24, 2025

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🎉 Welcome to UPenn, Ruhshona! 

A graduate of a Navoi public school, Ruhshona Sobirova will pursue Economics at UPenn, a prestigious Ivy League university, where she received an impressive $370K scholarship.

📚Ruhshona graduated from Freshman's March Admissions Program 2024, writing more than 27,000 words of reflections and receiving detailed feedback and guidance from Dr. Lyusyena, Valera, Sanjar, and Sega.

Under Dr. Lyusyena’s mentorship, Ruhshona also produced a 15-page economics paper, titled “The Economic and Sociocultural Impact of Labor Migration and Remittances: The Case of Uzbekistan.”

She founded the Econovation project, interned at a bank, and assisted with the Ibrat Camp, a free program organized by the Youth Agency and led by Freshman Academy for the past two years.

🤝During and after the Admissions Program, Ruhshona received guidance from Asqar, a UC Berkeley student and Freshman alumnus from Kazakhstan, whose advice and meetings were instrumental.

Reflecting on her journey, Ruhshona writes:

“During the Admissions Program, we delved into readings that ranged from fundamental literature to philosophy. Engaging with these texts not only strengthened my critical reading and writing skills but also prepared me for the academic rigor of an Ivy League education.

🫂Beyond academics, the program helped me build lifelong friendships with incredible people who shared my passion for poetry and literature.

With the continuous support of the entire Freshman Team and Asqar, I was able to effectively communicate my story and passion to the admissions committee.

If I had to sum up my experience in one sentence, it would be this: “With Freshman, you will never walk alone - because here, you find not just mentors, but a family."

🤞Our team wishes Ruhshona the best of luck in her studies and passion for economic policy-making in Uzbekistan and Central Asia. We are looking forward to her future contributions to her community and nation.

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Admissions Program 2025: Pre-Sale Open

The Admissions Program has consistently produced the most prepared students regionally and globally.

The Admissions Program graduates have won scholarships at Yale, Stanford, UPenn, Babson, Colby, Skidmore, Bowdoin, and NYUAD.

Starting on February 1st, participants will discover their passion projects, initiate clubs, and acquire research skills in their fields of interest.

Admissions Program 2025 will include:

✅ Improved curriculum by the Freshman Team

✅ 25,000+ words of reviewed writing

✅ 36 hours of lectures and seminars 

✅ 15 hours of one-on-one meetings (+25% from last year)

✅ Case studies from successful applicants

✅ Freshman Alumni Network access

✅ Additional admissions meetings and events

✅ Optional: SAT and Advanced English Programs

Pre-Sales Deadline: January 23rd, 2025
Program Launch: February 1st, 2025

Reserve a spot during the pre-sales for a discounted rate.

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🎉 Welcome to Harvard, Azizbek!

Coming from Fergana and studying at the Academic Lyceum of WIUT, Azizbek will pursue Politics at №1 ranked university in this field.

Azizbek's story with Freshman started in October 2023 when he joined the Alumni Network after completing the SAT English Program.

In March, he became the first student enrolled at Freshman's Full Support 2024. With a perfect GPA, he scored 1520 on the SAT and 8.0 on the IELTS.

On the extracurricular front, Azizbek has started the Ibrat Debate, Uzbekistan's national debating network.

He also conducted a private research project, started a local writing society, and participated in various Youth Agency projects.

Azizbek has worked extensively with many Freshman team members, including Dr. Lyusyena, Valera, Sega, Sanjar, and Mishael.

At Freshman, he profoundly investigated Ivy League education, analyzed foundational Political Science texts, and formulated a vision for the Ibrat Debate.

Under Dr. Lyusyena's guidance, Azizbek boosted his research skills. Leveraging the Freshman network, he also met Jamoliddin Ergashzoda, a professional debating coach based in Southeast Asia, who advised him on nationwide competitive debating.

Azizbek wrote more than 60 pages of reflections, spanning many months, and held many informal discussions with Valera, a Yale-NUS Political Science and Philosophy graduate.

His drive, perseverance, and determination allowed him to make the most out of Freshman's expertise, network, and resources, developed over half a decade.

You will undoubtedly hear more about his impact on Uzbekistan and Central Asia in the future. Our team wishes him the best in his pursuits!

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