He didn’t attenda single party atHarvard or aHarvard-Yalefootball game.Eventually, Beatonwas accepted at 25colleges includingHarvard, Yale,Princeton, Stanford,Columbia,Cambridge Universityand Duke University.His knowledge ofuniversity programsand admissionspractices isencyclopedic, and his“just the facts”demeanor steadies thenerves of anxiousparents, clients said.By his sophomoreyear his companyhad revenue northof $1 million, andhe didn't reapplyfor aid.Beatonbased hisprogram onhis ownexperience.He has a mop ofbrown hair, a slightframe and a stylethat is more techsupport than techtycoon.He earnedstraight A’s on aclass loadroughly 2½ timesthe size of atypical student’s.He reverseengineeredtheirprocess.Seven children flewinto New York in lateJuly to meet with thecollege counselor theybelieved would getthem into HarvardUniversity or anothertop-flight U.S. college.Families who haveworked with Beatondescribed him asaffable, earnest andable to navigate thecutthroat tacticsnecessary to succeedin elite collegeadmissions.He started twobusinesses—afree newspaperdistributed at cafesand a businessselling iPhonestands for cars.At Harvard, 23% offreshmen who startedin fall 2023 reportedworking with a privateadmissionscounselor, up from13% in 2017.Last year, forfreshmen fromfamilies withincomes over$500,000, 48%used one.They were there tomeet Jamie Beaton, a29-year-old Rhodesscholar from NewZealand with areputation as the manwho has cracked thecode on elite collegeadmissions.Beaton’s strategywas to invest theleast effort into thegreatest number ofarenas and rise tothe top of thehierarchy in theshortest time.When 230 peoplecame to hear himspeak at the end ofhis senior year herecognized he hadstumbled into abusiness opportunity.Theyoungestwas 11.He workedthroughweekendsandvacations.Beaton received$40,000 in financial aidto attend Harvard andimmediately beganhiring classmates tohelp tutor the studentclients he had acquiredback home.At Harvard, Beatontook an acceleratedacademic track inapplied mathematics toearn his undergraduatedegree in three yearsand his masters in hisfourth year.Born in Auckland andraised by a singlemother, he began whathe calls his “brutalpilgrimage” from thebottom of the planet tothe top of theacademic hierarchy.Word of his successearning admission tothe world’s bestuniversities spreadacross New Zealandand prompted callsfrom families whowanted to know hissecret.Clients pay Beaton’s firmfrom $30,000 and$200,000 for a four- to six-year program that includestutoring in academics andtest-taking, and advice onhow to gather stellarteacher recommendations,Two traveledfromSwitzerland, twofrom Australia,one from theUnited Kingdom.When he recognizedhe couldn’t rise to thevery top of an activity—such as piano,tennis or the mathOlympiad—heswitched tosomething else.He didn’t attenda single party atHarvard or aHarvard-Yalefootball game.Eventually, Beatonwas accepted at 25colleges includingHarvard, Yale,Princeton, Stanford,Columbia,Cambridge Universityand Duke University.His knowledge ofuniversity programsand admissionspractices isencyclopedic, and his“just the facts”demeanor steadies thenerves of anxiousparents, clients said.By his sophomoreyear his companyhad revenue northof $1 million, andhe didn't reapplyfor aid.Beatonbased hisprogram onhis ownexperience.He has a mop ofbrown hair, a slightframe and a stylethat is more techsupport than techtycoon.He earnedstraight A’s on aclass loadroughly 2½ timesthe size of atypical student’s.He reverseengineeredtheirprocess.Seven children flewinto New York in lateJuly to meet with thecollege counselor theybelieved would getthem into HarvardUniversity or anothertop-flight U.S. college.Families who haveworked with Beatondescribed him asaffable, earnest andable to navigate thecutthroat tacticsnecessary to succeedin elite collegeadmissions.He started twobusinesses—afree newspaperdistributed at cafesand a businessselling iPhonestands for cars.At Harvard, 23% offreshmen who startedin fall 2023 reportedworking with a privateadmissionscounselor, up from13% in 2017.Last year, forfreshmen fromfamilies withincomes over$500,000, 48%used one.They were there tomeet Jamie Beaton, a29-year-old Rhodesscholar from NewZealand with areputation as the manwho has cracked thecode on elite collegeadmissions.Beaton’s strategywas to invest theleast effort into thegreatest number ofarenas and rise tothe top of thehierarchy in theshortest time.When 230 peoplecame to hear himspeak at the end ofhis senior year herecognized he hadstumbled into abusiness opportunity.Theyoungestwas 11.He workedthroughweekendsandvacations.Beaton received$40,000 in financial aidto attend Harvard andimmediately beganhiring classmates tohelp tutor the studentclients he had acquiredback home.At Harvard, Beatontook an acceleratedacademic track inapplied mathematics toearn his undergraduatedegree in three yearsand his masters in hisfourth year.Born in Auckland andraised by a singlemother, he began whathe calls his “brutalpilgrimage” from thebottom of the planet tothe top of theacademic hierarchy.Word of his successearning admission tothe world’s bestuniversities spreadacross New Zealandand prompted callsfrom families whowanted to know hissecret.Clients pay Beaton’s firmfrom $30,000 and$200,000 for a four- to six-year program that includestutoring in academics andtest-taking, and advice onhow to gather stellarteacher recommendations,Two traveledfromSwitzerland, twofrom Australia,one from theUnited Kingdom.When he recognizedhe couldn’t rise to thevery top of an activity—such as piano,tennis or the mathOlympiad—heswitched tosomething else.

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(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. He didn’t attend a single party at Harvard or a Harvard-Yale football game.
  2. Eventually, Beaton was accepted at 25 colleges including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, Cambridge University and Duke University.
  3. His knowledge of university programs and admissions practices is encyclopedic, and his “just the facts” demeanor steadies the nerves of anxious parents, clients said.
  4. By his sophomore year his company had revenue north of $1 million, and he didn't reapply for aid.
  5. Beaton based his program on his own experience.
  6. He has a mop of brown hair, a slight frame and a style that is more tech support than tech tycoon.
  7. He earned straight A’s on a class load roughly 2½ times the size of a typical student’s.
  8. He reverse engineered their process.
  9. Seven children flew into New York in late July to meet with the college counselor they believed would get them into Harvard University or another top-flight U.S. college.
  10. Families who have worked with Beaton described him as affable, earnest and able to navigate the cutthroat tactics necessary to succeed in elite college admissions.
  11. He started two businesses—a free newspaper distributed at cafes and a business selling iPhone stands for cars.
  12. At Harvard, 23% of freshmen who started in fall 2023 reported working with a private admissions counselor, up from 13% in 2017.
  13. Last year, for freshmen from families with incomes over $500,000, 48% used one.
  14. They were there to meet Jamie Beaton, a 29-year-old Rhodes scholar from New Zealand with a reputation as the man who has cracked the code on elite college admissions.
  15. Beaton’s strategy was to invest the least effort into the greatest number of arenas and rise to the top of the hierarchy in the shortest time.
  16. When 230 people came to hear him speak at the end of his senior year he recognized he had stumbled into a business opportunity.
  17. The youngest was 11.
  18. He worked through weekends and vacations.
  19. Beaton received $40,000 in financial aid to attend Harvard and immediately began hiring classmates to help tutor the student clients he had acquired back home.
  20. At Harvard, Beaton took an accelerated academic track in applied mathematics to earn his undergraduate degree in three years and his masters in his fourth year.
  21. Born in Auckland and raised by a single mother, he began what he calls his “brutal pilgrimage” from the bottom of the planet to the top of the academic hierarchy.
  22. Word of his success earning admission to the world’s best universities spread across New Zealand and prompted calls from families who wanted to know his secret.
  23. Clients pay Beaton’s firm from $30,000 and $200,000 for a four- to six-year program that includes tutoring in academics and test-taking, and advice on how to gather stellar teacher recommendations,
  24. Two traveled from Switzerland, two from Australia, one from the United Kingdom.
  25. When he recognized he couldn’t rise to the very top of an activity—such as piano, tennis or the math Olympiad—he switched to something else.