Honesty first
If a course, country or intake is wrong for you, we say so — even when it costs us the file.
About Hygrades
A consultancy built on admissions craft
Hygrades was founded in 2015 by counsellors who had spent years inside university admissions offices and were tired of watching strong students lose places to weak applications.
Our story
From admissions desk to your side of the table
We read thousands of applications before we ever advised on one. That experience shapes everything: what a reader notices in the first ten seconds, which references carry weight, and where a visa file quietly fails.
Today Hygrades serves students across three continents with a single promise — the counsellor who takes your first call is the counsellor who signs off your final submission.
Our values
Three standards we do not bend
Craft over volume
We cap each counsellor's caseload so every application is written, not templated.
Documented process
Deadlines, fees and responsibilities are written down and shared with you and your sponsor.
The team
Counsellors, not call handlers
Every Hygrades adviser holds a professional certification in international student advising.
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Ifeoma Adeyemi
Founder & Principal Counsellor
14 years, UK & Ireland admissions
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Marcus Bell
Head of North America
Former US university admissions reader
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Sana Qureshi
Visa & Compliance Lead
Licensed immigration adviser
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Tobi Ajayi
Scholarships Manager
Funding strategy & merit awards
Your admission letter starts with one conversation
Speak with a Hygrades counsellor about your profile, budget and target intake. No obligation, no generic advice.