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Get mentored by MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge students and alumni

Guaranteed to strengthen your college applications.

Why?

Because every student will be able to show:

  • Academic research paper
  • Academic research poster
  • Practical technology project
  • Portfolio website
  • GitHub repository
  • Technical blog article
  • Recorded presentation

No homework:

  • We guide students step by step during live sessions (video calls).
  • Students work in groups with mentor support.
  • Students complete these projects during the program because they are already overloaded with academics and extracurriculars.

Preparing Students for the Future

Students don't just learn about technology.

They build it.

Students graduate with:

  • Real technical skills
  • Original academic work
  • A professional portfolio
  • Stronger university applications
  • Experience working with world class mentors

Guided by Students and Alumni From Top Universities

Students are guided by current students and alumni from:

  • MIT
  • Stanford
  • Harvard
  • Oxford
  • Cambridge

Students work directly with mentors throughout every stage of every project, from first idea to finished portfolio.

Meet the Mentors

Meet our Mentors

Students work with mentors who have studied, researched, or built technical projects in demanding academic environments.

Portrait of Jorge Nam Song
Jorge Nam SongStanford - Management Science & Engineering

Finance and data science background, with applied machine learning work on policy recommendations and transparency projects.

Portrait of Aarshavi Shah
Aarshavi ShahMIT - Computer Science

Computer Science and AI researcher and developer with experience in MIT research labs including Media Lab, CSAIL, and Space Systems Lab.

Portrait of Shu Ishida
Shu IshidaOxford - Computer Vision & Robotics

Oxford engineering background with computer vision and robotics research experience, plus student technology leadership.

Portrait of Nishit Srivastava
Nishit SrivastavaCambridge - Bioengineering / Mechanobiology

Interdisciplinary scientist working across engineering, physics, and biology, with fellowship-backed PhD and research experience.

Portrait of Abhishek Garg
Abhishek GargStanford - Computer Science

Stanford CS background, former Facebook and Apple engineer, and full-stack engineer at an early stage startup.

Portrait of Wilfried Bounsi
Wilfried BounsiOxford - CS & Applied Mathematics

Built Knowledge Graph pipelines, improved document classification with Graph Neural Networks, and co-founded startups as CTO.

Portrait of Varun Jain
Varun JainCambridge - Engineering

Engineering background with advanced mathematics and physics preparation, including Cambridge academic program experience.

Portrait of Chase Middleman
Chase MiddlemanMIT - Mathematics

Mathematics background with graduate work in simplicial homotopy theory and a later pivot into data science.

What Students Build

Students choose projects based on their interests.

Students can choose areas such as:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
  • Software Engineering
  • Robotics
  • Game Development
  • Digital Design
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Scientific Research

Every completed project becomes part of a portfolio students can confidently share with universities and future opportunities.

Student Work

Completed academic work includes:

Portfolio outputs

Research papers

AI applications

Software projects

Portfolio websites

GitHub repositories

Research posters

Technical presentations

Built to Be Completed

  • Parents, schools, and students can review finished work before joining
  • Close, step by step mentorship helps every student complete ambitious projects
  • The program fits around busy academic schedules because projects are completed during live sessions
  • Students can continue into additional topics or more advanced programs as their interests grow
See Student Articles and Videos

Proof of Achievement

Students can receive formal recognition for the work they complete.

Student Articles and Videos

Students can explain what they built through articles, videos, and project presentations.

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Article and video

Hannah

Clayton High School

This course helped me prepare for university courses by exposing me to difficult topics.

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Flexible Program Formats

Choose the format that works best.

Intensive Program

  • Monday to Friday
  • Two weeks
  • Live online mentor sessions
  • Complete every deliverable by the end of the program

Weekly Program

  • One live mentor session per week
  • Ten weeks
  • Same outcomes
  • More flexible schedule

Ready to Learn More?

Leave your email to take the first step toward joining Adava.

We'll email you:

  • Current program options
  • Upcoming schedules
  • Student project previews
  • Program options and pricing
  • Simple instructions for joining the program

We'll email you the next steps and answer any questions before you decide whether to enroll.