Case Lab sessions
Anonymized case breakdowns with time for your questions. New sessions and limited-access analysis are announced by PeerPath.
Case Lab session · planned format
How an international STEM applicant built a US + HK school list
- Timing
- Announced by PeerPath
- Access
- PeerPath decides who takes part
- Format
- Live breakdown + Q&A
- Notes
- Case Analysis Notes published after a session runs
Join Discord or create your workspace to hear when PeerPath opens one.
Case Analysis Notes
When a Case Lab runs, PeerPath publishes free Case Analysis Notes — a written strategy breakdown. Here is what each one contains.
Case background
Who the applicant was and the context they applied from.
Results & profile snapshot
A high-level snapshot of the profile and where they applied.
Key strategy choices
The decisions that shaped the school list, activities, and essays.
3–5 takeaways
A short, concrete set of lessons you can actually use.
Reflection questions
Prompts to apply the case to your own situation.
Free notes are strategy breakdowns, not full raw essays or private materials. We do not publish full essays or write essays for students.
Anonymized profile previews
Three anonymized applicant profile previews, available now. Learn the strategy without exposing raw essays or identifiable student details.
STEM · International curriculum
Challenge: Strong academics, but scattered activities without a clear through-line.
Focus: Building a coherent academic story that ties the activities together.
Full materials · access required
Humanities · Cross-cultural background
Challenge: A rich personal narrative that was hard to match to the right schools.
Focus: Turning lived experience into authentic, school-fit application themes.
Full materials · access required
Major pivot · Interdisciplinary applicant
Challenge: Explaining a change in academic direction without looking unfocused.
Focus: Connecting past work to future goals as one deliberate path.
Full materials · access required
Anonymized learning cases. We show strategy and takeaways, not raw essays or identifiable student materials.
Limited-access analysis
Deeper case analysis opens through limited access. Nothing here is publicly purchasable, and PeerPath announces when it becomes available.
Deep case analysis pack
When announcedA fuller, structured breakdown of a single case.
Annotated essay excerpts
Limited accessSelected, anonymized excerpts with strategy notes, never full essays.
Activity / EC analysis
When announcedHow an activity list was framed and sequenced.
Compare this case to my application
Limited accessA guided side-by-side reflection on your own plan.
Payment is not open yet. These are part of a small early pilot and are arranged manually.
Interested in the pilot? Contact PeerPathHow we handle cases
- Case Analysis Notes are free
- Real materials are anonymized and permission-based
- We do not publish full raw essays
- We do not write essays for students
- We do not guarantee admission
- Strategy breakdown, not templates
How it works
- 1
Read the profile previews
Start with the anonymized previews available on this page.
- 2
Watch for a Case Lab session
PeerPath announces how to take part — Discord is where it lands first.
- 3
Go deeper
Limited-access analysis opens when PeerPath announces it.
- 4
Apply it to your application
Bring the takeaways into your school list, essays, and timeline.
Bring a case back to your own application
Case Lab connects to the rest of your PeerPath workspace.
Create your workspace
Organize schools, draft essays, and bring case insights into your own application plan.
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