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Who we are?

We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential, and we are dedicated to making that happen.

At Top Choice, we understand that your academic journey is a significant step towards fulfilling your dreams. Our mission is to guide and support you in securing a place at your top-choice university. With personalized guidance and expert advice, we are dedicated to helping you navigate the complexities of the college and university application process with confidence.

Meet The Team

Allegra Ayida

Founder

The founder of Top Choice, Allegra is currently a PhD student. She was educated at Cheltenham Ladies’ College, and from there she went on to get her BA in History from Wesleyan University, CT. Afterwards, she earned a Masters in World History at Kings College, London, and during the global pandemic she did an MPhil in African Studies at Cambridge University with distinction in both her Masters dissertations. She is bilingual with a C1 certification in French when she spent a year attending Science Po Paris.

Taylor Dillon

Co-Founder

Taylor completed his BA at Wesleyan University in CT prior to earning his MSc in Neuroscience from the University of Oxford. With four years of experience in undergraduate admissions department, including conducting hundreds of interviews, he is eager to help students understand and navigate the undergraduate interview process. Taylor is currently working as a consultant for a recruiting firm in London, UK.

Why Choose us

Expert
Guidance

We have firsthand experience in applying and attending the world’s leading universities. We know what top institutions are looking for and how to present your best self.

Personalized Support

We offer a range of services from initial consultations to interview preparation, all tailored to meet your individual needs and goals.

Proven
Success

We are committed to helping you achieve your academic ambitions and will provide the tools and support needed to turn your dreams into reality.

Don’t just take our word for it

Hector

Student

Allegra really helped me - she took me back to my initial goals and interests and through decisions that had made me choose the universities and courses to apply for. I ended up changing one university and two courses - but was clear and positive about my final choices. Allegra then worked very closely with me on structure, flow and the content of my personal statement. It was still very much my personal statement - but her guidance helped to take it from something a bit rambling and not really 'me', to something I was really pleased with. Allegra - thank you - you rock!!

Claire-Marie

Aunt

Top Choice- thank you; you're literally a god-send. I know that without your help my nephew may still be sitting in his room trying to write his personal statement! Before you started helping him - he was at logger-heads with his school and family about his personal statement. I don't know what magic you weaved - but, you turned a teenage boy who was despondent and deeply reluctant to tackle it - to a young man who was pretty delighted with the end result.

Ally

Student

Allegra was very supportive during the process of planning and writing my personal statement. She helped me break down the different aspects of the personal statement, making it feel like small feasible targets instead of one undoable task. With Allegra’s help I was able to hand in a personal statement I felt I could be proud to say was mine. Thank you, Allegra, I could not have done it without your help.

Sheelagh

Mother

Thank you Top Choice for your much needed and welcomed assistance with my daughter writing her personal statement.

You not only gave her much needed support, but most importantly, confidence and much needed reassurances that teachers and her school as a whole could not provide.

I would recommend Top Choice to one and all.

Thank you!