One Step Admissions | Advice from students who got in

The problem

The guidance you get isn't the guidance you need.

One counsellor, hundreds of students

School guidance is stretched thin, so the advice has to stay general. It can't really speak to your course, your grades, or the route you took.

Consultants charging by the hour

Private firms do help, but at hundreds of dollars an hour and thousands per package, they're out of reach for most families.

There's another option. The person who sat where you are a year or two ago, ideally someone whose background looks a lot like yours.

How it works

See how people like you got in.

Find someone like you

Look for current students who got into the course you want. Where you can, narrow it to people with a background like yours: the same school or polytechnic, similar grades, a similar story.

See their real application

Read the actual grades, essays, portfolio and the route they took, with personal details removed, from just $8.88.

Talk it through

Want to go deeper? Book a 30-minute chat and ask the things a brochure will never tell you.

If you're applying

Advice that fits your situation.

✓ See exactly what got someone into the course you want
✓ Find a mentor whose background looks like yours
✓ Honest "what I'd do differently" from people who recently did it
✓ Cheap enough to learn from a few of them, not just one

Get on the list →

If you're already in

Earn from helping the next student.

You get a share whenever someone learns from your profile or books a chat with you.

✓ You decide what's shared, and can take it down whenever you want
✓ Everything is anonymised before anyone sees it
✓ A few minutes to set up, then it helps students for years

Become a mentor →

Trust & safety

How we keep things safe and private.

Handing over your application is personal, so we treat it that way. Protection isn't a footnote here.

Verified students only

Every mentor confirms their place with a student email or matriculation record, so the stories you read are real.

Documents anonymised

Names, ID numbers and school details are removed before anything goes up.

You stay in control

Mentors choose exactly what appears and can take their profile down at any time.

Privacy by design

We handle personal data carefully, in line with Singapore's PDPA, and only ask for what we need.

Honest and independent

We share real experience, not guarantees, and we're not tied to any university.

Fair to mentors

The students who do the work get a clear, fair share of every fee. No hidden cuts.

Where we're starting

The hardest paths to figure out on your own.

We're starting with the routes where the published grade cutoffs leave out almost everything that mattered, and where finding someone with a similar background makes the biggest difference.

SMU, interviews and essays Medicine & Dentistry Law Architecture Aptitude-based admissions Scholarship holders Successful appeals

Why we're building this

Built by students who've been there.

We're not a faceless company. We're recent students who got into the courses we wanted, with a lot of help from people already on the inside. We want to make that kind of help easier for the next person to find.

Larry Loh

Co-founder · Yale-NUS College

"When I was applying to Yale-NUS, what made the difference was a few current students who told me how it really worked: the interview, the essays, what they were actually looking for. Most people never get that kind of help. One Step is so everyone can."

Hannah E.

Co-founder · NUS, Real Estate

"I got into NUS Real Estate by asking endless questions to people who'd already done it, and honestly the hardest part was just tracking them down. One Step is about making those people easy to find, so the next person can spend their energy on the application instead of the hunt."

Be part of the first cohort.

Whether you've just been through it or you're about to, leave your details and we'll reach out as we open up.

✓ No commitment, just register your interest ✓ We'll never share your details ✓ Early mentors get the best terms