For Parents of High-Performing Teens (Grades 8-12) With a 3.7+ GPA
In 14 Days, We'll Help Your Teen Become the Kind of Student Top Colleges Actually Chase, While They Sleep 8 Hours and Actually Enjoy Life
CC.us Founder Jack Delehey Is Personally Coaching 30 Families for Free for 14 Straight Days. Cohort 1 Filled Instantly.
The Final Cohort of The Ivy-Bound Challenge™: Cohort 3 Begins June 7, 2026. Applications Are Now Open
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What a real mom/daughter duo had to say about the Ivy-Bound Challenge.
Apply for The Ivy-Bound Challenge™
Important: Cohort 1 filled completely and went to a waitlist within days of opening. We cap each cohort at 30 families — that’s intentional, to protect coaching quality and accountability.
Cohort 3 is personally hosted by CC.us Founder Jack Delehey, the same coach who has guided 4,100+ families and produced Ivy League acceptances and $4.4M in scholarships from a single graduating class
14Requirements to Qualify:
- Student must have minimum 3.7 GPA
- Student must be in 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
- You must attend an intro call so we can determine mutual fit (not every family is accepted)
- Student must commit to 1 focused hour daily for 14 consecutive days
- Parent must commit to 10-20 minutes daily to review progress
- Family must place a fully refundable commitment deposit to secure their spot
Happening Right Now
In our last two admissions cycles,
our students were accepted to:
Our recent class received over $4.4M in scholarships. Multiple students got full rides, $0 tuition for four years.
But here’s the truth: if those names are all you care about, we’re probably not the right fit.
What we’re most proud of is watching each student become a confident, capable, grounded young adult. The acceptance letters were just the byproduct.
What's going on right now, in cohort 1 families
WHY FREE?
Honest answer:
Some families will complete The Ivy-Bound Challenge™, their lives will change, and we’ll part ways. That makes me feel like we’re doing good in the world.
Others will finish, see how powerful this is, and choose to continue with our full program.
Either way, we have to earn your trust first. No pressure, no rush, no leap of faith.
You experience real transformation, then decide.
What Parents & Students Say About The Delehey Method™
Spring 2009. I was a burned-out junior…
running on 5 hours of sleep, doing everything I was supposed to do, wondering if any of it was worth it.
I remember standing in an airport with my dad thinking: there has to be a better way.
That night I Googled “how to become a straight-A student,” found Cal Newport, and spent the summer reading everything he wrote.
Senior year, everything changed. Straight A’s studying a third of the time. Sleeping 8 hours. Smiling again. Got into Vanderbilt.
That was 16 years ago. Since then, my team and I have helped over 4,100 families learn the same approach.
We flipped the model
The college consulting industry starts at the end: “What do colleges want to see?” Then they manufacture the appearance of an impressive student through last-minute fixes.
We flipped it.
We ask: “How do we help this teenager become a genuinely impressive human being?”
When you build true confidence, teach smart work habits, and help students discover what they actually care about, they start standing out naturally. Not because they’re gaming the system. Because they’ve actually become someone worth noticing.
Charlie Munger said it: “To find a worthy mate, be worthy of a worthy mate.”
Stop chasing schools. Become the kind of student schools chase.
The Ivy-Bound Challenge™
14 days of deliberate action designed to fundamentally change how your teen thinks, works, and shows up.
What’s included:
The commitment:
Students: 1 focused hour per day.
Parents: 10-20 minutes daily.
Families place a fully refundable
commitment deposit to join.
This is not a fee. Not tuition.
It’s a mechanism to ensure students show up and take it seriously. Complete the 14 days, get 100% back.
Transformation requires commitment. The deposit ensures everyone in the cohort is truly all-in.
WHO THIS IS FOR
This is for:
This is NOT for:
Here's what happens next:
We intentionally cap each cohort to protect quality. Spots fill on a rolling basis.
If this resonates, if you know your teen is capable of more and you’re tired of watching them grind without a clear path, take the next step.
Limited spots. Free challenge. Fully refundable deposit.
A few more success stories
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this really free?
Yes. Refundable commitment deposit only. Complete The Challenge get 100% back.
Time commitment?
Students: 1 hour/day. Parents: 10-20 min/day.
What grades?
8-12. Earlier is better, but principles work at any stage.
What happens when it ends?
Some families continue with our full program. Others apply what they learned on their own. No pressure either way.
How is this different from other college consulting?
Most focus on last-minute fixes. We focus on building the actual student. 4,100+ families over 16 years prove it works.