ADMISSIONS CONSULTING & CREATIVE MENTORSHIP

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Dream College.

Welcome to the Burgess Workshop Studio. I help ambitious students launch interdisciplinary passion projects and secure elite college acceptances.

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I can confidently say that my daughter would not have gotten into her dream school without Jackson’s help.
— Laurie, Barnard '31 mom
He helped me shape my entire narrative and now I’m headed to Columbia University for fall 2026!
— A.K., Columbia '31 admit
The Study

Recent Student Acceptances at:

'21-'25 Acceptances Include: Harvard • MIT • Stanford • Princeton • Yale • Caltech • Columbia • UPenn • Duke • UChicago • Johns Hopkins • Northwestern • Dartmouth • Williams • Vanderbilt • Rice • Georgetown • Carnegie Mellon • UCLA • UC Berkeley • Notre Dame • Emory • Claremont McKenna • US Naval Academy • Smith • Wesleyan • Vassar • Carleton • Michigan • UNC Chapel Hill • Georgia Tech • USC • NYU • UVA • Wake Forest • Boston University • Northeastern • Tulane • Florida • UT Austin • UCSD • Boston College • Rochester • UC Irvine • UC Santa Barbara • UC Davis • Wisconsin • UIUC • UW Seattle • Purdue • George Washington • Miami • Pepperdine • Ohio State • Rutgers • SMU • TCU • Colorado School of Mines • UC Santa Cruz • LMU • SDSU • Occidental • Trinity • USD • St Andrews (UK) • Indiana • CU Boulder • Oregon • Arizona • ASU • UC Riverside • UC Merced • Emerson • Chapman • Belmont • Illinois Wesleyan • SCAD •

'21-'25 Acceptances Include: Harvard • MIT • Stanford • Princeton • Yale • Caltech • Columbia • UPenn • Duke • UChicago • Johns Hopkins • Northwestern • Dartmouth • Williams • Vanderbilt • Rice • Georgetown • Carnegie Mellon • UCLA • UC Berkeley • Notre Dame • Emory • Claremont McKenna • US Naval Academy • Smith • Wesleyan • Vassar • Carleton • Michigan • UNC Chapel Hill • Georgia Tech • USC • NYU • UVA • Wake Forest • Boston University • Northeastern • Tulane • Florida • UT Austin • UCSD • Boston College • Rochester • UC Irvine • UC Santa Barbara • UC Davis • Wisconsin • UIUC • UW Seattle • Purdue • George Washington • Miami • Pepperdine • Ohio State • Rutgers • SMU • TCU • Colorado School of Mines • UC Santa Cruz • LMU • SDSU • Occidental • Trinity • USD • St Andrews (UK) • Indiana • CU Boulder • Oregon • Arizona • ASU • UC Riverside • UC Merced • Emerson • Chapman • Belmont • Illinois Wesleyan • SCAD •

Don't Hire a Coach. Hire a Mentor.


I'm Jackson Burgess, founder of the Burgess Workshop Studio. I'm a summa cum laude USC graduate with a terminal degree in creative writing from the #1 MFA program in the country.

With 9 years in college admissions consulting—and 5 in executive leadership—I've guided hundreds of students to successful outcomes. Between '21 – '24, some of them were accepted by:

30+
Ivy & Ivy+
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn, MIT, Caltech, Duke, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins
48+
California Top-Tiers
Stanford, USC, Cal, UCSD, UCLA, UCI, UCD, UCSB
8+
Elite Liberal Arts
Barnard, Williams, Vassar, Claremont McKenna, Smith, Wesleyan, Carleton
See the Full Roster
*Minimums based on most recent records; actual outcomes may be higher.

About Me

Iowa MFA Dual-Admit
Blue-Chip Educated.

Graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop—the #1-ranked creative writing MFA program in the world—as the first student in Workshop history to receive dual offers in both poetry and fiction.

Recipient of an academic full-ride scholarship to the University of Southern California and admissions offers to UChicago, Johns Hopkins, NYU, and more.

MFA Admit Rate: <1%
Former Director of College Planning
9 Years. 300+ Students.

Led curriculum development and strategic planning for a nationally ranked firm. Architected successful outcomes for hundreds of students.

10+ Years Total Experience
Track Record
Proven Results.

Helped students land acceptances at nearly every major U.S. university by launching:

  • Indie presses
  • Composers' symposiums
  • Community gardens
  • Music festivals
  • Video game design studios
And more
Stellar Reviews
"Jackson Rocks."

"My daughter felt seen and safe with you...a magical experience!"
— Parent of 11th Grader

"F***ing brilliant. The best mentor I could've asked for."
— 12th Grader (Committed UCLA)

Experience
Award-Winning Author.

Widely published Truman Capote Fellow and Jack McCarthy Book Prize winner.

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Summa Cum Laude, USC

Full-Tuition Trustee Scholar
Phi Beta Kappa Award
Trojan Scholarship Committee Member
Capital High School Valedictorian
National Merit Finalist