Why it works
Strong grades get you considered. A real project gets you remembered.
Admissions readers at competitive schools see thousands of applicants with top grades, APs, and club leadership. That's the baseline now. What sets an application apart — in any field — is evidence of genuine initiative: a student who built and launched something that exists in the real world.
Originated, not assigned
Not a class project handed out and graded. Your student conceives it around their real interests and pursues it because it matters to them.
Real, not simulated
Built with genuine standards and craft — whether that's a product, a study, a nonprofit, a piece of research, or a creative work that reaches real people.
Compounding, not forgotten
It becomes the spine of essays and interviews, and follows your student into college as a portfolio, a network, and real momentum.
Your advisor
Guidance from someone still in the industry.
Not theory, and not generalized advice. Asiyah is a practicing aerospace engineer — she has worked, and still works, at the nation's top aerospace companies. That means she's genuinely in tune with current industry standards and knows firsthand what these organizations look for.
It's a perspective traditional college counselors simply can't offer. They do admissions as a full-time job; Asiyah lives inside the fields your student is aiming for, and brings that insider view to every application, essay, and project.
- RecognitionValedictorian with congressional recognition
- UndergradFull-ride scholarship in aeronautical engineering
- GraduateMaster of Engineering
- IndustryCurrently a practicing engineer at the nation's top aerospace companies
- PerspectiveReal-time insight into what top organizations actually look for
How it works
From first idea to a launched project — and a stronger application.
This isn't advising about what to do. It's hands-on guidance actually doing it, one step at a time.
Free 20-min consult
We assess fit, understand your student's goals and interests, and decide together whether ongoing guidance makes sense.
Find the right project
A project rooted in your student's genuine passion — in any field — with real relevance and a real audience.
Put it into the world
Developed to real standards and taken public — real users, real results — with concrete actions between every session.
Turn it into admission
The project anchors applications, essays, and interviews as concrete proof of initiative no activity list can match.
Also for undergraduates
Already in college? Land the interview.
I also work with a limited number of undergraduate students on securing competitive interviews. Students I've advised have previously earned interviews at leading companies in their fields.
Past results describe prior students' experiences and don't predict or guarantee any similar outcome. Interviews and offers depend on each student's own execution and on selection processes outside my control.
Next step
Cleared for takeoff?
I work with a limited number of students to keep the experience highly personalized. Inquiries are reviewed carefully — you'll hear back within 24 hours if it's a strong fit.
Independent advisory service. Project Liftoff (Project Lift Off by Birashk) is an independent advisory service and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or partnered with any company, university, or agency referenced on this site. Any reference to companies, agencies, or universities describes the advisor's own education, training, and prior professional experience only. All names and marks are the property of their respective owners. Project Liftoff is not a licensed college admissions counselor; guidance is educational and mentorship-based.