Build something
that matters.
An 8-week program that takes you from zero to an impactful passion project.
Students with a distinctive passion project are 40% more likely to get into a top-20 school.
Source: Crimson Global Academy admissions analysis (2024). A project that helps real people is the single hardest thing to fake on an application — and the easiest to remember.
Why I built Impactfully.
Hi! Emilio here.
When I was 16, I noticed a problem in my community's education system. So, I built NaveganteAZ — a website that eventually grew into an organization expanding bilingual education access across Arizona and impacting 2,000+ families.
It wasn't easy, but little by little, things started to happen. I found myself presenting to the Arizona State Board of Education, working with investigative journalists, leading a team of 12 incredible students, and sharing our story on Telemundo, CBS, Univision, and other media outlets. More importantly, I saw that a group of students really could make a difference.
Don't know your passion yet? Neither did I.
When I started, I didn't have some grand mission or an obvious passion.
I just started looking at problems around me and used a very simple (and repeatable) framework to build something I cared about.
You don't need to know your passion. You need a problem you identify with. We help you find yours in week one.
What happens when a student decides to build.
Build your keystone extracurricular in 8 weeks
One thing in your community you can't walk past. We help you find yours in week one.
A website, a workshop, a research project, a resource, an event. Something people can actually use.
Launch it. Measure it. See it work for someone who is not your parent or your teacher.
We turn the project into a portfolio page, a one-line pitch, and copy that fits the Common App — the through-line for your entire application.
Pick your timeline.
Both programs are built around weekly one-on-one meetings with Emilio. We build the plan together, week by week, and you ship a real project by the end.
One clear idea, launched fast.
- —Weekly 1:1 meeting with Emilio
- —A program built around your idea
- —Weekly deadlines and accountability
- —One launched project by week four
Zero to a real, documented project.
- —Weekly 1:1 meeting with Emilio
- —The full eight-stage framework
- —Time to interview, test, and improve
- —Launch + the story that gets remembered
Stop waiting.
Start building.
Eight weeks from today, you could have a real project — and a real reason people remember your name.
Cohorts are small. Full refund if it's not for you after week 1.