About Forbest

Teaching, and the tools around it

We teach in Vancouver and Richmond, and we build the research tools on this site. Both exist for the same reason: a student does better when the work is prepared for and the choices are made with evidence.

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The tools on this site

Alongside teaching we maintain the research tools here: a deadline tracker, a comparison of the eight admissions tests, major-to-career mapping and a financial aid estimate. They draw on published university and government data rather than on opinion, and they are free to use. Where a figure is indicative rather than exact, the page says so.

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How we work

  • We tell you when something is not worth doing

    If a student does not need a test, the honest answer is to say so rather than sell the course. The same applies to a university that is a poor fit however good the brochure is.

  • Dates and numbers come from the source

    Deadlines and requirements are taken from each university’s own admissions page, not from an aggregator. Where we hold an estimate rather than a published figure, we label it.

  • The plan is the student’s, not a template

    Two students with the same target list rarely need the same order of work. What changes is which part is already strong.

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Come and talk it through

Bring the transcript, the target list, or just the questions. A first conversation costs nothing and usually shortens the work that follows.