Mentored Research • Business & Social Science

Original research.
Real publications.
Real college admissions impact.

JBE pairs ambitious high school students with university professors to design, conduct, and publish empirical research in peer-reviewed journals — the kind of work that turns a college application into a credible academic profile.

Students published in The Concord Review · Journal of Emerging Investigators · Stanford Intersect · National High School Journal of Science
10+
Years guiding student researchers
20+
Professor mentors
500+
Students supported
15
Journals where students publish
Why JBE

Built for serious research, not résumé padding

Other programs let students "make anything." We focus on one thing: original empirical research in business and social science, structured for peer-reviewed publication.

University-level mentorship

Students work directly with professors actively publishing in their fields — not graduate students or generalist tutors. Every match is based on the student's research interest.

Empirical, not essay

Real data, real methodology, real statistical analysis. Students design surveys, analyze archival data, and run regressions — the same methods used in graduate research.

Publication is the goal

Programs are structured around journal submission. Students learn the academic article format and target appropriate peer-reviewed high school research journals.

The Process

How a JBE research project works

From first conversation to journal submission, every program follows a structured arc.

01

Match

Free 30-min consultation. We match the student to a professor whose research aligns with their interests.

02

Question

Student and mentor narrow a feasible empirical research question — one that can actually be answered with available data.

03

Conduct

The student collects data, runs analysis, and drafts the paper following standard academic structure.

04

Publish

We help target appropriate peer-reviewed journals, submit, and support revisions through to publication decision.

Programs

Choose the right depth for your student

Four tracks, from a single consult to a full publication-ready manuscript.

1-Hour Consult

1 session
FREE
Explore whether research fits your student.
  • 60-minute advisor session
  • Topic feasibility review
  • Written direction memo
Book free

1-Month Sprint

4 weeks
$7,000/mo
Intensive sprint to first submission.
  • Weekly mentor sessions
  • Full paper completion
  • First journal submission
Get started

3-Month Premier

24 weeks
$1,500/mo
Most flexible — balance with school year.
  • 24 weekly mentor sessions
  • Extended timeline
  • First journal submission
Get started

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Published In

Our students publish in respected journals

Voices

What students, parents, and counselors say

"

My JBE mentor pushed me to design a real survey instrument, not a Wikipedia summary. The paper was published in the Journal of Emerging Investigators and became the centerpiece of my college essay.

Emily S.
Student • Admitted to a top-20 university
"

We tried two other research programs before JBE. The difference was the rigor — JBE didn't promise anything, but they treated my daughter like a real researcher and the work showed it.

Mr. Park
Parent
"

I refer JBE because their methodology is the real thing. I've reviewed several student papers from their program and they consistently meet undergraduate-level standards.

Dr. Lin
High School College Counselor

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