PARETO GROUP · SEOUL · BUSAN

Looking Closely
at Each Student.

SAT · AP · IB · A-LEVEL · GLOBAL ADMISSIONS

Located in Apgujeong, Seoul, Pareto Group brings together four specialized businesses — SAT & AP Humanities Center, AP STEM Center, IB Centre, and Pareto Consulting — to provide a complete academic and admissions service for international school students and expat families. Tutoring and admissions strategy are designed together under one roof.

N°01 / PARETO GROUP
Pareto consulting session
04 ENTITIES · ONE GROUP
WHAT WE OFFER

Services & Curricula.

Comprehensive academic and admissions support across the curricula and delivery formats international students need most.

CURRICULA
SAT· AP· IB· A-Level· GPA Management
N°01 · 1:1

Personal Tutoring

One-on-one sessions with a dedicated instructor. Pace, depth, and direction tailored to a single student — for curriculum study, exam prep, or targeted weak-area work.

N°02 · 2–6 STUDENTS

Small-Group Classes

Tight cohorts that combine peer discussion with individualized attention. Standard term-time enrollment for IB, A-Level, AP, and SAT — the format most students start with.

N°03 · WINTER & SUMMER

Holiday Intensives

Concentrated short-term programs during school breaks. Designed for accelerated progress on specific exam preparations, advanced topics, or competition coaching.

N°04 · END-TO-END

Admissions Consulting

Strategy and application support for U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and Asia-Pacific universities. From subject choice and extracurriculars through essays, interviews, and offer decisions.

DELIVERY FORMATS
Available across all three formats — concurrently — for every program.
ONLINE OFFLINE VOD
THE FOUR BUSINESSES

Four Independent Specialists,
One Mission.

Three specialized academies and one consulting firm. Each business operates independently, but our student care is tightly integrated — so that coursework and admissions strategy are never separated.

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ACADEMY · SAT & AP HUMANITIES

Pareto Humanities

Director: Kenneth Kang

Specialty academy for SAT and AP humanities subjects — Reading, Writing, Literature, U.S. History, and more. Distinguished by Digital SAT precision analytics and the most detailed individual student reports in the industry.

  • Industry-leading personalized analytics reports
  • Dedicated DSAT level-test & analysis infrastructure
  • R&W instruction that reshapes how students think
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ACADEMY · AP STEM

Pareto STEM

Director: Kijong Kim

Specialty academy for SAT Math and AP STEM. Director Kijong Kim, a 20-year veteran in U.S. mathematics curricula, oversees all instruction. Coverage spans AP Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Biology, Environmental Sciences, and Psychology.

  • Led by Director Kijong Kim — 20-year authority in U.S. mathematics
  • Faculty experienced in U.S. STEM olympiads, summer programs, and university-level math
  • AP FRQ marked and corrected directly by lead instructors, never TAs
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ACADEMY · IB · A-LEVEL · GCSE · MYP

Pareto IB Centre

Director: Leah Kim

Specialty academy for IB, A-Level, GCSE, and MYP. Faculty composed entirely of IB curriculum specialists, covering everything from coursework through IA, EE, and TOK guidance.

  • One-stop from IA·EE·TOK through John Locke, UKMT, and university admissions tests
  • Students from 60 schools across 10 countries — international students attend identical sessions online
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CONSULTING · GLOBAL ADMISSIONS

Pareto Consulting

CEO: Kijong Kim · Vice President: Leah Kim (Global) · Managing Director: Jihye Park (US) · Team Lead: Jewha Lee (Korea)

Global university admissions consulting firm. Specializing in U.S. and U.K. admissions, with deep expertise across Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong — for students on SAT, AP, and IB pathways. Offices in Seoul and Busan.

  • Veteran consultants with 10+ years of experience providing close, personalized care — focused on opening possibilities, not chasing scores
  • End-to-end admissions strategy across 7 countries, centered on the U.S. and U.K.
  • Student-tailored strategy designed around SAT, AP, and IB curricula
WHY PARETO GROUP

What Sets Pareto Apart.

Pareto operates on three principles: digital learning infrastructure, depth of instruction, and individual student care. Admissions cannot work honestly unless these three remain inseparable.

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Paperless
Fully Digital Learning

As DSAT, IB, and AP exams rapidly transition to digital formats, Pareto has been built on paperless operations from day one. We aspire to be the academy that uses online resources most effectively. Lecture recordings from intensive courses are shared with enrolled students for one semester to one full year.

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Uncompromising Instruction

Each academy's director carries a minimum of 15 — and up to 20+ — years of experience in their respective curriculum. Under the philosophy that a proper academy must first be built on the strength of its instruction, our faculty hiring standards are among the most rigorous in the industry, and we continue to train faculty directly after hiring.

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Genuine Care
for Each Student

Every academy's director teaches actively while also conducting 1:1 academic and admissions counseling with parents and students. Beyond data-driven reports and analytics infrastructure, we prioritize designing the learning plan that best suits each individual student — and walking alongside their concerns.

ADMISSIONS RECORD

Pareto Consulting Admissions Record.

A diverse range of majors — Medicine, Law, Economics, PPE, Computer Science, Architecture, and more — across the world's leading universities.

United StatesUSA
HarvardPrincetonColumbiaCornellUPennBrownChicagoUC BerkeleyDartmouthJohns HopkinsRiceGeorgetownUCLACarnegie MellonUSCWashUEmoryClaremont McKennaMichiganUIUCUT AustinGeorgia TechVirginia TechWisconsin
United KingdomUK
OxfordCambridgeLSEUCLImperial CollegeEdinburghKing's CollegeWarwickManchesterBristolGlasgowBirminghamDurhamSt Andrews
CanadaCAN
TorontoUBCMcGill
AustraliaAUS
MelbourneSydneyANUUNSWMonash
AsiaSG · HK · JP
NUSNTUHKUHKUSTCUHKTokyoKeioWaseda
Fields of Study
Successful placements across diverse majors
MedicineLawPharmacyVeterinary ScienceEducationSocial Studies / SociologyHotel ManagementEngineeringEconomicsBusinessMathematicsStatisticsAccountingFinancePsychologyPhilosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE)Computer SciencePolitics & International RelationsArchitectureNatural SciencesUrban PlanningGeographyApplied Medical Sciences
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Enquiry & Newsletter

Share a few details and we'll respond with guidance tailored to your student's situation, along with info session schedules and admissions insights.

Preparing for admissions with
information and care — not fear.

Pareto Group does not engage in fear-based marketing or exaggeration. We offer guidance grounded in your student's actual situation — which curriculum fits, what to prepare at this stage — answered honestly.

All consultations are complimentary. No sales pressure.

HUMANITIES5F, 23 Apgujeong-ro 30-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
STEM8F, 17 Apgujeong-ro 30-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
IB CENTRE2F, 32 Apgujeong-ro 34-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
CONSULTING8F, 17 Apgujeong-ro 30-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
BUSAN OFFICE33 Marine City 2-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
PHONE+82-2-2135-2221
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