Sandel Academy is personally run by Ascend Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Quest Sandel. The Sandel Academy experience in Congressional Debate offers 20 group coaching sessions per month, unlimited prep review, elite one-on-one mentorship, and the opportunity to receive on-site travel tournament coaching. Quest partners with his former students and other Ascend alumni such as Tyler Luu (the greatest Congressional Debater of all time), Joseph Maucieri, Aditya Chordiya, Zach Wu, Ethan Wilkes, Charlie Gu, Fadhil Lawal, and Adrian Baek. These partnerships allow students to receive a variety of coaching depending on what they want and need. No matter what kind of private coaching experience a student is looking for, Sandel Academy provides it better than anyone else.

Applications are still open for the 2024-2025 academic year! If you are interested in being considered for a Sandel Academy seat, please complete the below form. In the meantime, we strongly encourage you to join our sister program, Ascend Academy.