About PathIQ: Founder-Led Worldwide Admissions Experts
PathIQ is a founder-led study abroad advisory practice dedicated to ethical, transparent, and merit-first university admissions. We help students from Pakistan and South Asia access world-class education and scholarships across North America, the UK, Australia, and Europe.
Founded on Transparency, Not Agent Commissions.
PathIQ was founded in response to a widespread issue: ambitious students from Pakistan being pushed into expensive, unranked private institutions simply because those colleges pay the highest agent kickbacks. We built PathIQ to offer the exact opposite: an intellectual, merit-first admissions practice where the counselor who evaluates your profile on day one is the same expert guiding you through your university shortlisting, scholarship applications, visa filings, and landing in Boston, Toronto, London, Sydney, or Munich.
We're not the biggest consultancy on the block and we don't want to be. What we offer is something the big shops cannot provide: a founder-led relationship, honest advice, and a serious focus on high-quality global university admissions.
Merit-First Admissions Access
To provide ethical, rigorous, and personalized guidance that helps high-achieving South Asian students secure admissions and scholarships in the world's most competitive universities.
Sustainable Global Higher Education
To make world-class global higher education accessible and financially viable for students from developing nations through transparent, research-backed guidance.
The Principles That Guide Us
Integrity First
We give honest advice, even when it's not what you want to hear. Your future deserves nothing less.
Student-Centred
Every plan is tailored to the individual. No templates, no shortcuts, no cookie-cutter counselling.
Excellence Always
From your first email to your graduation, we uphold the highest professional standards at every touchpoint.
Meet the People Behind PathIQ
Shabih Haider
Global admissions strategy · USA, Canada, UK, Australia & Europe
Admissions Team
North America, UK UCAS, Australia PR Pathways & Europe
Visa Support Desk
US F-1, Canadian Study Permits, Australian 500, UK CAS & European Embassies