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A high school student who found a mentor through Pathways
ConnectedSofia, CMU first-year accepted your connect request. Ask her anything.
$0 foreverthe core app, for every student

Illustrative preview of a Pathways connection.

$200/hrWhat a private college counselor can cost. Most families never have one.
16MUS high schoolers making these decisions right now, with wildly unequal support.
$0What Pathways costs a student. Forever, not as a trial.
"I got rejected 23 times before one internship yes. One yes is all it takes."
DODavid Okafor
Software engineer, first-gen OSU grad
"The essays were the hard part, not the stats. Start them the summer before and you are way ahead."
SNSofia Nguyen
First-year, Carnegie Mellon CS
"We read your essay before your transcript. A specific small moment beats a life summary every time."
MWMarcus Webb
Admissions counselor, Kenyon College

Example advice, shown to illustrate the kind of answers Pathways is built for.

Success stories

What happens when guidance isn't gated by zip code.

Accepted to Cornell"I was set on a reach school I'd never visited. A sophomore there walked me through her exact essay angle, and I got in. Pathways is the reason I'm not figuring this out alone."
JRJada Reeves
Senior, Atlanta public high school
$18k scholarship"A mentor flagged a regional scholarship I'd never heard of, then read my application twice. Two weeks later it covered half my freshman year at Pitt."
DMDiego Marín
First-year, University of Pittsburgh
Found my major"I was going to apply undeclared. Three conversations with upperclassmen later I had a real plan, not a guess. I walked in knowing what I wanted and why."
AOAmara Osei
First-year, Howard University

Illustrative stories, shown to represent the outcomes Pathways is built for.

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