IvyWise Scholars Pro Bono Counseling

Pro Bono College Counseling Program

The IvyWise Scholars program offers free college admissions guidance from IvyWise experts to help high-achieving, low-income students reach their college admissions goals — providing support through every facet of the application and selection process. Our goal is to empower students to discover and develop their passions, achieve their personal and academic goals, and find success in the admissions process and beyond.

IvyWise Scholars for High School Students IvyWise Scholars for Transfer Students

High School Scholars

IvyWise Scholars Program for High School Students

The IvyWise Scholars program for high school students is a combination of counseling and tutoring, where students are guided through the college admissions process by IvyWise expert college admissions counselors and tutors. Scholars typically complete the Common App and 4-6 supplements by the end of their programs. We also work with students from start to finish who are applying to match with their top-choice schools through the QuestBridge scholarship.

In addition to college admissions counseling, IvyWise High School Scholars receive 10 hours of tutoring for use as needed, for either academic tutoring or test prep.

The IvyWise Scholars application for members of the high school classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028 is now open here. Applications are due by May 23, 2025. Decisions will be released in mid-June 2025.

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

Transfer Scholars

IvyWise Scholars Program for Transfer Students

IvyWise offers the Transfer Scholars program for current college students planning to transfer to a different four-year institution. This includes personalized transfer admissions guidance from our expert counselors. Scholars will be guided through the transfer admissions process with individual one-on-one counseling, allowing them to maximize their program time and gain a full understanding of why they want to transfer and what they need to do to secure admission to their top-choice transfer schools. Scholars typically complete around 2-3 transfer applications by the end of the programs.

The IvyWise Transfer Scholars application for 2024-25 has now closed. Please stay tuned for the launch of the 2025-26 application cycle in late-2025.

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

Do I Qualify as an IvyWise Scholar?

The IvyWise Scholars program is open to high school students who are 10th, 11th, or 12th graders and are planning to apply to a four-year university during 12th grade, as well as to current college students looking to transfer to a different university. Other qualifications include:

Minimum 3.5 unweighted GPA

Household income less than $75,000 per year

U.S. Resident

The IvyWise Scholars Application Process

In order to be considered for the IvyWise Scholars program, you will need to first fill out a preliminary application. After all applicants’ preliminary applications are in, we will evaluate the information provided and reach out to applicants for supplementary materials to confirm eligibility, such as transcripts and parents’ tax return(s) from the most recent calendar year. All information will be reviewed only by our executive team and be held in strict confidence. During the application review period, we may ask for an additional interview in order to learn more about you, your interests, and your college goals.

In the preliminary application, we typically ask for:

Information on your interests, college goals, intended major, extracurricular activities, etc.

An essay answering the prompt: What are your college goals and what have you done thus far to achieve those? (250 words).

A short video essay on the prompt: How would becoming an IvyWise Scholar help you reach your higher education goals?

IvyWise Scholars Pro Bono College Counseling