Providing personalized college application and financial aid support

Our advisors are

• Current college students from top schools like Middlebury, Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, Indiana University – Bloomington, and Yale
• People from many different backgrounds and from across the country
• From our partner organization Matriculate

Our advisors have

• First-hand experience applying to and getting into top-performing colleges in the US
• Extensive training so they’ll be able to provide detailed info on which colleges will be the best match and fit—meaning schools that meet students’ academic, financial, and personal needs

Our advisors will help with

• Creating a college list and introducing students to great colleges they may not have known about or that they thought would be out of reach academically or financially
• Writing a personal statement and editing essays
• Accessing financial aid and searching for scholarships
• Talking with students about what it’s like to leave home and live in a dorm
• Analyzing financial aid award letters and making a college decision
• Preparing for the transition to college
• Answering any college application questions that are stressing students out

Eligible students are high schoolers who

• Are on track to graduate in the Class of 2024
• Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Tested in the 90th percentile on the PSAT/NMSQT (Math and Critical Reading combined score of 1280), SAT (Math and Critical Reading combined score of 1350) or ACT (composite score of 29)
• Have an annual family income of less than $80,000 (ask a parent/guardian if you aren’t sure about your family’s annual income)
• Will be a first-generation college student (neither parent has earned a bachelor’s degree)

– OR – 

• Are on track to graduate in the Class of 2024
• Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Have taken or are currently enrolled in a rigorous course load (AP, IB or dual enrollment)
• Have an annual family income of less than $80,000 (ask a parent/guardian if you aren’t sure about your family’s annual income)
• Will be a first-generation college student (neither parent has earned a bachelor’s degree)

If you don’t think you meet our eligibility requirements, check out the detailed college planning resources we’ve created with Khan Academy instead.

Questions about eligibility? Reach out to us at students@matriculate.org.

Bloomberg Philanthropies works to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people by focusing on five key areas: the arts, education, the environment, government innovation, and public health.

Collaboration is central to our work, and when it comes to college access and success, our virtual advising partner is an expert. When you sign up for CollegePoint, you will be matched with a virtual advisor at Matriculate, who will support you throughout your entire college application and enrollment process.

Matriculate is a national nonprofit organization empowering high-achieving, low-income high school students to make the leap to the nation’s best colleges and universities.