Collaborate with professors, lecturers and postdoctoral researchers in your field to tackle new challenges and showcase your abilities

Collegiate Mentorship Program

Where curiosity becomes capability

The Collegiate Mentorship Program enables the world’s highest-achieving students to collaborate directly with faculty at many of the world’s most prestigious universities. Our students work with our team of professors, lecturers, and postdoctoral researchers from institutions including Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Duke, Cornell, the University of Chicago, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, the London School of Economics, and the National University of Singapore, among many others. Through these relationships, exceptional students gain access to expertise that extends far beyond the traditional high-school curriculum, working alongside specialists in fields ranging from artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering, physics and biotechnology to economics, finance, medicine, public policy, philosophy, environmental science, history, journalism, music and the arts.

Students have the opportunity to develop original research questions, engage with university-level scholarship, receive individualized guidance from experts actively working in their fields, and collaborate on substantive projects of their own design. The result is an environment in which highly motivated students are challenged to think, research and create at a level commensurate with their ambitions, while building meaningful relationships with scholars at the forefront of their disciplines. 98% of our students would recommend the program, and 91% go on to submit their research for publication.

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Graduate-Level Extension Credit (GLEC)

Available to students upon completion of their program

The Collegiate Mentorship Program has been officially validated through the University of San Diego Credit Validation Program to offer Graduate-Level Extension Credits (GLEC).

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CMP supports the world’s highest achieving students:

Class Rank Achievement, 2019 to Today

Top 5% of class70%
Top 10% of class79%
Top 15% of class88%
Top 20% of class95%

Student SAT Results, 2019 to Today

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Scored SAT 1500 or higher
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Scored ACT 34 or higher
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Student Survey Results After Program Completion

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From mentorship to admission:

Ivy League
  • Harvard
  • Princeton
  • Yale
  • Columbia
  • Cornell
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Dartmouth
  • Brown
Institutes of Technology
  • MIT
  • Caltech
  • Georgia Tech
  • Imperial College London
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
Private Universities
  • Stanford
  • University of Chicago
  • Duke
  • Johns Hopkins
  • Northwestern
  • Carnegie Mellon
  • NYU
  • USC
  • Vanderbilt
  • Notre Dame
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Rice
  • Emory
  • Tufts
  • Georgetown
  • Case Western Reserve
  • Tulane
  • Boston University
  • Boston College
  • Wake Forest
  • George Washington
  • Villanova
  • Brandeis
  • Syracuse
  • Lehigh
  • Pepperdine
  • Baylor
  • Fordham
  • American University
  • Drexel
  • Santa Clara
  • Babson
  • Loyola Marymount
  • University of Denver
  • University of San Francisco
  • University of Miami
  • University of San Diego
  • Northeastern
  • University of Rochester
Liberal Arts Colleges
  • Williams
  • Amherst
  • Pomona
  • Wellesley
  • Claremont McKenna
  • Bowdoin
  • Middlebury
  • Carleton
  • Haverford
  • Wesleyan
  • Colby
  • Hamilton
  • Bates
  • Davidson
  • Vassar
  • Colgate
  • Smith
  • Barnard
  • Kenyon
  • Washington and Lee
  • Oberlin
  • Pitzer
  • Occidental
  • Reed
  • Macalester
  • Colorado College
  • Trinity College
  • Union College
  • Skidmore
  • Gettysburg
  • Franklin & Marshall
  • Bucknell
  • Lafayette
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • Denison
  • Dickinson
  • Connecticut College
  • Sarah Lawrence
  • Bard
Public Universities
  • UC Berkeley
  • UCLA
  • UC San Diego
  • UC Davis
  • UC Irvine
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Washington
  • UT Austin
  • UT Dallas
  • UIUC
  • UIC
  • UNC Chapel Hill
  • Wisconsin–Madison
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Florida
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Minnesota
  • UMass Amherst
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • Purdue
  • Ohio State
  • Michigan State
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Connecticut
  • Rutgers
  • Penn State
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Tennessee
  • University of Utah
  • University of Oregon
  • University of South Florida
  • Virginia Tech
  • University of Pittsburgh
International
  • Oxford
  • Cambridge
  • UCL
  • University of Manchester
  • University of Edinburgh
  • University of Glasgow
  • University of Birmingham
  • University of Bristol
  • University of Warwick
  • University of St Andrews
  • King’s College London
  • LSE
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Bocconi University
  • University of Sussex
  • University of Bath
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • City University of London
  • University of Liverpool
  • University of Toronto
  • University of British Columbia
  • McGill
  • McMaster
  • University of Alberta
  • University of Waterloo
  • University of Calgary
  • University of Ottawa
  • Queen’s University
  • UNSW
  • Trinity College Dublin

Our Mission

  • “How can I prove to universities that I am as strong an expert in Economics as I claim to be?”
  • “How can I take my Robotics project to the next level?”
  • “How can I obtain expert support as I navigate my Psychology research paper?”

These are the kinds of questions we field daily from talented students around the world: students with passion, determination, and a high work ethic, yet limited by the individualized academic support available to them locally.

Our answer is a mentorship built around each student’s own questions, not a fixed curriculum. Rather than a set syllabus, students shape their own research direction with an expert actively working in their field, one-on-one, entirely remote, over two months, closing the extracurricular gap so many ambitious students face regardless of where they live. 96% of our students say the program shaped their academic direction, and 99% say the knowledge they gained is already helping, or will help, in their studies.

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About our program

Our program is separated into two distinct pathways:

Academic Research

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Hands-on Project

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Internship

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Independent Research Project

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Deeper Learning

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The Mentorship Program

Alumni Stories

Xavier Wu

Residence: Shanghai
School: Shanghai International School
Intended major: Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
Age during program: Grade 11

Xavier is very passionate about electrical and mechanical engineering. He has a lot of ideas, however there was a need for him to focus on the main relevant factors contributing to his design paper.

Through the program, he took part in the International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference 2019 competition with his final research paper, and has received a positive evaluation and letter of recommendation from the professor.

His university acceptance includes UChicago Full Merit Scholarship, Caltech, UC Davis Regents Scholarship USD30K, UC Irvine Directors Scholarship USD20K, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego USD5K.

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Theo He

Residence: Georgia, US
School: Brunswick High School
Intended major: Sociology
Age during program: Grade 11

Theo is committed to helping others, and his overall interest in improving himself and the situation of others is impressive. He has participated in volunteering work and made a point to incorporate crucial observations into his social sciences programs and projects.

Through the program, he wrote a fantastic social science research paper and the mentor agreed to write him a reference letter.

His university acceptance includes Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University

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Paul Tan

Residence: Portland, Oregon
School: Oregon Episcopal School
Intended major: Business
Age during program: Grade 11

Paul is extremely bright, focused and engaged. He has an enthusiasm for mastering concepts and methods of statistical analysis.

Through the program, he has published his final research paper on JOURNYS publication, received a positive evaluation and letter of recommendation from the professor.

His university acceptance includes Santa Clara University, Penn State University.

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Dhevan Kalra

Residence: Hyderabad, India
School: Osmania University
Intended major: Biomedical Engineering
Age during program: final year undergraduate student

Dhevan possesses the enthusiasm to learn, as well as outstanding motivation and excellent self-reliance and independence. He participates in several extracurricular activities which includes the roles of Vice-Chair, Co-Director and Event Organizer. Prior to this mentorship program, he has published a research paper “Blind Mate: A Friend to The Blind” on “IEEE -Xplore Digital Library”.

Through the program, he wrote a stellar final research paper that is to be published in Springer's Inventive Material Science and Applications.

His university acceptance includes JHU, Brown and Cornell

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Mentors' Evaluations

Statistics & Financial Mathematics Lecturer from MIT

Mentored R. W. in Statistics

“I encourage [R. W.] to pursue academic subjects requiring quantitative and analytical ability. There are many areas (e.g., finance, biology, engineering, mathematics) where she would excel.”

Neuroscience Research Assistant Professor from Tufts University

Mentored F. F. in Biology/Computer Science

“[F. F.] was eager to learn, attentive, and very professional. He was enthusiastic about the process and introduced many ideas and areas to explore himself.”

Computer Science Assistant Professor from Brown University

Mentored W. S. in Computer Science

"[W. S.] was very quick to pick up on the larger code base as it grew. He was able to accomplish things better than I expected in that environment."

Music Composition Assistant Professor from Berklee College of Music

Mentored L. L. in Music Composition

“[L. L.] has a beautiful singing voice and a great deal of songwriting talent. As the program continued, she worked faster and more fluently on her songwriting.”

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Student Testimonials

Nina Zhang

Nina Zhang

Biomedicine Student, Shanghai American School

“ This mentorship program allowed me to experience the content and research I will encounter in college, and I will carry the skills and knowledge I gained throughout my college years. I am extremely thankful for my mentor and hope he continues to help many more students like me excel.

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Hailey Nash

Hailey Nash

Sociology Student, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School

“ Once I mastered the basics, I began coding larger programs with the help of my mentor. I learned how to utilize graphics and arrays in my code and experienced a unique learning environment outside of my school. My mentor was knowledgeable and helped clarify all my questions clearly.

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Sadhana Ganatra

Sadhana Ganatra

Biology, Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School

“ Enrolling in this mentorship program was one of the best decisions I have made. I would like to thank the program coordinator, who has supported me since the beginning of the program. She encouraged me greatly by leaving motivating comments on our shared document, which drove me to complete all the tasks.

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Marcus Meyer

Marcus Meyer

Robotics Student, St. Ignatius High School

“ The final project incorporated aspects of all our meetings. Overall, my mentorship program was very beneficial. It helped me better understand my intended major and gave me the confidence to pursue it.

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Taarini Rachoor

Taarini Rachoor

Animation/Multimedia Student, Chennai India

“ From the beginning of the internship, I was made to feel welcomed and was guided efficiently. In the very first session with my mentor, we discussed what I wanted to gain from the internship, my final goal, and what we could do together to achieve it. I not only thoroughly enjoyed the entire mentorship program but also gained a valuable learning experience that I will cherish and carry with me for a long time.

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Ivy Li

Ivy Li

Medical Science Student, Putai High School

“ The entire project went smoothly and was always on schedule. I am impressed by what I have learned during these two months and appreciate this experience, which has benefited me in many ways and provided me with skills and passion for further pursuit in health science.

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Sadik Chaganti

Sadik Chaganti

Cyber Security, Network Consulting Engineer at Cisco Systems India

“ The mentorship experience has been a one-of-a-kind academic journey. I am honored and thankful to [my mentor] for sharing his knowledge and expertise with me, which will definitely help me get a strong start in this field.

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Kimberly Zhu

Kimberly Zhu

Environmental Science Student, Lee Academy

“ This program helped me identify a specific topic to research in depth, which I had previously struggled with. By conducting research on this topic, I not only gained substantial knowledge but also acquired skills and experience in reading scientific articles, collecting and analyzing data, and writing a proper research paper.

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Dhevan Kalra

Dhevan Kalra

Biomedical Engineering Student, Osmania University

“ My mentor has guided me and provided profound insights about the research and how to carry it out. Being an experienced researcher and having faced interviews, my mentor also taught me how to handle interviews, even when confronted with critical questions, and respond in an appropriate and confident manner.

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Aria Chaloli

Aria Chaloli

Bio-engineering Student, PES University

“ By the end of the mentorship period, I was able to code a standard biologically realistic deep neural network from scratch and also begin exploring more advanced forms. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire mentorship program. My mentor was great to work with, and I found the work rigorous, interesting, and engaging. I learned a great deal.

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Case Study Highlights

Mechanical Engineering Highlight

Mechanical Engineering Highlight

“ A Mechanical Engineering student designed and built a hybrid-electric go-kart, serving as a prototype for the Rolls-Royce Ghost.

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Data Science Highlight

Data Science Highlight

“ Daakshya’s strong work ethic has earned her a recommendation letter from her mentor.

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App Development Highlight

App Development Highlight

“ Screenshots of the student’s app. She developed an Android app for diabetes management that allows patients to order medicine, track health metrics, receive AI-powered guidance, schedule appointments, and access educational resources.

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Public Affairs Highlight

Public Affairs Highlight

“ Through the mentorship program, the student authored a compelling research paper that was published in Curieux, a youth-led academic journal. His work received praise from a Penn admissions officer.

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International Relations Highlight

International Relations Highlight

“ An excerpt from the student’s request for a recommendation letter, to which the mentor responded with enthusiasm by writing the letter.

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Astrophysics Highlight

Astrophysics Highlight

“ Excerpts from Tavisha’s final research paper, exploring “Extension of Quasar Baseline with the SDSS, PS1, and ZTF data”.

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Aerospace Engineering Highlight

Aerospace Engineering Highlight

“ Excerpts from Jasper’s final project, exploring the measurement of supermassive black hole masses using reverberation mapping (RM), a technique that utilizes multi-band photometry.

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Public Health Highlight

Public Health Highlight

“ Excerpt from the mentor’s outstanding recommendation letter for the student, intended for the CommonApp college application, alongside the student’s final research paper titled “ Traditional and Cyber Violence against Taiwan’s Emerging Adulthood LGBTQ Population: A Public Health Perspective. ”

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Music Composition Highlight

Music Composition Highlight

“ Excerpts from Tanya’s final music project: she composed and recorded a song.

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Interior Design Highlight

Interior Design Highlight

“ Excerpts from the student’s final interior design project, showcasing her freehand sketches, color psychology, material selection, and perspective drawings.

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