Mentors 4 College
What We Do
College is a major life decision, but the process of getting into college can be confusing, frustrating and overwhelming. Plus, affording college can seem daunting.
Mentors 4 College helps you and your family understand and navigate the college selection and application process. Our highly trained, volunteer mentors work one-to-one with students and families to choose your set of best-fit schools, and provide guidance through the whole process. The earlier you start, the easier this is.
And best of all, you get this help for FREE!.
Who We Help
Students
find their best-fit schools
Parents discover how to help their students and understand financial aid & scholarships
High school counselors
get extra hands to help their students
Mentors
derive tremendous satisfaction when students succeed
Families get uninterrupted support throughout high school
Our Events
Need to practice interviewing skills for college admissions or scholarships?
Contact M4C volunteer, Jenny Marquart, to schedule a practice session.
Throughout the school year, we host lectures addressing competitive college admissions processes with admissions officers, financial awareness for both parents and students, standardized test preparation, college athletics recruiting and more. Click here for upcoming events!
Essay Writing Workshop - ONLINE!
Rising seniors can create an essay worthy of an admissions or scholarship application! This fantastic course is now online in a self-paced version using our Thinkific Learning Management System. Go here to take the course!
Cost: Free (open to all, even those not in our mentoring program)
Students have the opportunity to hear from 50 speakers about careers in Engineering, Healthcare, Software, Communications and Business & Entrepreneurship. Stay tuned for 2021 dates.
Click here for a list of presenters from our 2019 workshop.
Testimonials
A recent mentee parent said:
"Thanks! You were a tremendous help getting us pointed in the right direction."
Another mentee parent wrote:
Hi Mentors4College,
I wanted to send you a quick email to thank you for your part in supporting our son during his college application process.
He took the advice offered through the college mentor program and applied to several levels of schools.
He was accepted to Columbia, University of Chicago, Duke, Harvard, University of Minnesota, Washington State and Yale, many of whom offered him full scholarships.
He has chosen to attend Harvard in the fall to study physics.
We are truly grateful for the resources offered through Parkway North and appreciate all of the college mentors.
Thank You!!
A former mentee said:
"It has been a great help and support to walk with you throughout [my] high school especially in [my] junior and senior year. I felt as if I was walking in the dark until you intervened and redirected us toward the best path."