During high school, one topic that dominates the minds of every student is post-graduate plans. However, a surprising number of students are clueless when it comes to the college application process. For this reason, a new website named IvyAlly has come to being in order to connect college-bound students with current college students who are now studying at Ivy League institutions.

Fourty-six Ivy League students worked together to create the community. IvyAlly contributor and current Junior at the University of Pennsylvania said IvyAlly “connects college-bound students with Mentors from each of the Ivy League schools.”

The free service offers a variety of programs. These include biographies (so that current high school students can see what others did to be successful), blogs, forums, essay reviews, and even one-to-one mentoring (www.ivyally.com). The fact that IvyAlly offers an unprecedented level of personalized advice helps the site stand out in contrast to other existing college advice forums. Junior Mike Boyas added, “[Ivy Ally] sounds like a pretty good idea to get views from people like us.”

For those who aren’t interested in Ivy League schools, the website also offers scholarship advice and keeps students aware of scholarship deadlines. Furthermore, the website’s allure is not limited to upperclassmen.

Freshman Ben Stalnaker said, “It could give me a sneak peek of what to prepare for and what’s to come.”

Just by looking at the IvyAlly Twitter page, students can be greatly helped. Mentors Tweet new articles, advice, and deadlines (www.twitter.com).

Soham Lavande concluded that IvyAlly could be very useful because “You need advice from people to show you how to improve your application.”