How It Works

See how students find the right alumni and start a conversation.

Students research colleges and majors, discover alumni from their own school, and connect with people whose experience can help.

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Alumni from your school

Alumni from a student's school with majors, graduation years, help topics, and connection states

School community

Turn your alumni community into a trusted college guidance network.

Each school manages its own students, alumni, counselors, and authorized staff. Students can only discover and contact alumni associated with their own school.

Alumni from other AlmaPathway schools are never visible to students.

Diagram of a school-managed AlmaPathway community with 1237 students, 1792 alumni, and 4 counselors

University research

Explore a college through alumni who know it firsthand.

When students research a college, AlmaPathway shows relevant alumni from their own school who can share firsthand perspective on academics, campus life, majors, internships, and careers.

Johns Hopkins University overview with saved status and alumni connection counts

Alumni from the student's school associated with Johns Hopkins University

Connections & Conversations

Ask alumni what college websites can't tell you.

Students review a profile, request a connection, and begin a conversation after the alum accepts. The exchange may be brief or continue over time.

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Trust & Safety

Safe, structured conversations schools can confidently support.

Conversations take place within a school-managed environment. Moderation, reporting tools, and counselor review of flagged content help schools respond when support is needed.

School-specific access

Students connect only with alumni from their own school community.

Moderation and reporting

Concerning messages can be held for review, and participants can report concerns.

Counselor support when needed

Counselors can review flagged or reported content and intervene when necessary.

A message held for review before delivery

Conversation showing a message held pending review before delivery

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions schools often ask about AlmaPathway.

No. Students can research universities and manage their college lists in AlmaPathway or in whatever system their school already uses. AlmaPathway adds access to alumni from the student's own school who can provide lived perspective on universities, majors, campus life, careers, and related decisions.