First-year mentorship with heart, help, and Unity.
First-year mentorship with heart, help, and Unity.
Unity Scholars pairs first-gen and low-income college students with upperclassmen who’ve been there, so your first year becomes your launchpad.
Unity Scholars pairs first-gen and low-income college students with upperclassmen who’ve been there, so your first year becomes your launchpad.
Just starting your first year of college?
First in your family to go to college?
First in your family to go to college?
Feel like everyone else got a rulebook you didn’t?
Feel like everyone else got a rulebook you didn’t?
Your high school didn’t prepare you for this?
Your high school didn’t prepare you for this?
Just completely overwhelmed by college life?
Just completely overwhelmed by college life?
Don’t worry, we were too.
Who are we?
Who are we?
Unity Scholars is run by college students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds who arrived on campus with little idea how office hours, internships, networking, or financial aid really worked—just like you.
We figured it out the hard way. Now we’re here to give you the guidance we wish we had in our first year.
Unity Scholars is run by college students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds who arrived on campus with little idea how office hours, internships, networking, or financial aid really worked—just like you.
We figured it out the hard way. Now we’re here to give you the guidance we wish we had in our first year.
Where do we attend?
Meet Your Mentors
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Meet Your Mentors
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Meet Your Mentors
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
Lyna Huynh
Second-year student at Barnard College studying Neuroscience
Angelina Yiep
First-year student at New York University studying Chemical Engineering
Samika Mallick
Second-year student at the University of Michigan studying Mathematics
Dhruv Agarwal
First-year student at the Macaulay Honors College studying Mathematics
Terrance Miao
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Biological Sciences
Isaac Jiang
Second-year student at Cornell University studying Mechanical Engineering
Jing Min Lam
First-year student at New York University studying Finance
Danny Ye
Second-year student at Babson College studying Business Administration
Alexander Ren
First-year student at Babson College studying Investment Banking
SERVICES
What do we do?
We go beyond orientation week and a list of campus resources—the way most first-years are left to figure it out alone.
From your first exam to your first internship, we’ll walk with you by pairing you with an upperclassman mentor aligned with your interests, major, and goals.
First-Year Mentorship
Get paired with an upperclassman mentor +
Build your academic, career, and campus game plan
Get paired with an upperclassman mentor + Build your academic, career, and campus game plan
Get paired with an upperclassman mentor +
Build your academic, career, and campus game plan
Bring Us to Your Campus
Bring Us to Your Campus
We’re at Babson College today +
Send an inquiry to start Unity Scholars at your school
We’re at Babson College today + Send an inquiry to start Unity Scholars at your school
We’re at Babson College today +
Send an inquiry to start Unity Scholars at your school
NEWS
Why the first year?
4x
more likely for low-income, first-gen students to leave college after their first year
— The Pell Institute
49%
of Pell Grant students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years, 18 points behind their peers
— Third Way
— The National Mentoring Partnership
88%
of first-years with a peer mentor stayed enrolled, vs 76% of those without one.
— MSU Denver, 2025
What does your first year look like?
Stage 1
Student is paired with an upperclassman mentor and sets goals for the semester
Stage 3
Student builds study habits and a plan to finish strong academically
Stage 5
Student joins clubs and takes on leadership roles to find their community
Stage 2
Student learns the campus resources, offices, and people who can help
Stage 4
Student polishes a résumé and LinkedIn, then practices networking with alumni and professors
Stage 6
Student reflects on their growth and pays it forward as a future mentor
How can I join?
Be a Mentee
Get a mentor who’s been there, find your footing, and join a growing network of Scholars.
Have any questions? Let's talk!
We’ll clarify how Unity Scholars can help you.
Have any questions? Let's talk!
We’ll clarify how Unity Scholars can help you.
Have any questions? Let's talk!
We’ll clarify how Unity Scholars can help you.