👋 Welcome to Pathways
Pathways is a peer-powered guidance platform built to help students, parents, and learners of all backgrounds navigate complex decisions around college admissions, academic goals, and career exploration — with advice from people who’ve walked the same path.
At Pathways, we believe that no student should navigate their academic journey alone. Founded by parents and students who experienced firsthand the complexity, anxiety, and inequity of the college admissions process, Pathways was created to unlock trusted, high-quality guidance — powered by those who’ve just been through it. We believe that the best advice doesn’t always come from professionals — it often comes from someone who has been in your shoes, just a few steps ahead.
🎯 Our Mission
To make reliable, relatable, and real-world academic guidance accessible and affordable — by connecting users with peer advisors who share their experiences, journeys, and outcomes transparently.
🧭 Why Pathways?
The journey to college, scholarships, internships, or a new career can be overwhelming. Traditional consultants can be expensive, generic forums are impersonal, and credible peer advice is hard to find.
Pathways solves this by enabling
- 🧑🎓 Real conversations with peers who’ve successfully navigated the same decisions.
- 💡 Personal insights based on lived experience — not abstract advice
- 🔐 Secure, private, and moderated 1-on-1 sessions.
- 🎁 A transparent platform with no hidden costs.
🛠️ How It Works
- Browse Advisors — Search by school, major, career goal, or background.
- Request a Session — Tell us your situation, what you are looking ofr and we’ll match you with peer advisors willing to share their story.
- Ask Anything — From application tips to portfolio reviews or culture questions.
- Join Live — Meet via secure video/audio, no downloads required.
Whether you’re applying to Stanford, transferring schools, or choosing between majors — Pathways has someone who can help.
💼 Who We Are
Pathways is a service by IWYNO FINWORKS LLC, doing business as QWYK iSoft, a technology company focused on building useful, reliable platforms for real-world problems.
At Pathways, we’re a team of educators, technologists, and students who believe that:
- Access to guidance should not depend on privilege or geography.
- Lived experience is as valuable as institutional expertise.
- Platforms should empower, not exploit.
🤝 Join Us
- Are you a student or alum with experience to share? Be a Peer Advisor
- Want help navigating a big academic decision? See our Advisor profiles
- Have feedback or partnership ideas? Contact Us
- or simply Read our FAQs
Let’s build stronger Career Pathways together.