BUDDING BRANCHES, LLC

Budding Branches was born from the recognition that finding the perfect college match is extremely confusing and difficult. For starters, there are thousands of colleges and universities in the United States. Moreover, many admissions offices present the same story, no matter the reality. Inequity in access to information on colleges also leaves many students blind during the application process. Yet, most high schoolers need to choose a future curriculum, social setting, and home from the very limited information that they have. The Budding Branches team believes that the most influential and helpful college advice comes from college students themselves. After all, high schoolers are looking for the students’, not the faculty’s or admissions officers’, perspectives. Just as different flower and leaf buds are connected by a network of branches, Budding Branches aims to connect driven and promising students with one another. More specifically, Budding Branches introduces high school juniors and seniors with college volunteers who are attending the respective colleges of interest.