HIYP
A parent and high school student planning together at a kitchen table
How it works

A story doesn't build itself. This is how HIYP builds it.

Understand the student. Notice what's emerging. Guide the next meaningful move. Record what changed. Four years of that, one year at a time.

The same loop, every year.

1. Understand the student

Courses, activities, interests, goals, the people around them, the moments that mattered. Read together, not as separate lists — and filled in over time, not in one sitting.

2. Notice what's emerging

Which threads are getting stronger. Which are thin. Where a real interest has no depth behind it yet, and where a year has gone unrecorded.

3. Guide the next meaningful move

One recommendation at a time, matched to the grade and the season — the single thing that would make the story stronger right now.

4. Record what changed

Grades, awards, leadership, projects, and reflections are saved while they're fresh — so the evidence and the reasoning behind each choice survive the year.

The four years

Each year has a job to do.

9th grade · Foundations

Habits, course selection, and first exploration of interests.

10th grade · Momentum

Deeper involvement, early testing awareness, and emerging direction.

11th grade · Positioning

Testing, college research, rigor, and the shape of the student's story.

12th grade · Packaging

Applications, essays, recommendations, and scholarship deadlines.

High school students at different stages of their four-year journey
A student writing reflections in a notebook

The record is the point.

Most families reach senior year trying to reconstruct four years from memory. HIYP captures the details while they're still fresh — the club that took off, the project that failed and what came of it, the teacher who changed how they think.

When applications open, the material is already there. The student still writes the essay — HIYP just makes sure they have something real to write from.

Pricing

One plan, everything included.

Monthly · First 30 days free

$24/month

  • Knows what actually matters for this grade, right now
  • Updates as the student changes — every term, every year
  • One clear next move instead of a forty-item checklist
  • Catches gaps early, while there's still time to fix them
  • Keeps four years of evidence from disappearing
  • Finds colleges, scholarships, and summer programs that fit
  • Turns the record into real material for applications
  • Parents stay informed; the student keeps ownership

30 days free, then $24/month. Cancel anytime. One plan, everything included.

See what your student should be doingthis year.