Scholar Journey

Helping high-potential Milwaukee students from limited-income backgrounds navigate college, from acceptance to graduation, requires significant and consistent support. That support is the All-In Milwaukee difference.

At All-In, we help scholars handle the financial aspects of college, from negotiating significant tuition discount packages with our partner universities to finding additional scholarships and providing funding of our own. But that’s just a start.

Through the work of our professional advisors and fellow scholars who serve as peer mentors, All- In Milwaukee ensures that each scholar receives personal guidance during the transition from high school to the complex and often unfamiliar world of higher education. From there, All-In advisors consistently support their social and emotional needs, connect them to a broader community of fellow scholars and cultivate their careers.

Here’s a road map of their journey:

Selection

All-In Milwaukee works with high school counselors and partner organizations to identify high-potential students who fit the application criteria.

The Pathway Partners nominate eligible high school seniors and All-In Milwaukee invites the student to apply for the program when the application opens in November.

Students apply in February, and are selected and notified in April.

In the most recent cycle, All-In Milwaukee worked with a total of 42 Milwaukee high schools, including Milwaukee Public Schools, private and charter schools, to select an incoming class of 125 scholars.

Summer Before College

New All-In Milwaukee scholars attend an orientation session, where they are provided a syllabus that maps out the next four years and sets expectations.

New scholars have meetings with their advisors throughout the summer, to help them figure out financial aid and solve any other issues to set them up for success.

New scholars, along with continuing All-In Milwaukee scholars, attend summer socials and donor receptions to better connect with each other and the members of Milwaukee’s community who help fund their education.

In August, new scholars and continuing scholars gather for the Summer Institute, where they attend presentations on social and emotional wellness, mental health and professional development.

This preparation is critical for all scholars, but especially so for first-generation students.

Fall Semester

All-In advisors are there to support scholars in their first days of school, and encourage them to attend events that let them know more about campus-wide organizations they can join.

Scholars will meet with their advisor several times each semester, learning more about how to navigate college, develop study skills, manage their mental health and resolve any other issues that could prevent them from having success.

New scholars will attend socials with continuing scholars on their campus to build community among All-In Scholars at each partner university.

New scholars will be matched with an upperclassman All-In Scholar who will serve as a peer mentor, providing an additional layer of support.

Winter Break

New and continuing scholars will attend corporate partner site visits, allowing them to learn more about Milwaukee employers.

Site visits are customized to scholars by their major and career interest.

These visits all scholars to discover more about what it’s like to work at a given employer, and the paths they can take to intern or work there.

All scholars attend the Winter Institute in January, with more information about social and emotional well-being, mental health and professional development.

Spring Semester

Similar to the fall semester, scholars continue to meet with their advisors.

Peer mentors continue to meet with and support freshmen.

Scholars attend an internship institute, where they learn about what employers expect from interns, and other strategies to make their internship experiences successful.

Scholars are matched with internships based on their majors and career interests.

Graduating seniors attend a retreat, where they learn more about life and professional skills such as how to read and respond to a job offer letter, how to ask for a raise and how to resolve workplace conflicts.

Summer/ Ongoing

All scholars attend an end of the year celebration, where achievements are recognized.

Scholars continue one-on-one meetings with their advisors.

Graduating seniors attend a graduation celebrations.

Scholars work at internships with local employers. These internships often lead to part-time work opportunities for scholars during subsequent school years – and, frequently, full-time job offers.

Scholars participate in intentional experiences during the summer including study abroad programs, research opportunities, and summer classes to continue their college studies and stay on track to graduate.

The program is doing what it says it’s doing. We are getting connected academically and professionally for success. And I know I’m an example of that.

— Lizzy Ibitoye, AIM Class of 2023

Marquette University ‘23, Certified Nursing Assistant at Froedtert

Who’s Ready to Go All-In?

By becoming an All-In Milwaukee scholar, you are committing to complete college at one of our University Partners and matriculate into the Wisconsin workforce. High school seniors interested in applying to be a part of the All-In Milwaukee program must be nominated by an AIM Pathway Partner and meet the eligibility criteria of the program. All-in Milwaukee scholar applications for the Class of 2024 will open on November 17, 2023.

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