POLYGENCE PARTNERSHIP
Save up to $1000 with our Polygence partner discount.
The Admit Network has teamed up with Polygence — a student research and project mentorship platform started by likeminded MIT and Stanford alums. As a partner, we offer students a 10% discount on personalized project-learning programs led by seasoned experts, spanning top institutions and areas of study.
Proven outcomes for ambitious students.
Higher acceptance rate to US News Top 25 universities compared to the national average.
Of Polygence alums who applied to Ivies or top engineering schools were accepted to one or more.
Platforms showcasing students' work — peer-reviewed journals, the App Store, Spotify, ISEF, and more.
From ideation to a project worth sharing.
Polygence projects are a guided process, not a fixed program. Students go from curiosity to a polished, tangible project with an expert mentor advising at every step.
Get matched with the right expert
You'll be paired with a mentor who's done the kind of work you want to do — a PhD-level expert or industry leader in your area of interest. Together, you'll shape a project idea that's specific, ambitious, and genuinely yours.
Go from early ideas to finished work
Session by session, you'll move from rough ideas to a final product — conducting research, testing your thinking, refining your argument or prototype, and producing work with real intellectual depth.
Create something that opens doors
You don't just finish a project — you end up with something you can present. A published paper, a competition entry, a startup, a podcast. Work that represents what you're capable of to admissions committees and beyond.
Pursue projects in any discipline.
From robotics to playwriting, machine learning to memory studies — Polygence mentors span the academic and professional spectrum.
Project-based learning that connects students with experts.
Polygence pairs intellectually curious students with experts to pursue unique research and passion projects across STEM, the social sciences, and the humanities — producing admit-worthy final portfolios. Throughout every Polygence program, students take their potential college majors on a real-life test drive with those currently working and studying at top institutions in their field of interest.
Passion Projects
- Build your startup
- Start a non-profit
- Launch your app
- Produce a podcast
- Write a novel
Research Mentorship
- Publish a paper
- Present at conferences
- Connect with researchers at your dream school
- Personal feedback and advice from top academics
- Insider tips on research positions
College Readiness
- Test drive your college major
- Stand out from the crowd
- Headstart in building your career
Personalized Program
- Flexible scheduling
- Any discipline
- Online from anywhere
A longer runway for serious projects
Work with one or two expert mentors over an extended timeline. Evolve or layer your topic, produce multiple outcomes (e.g., a paper and a model or prototype), and pursue work designed to stand up at the highest level.
Real results. Real savings.
What Polygence students are building.
A few real projects from the current Polygence community — from published papers to an original documentary and an open-source quantum circuit simulator.
Canine Collie Eye Anomaly: Genetic Causes & Therapeutic Implications
Investigated the genetic basis of Collie Eye Anomaly in herding dogs and explored future medical and therapeutic implications. Recognized at Polygence's Symposium of Rising Scholars and published in the Research Archive of Rising Scholars.
TikTok & Instagram's Impact on Adolescent Mental Health
A literature review on how TikTok and Instagram affect teens' body image, self-esteem, disordered eating, and social media addiction. Published in the Curieux Academic Journal and accompanied by an awareness blog.
Time Without Time: Emergent Time in Canonical Quantum Gravity
A theoretical physics paper engaging the Wheeler–DeWitt equation, semiclassical emergent time, and the Page–Wootters mechanism to investigate the Problem of Time in quantum gravity.
Black Psychiatric Nursing: A Legacy of Care & Courage
A documentary and research paper on the history and ongoing role of Black psychiatric nurses in advancing equitable mental health care. Selected as a finalist at a regional film festival.
Autonomous Vehicles & Public-Safety Regulation
Examined how the development of autonomous vehicles shapes public-safety assessment, and how mass deployment is reshaping the safety of real-world roads. Published in the Research Archive of Rising Scholars.
QPy — A Quantum Circuit Simulator in Python
Built an open-source quantum circuit simulator (GitHub) and an accompanying paper explaining the underlying concepts, with live demos presented at Polygence's spring symposium.
Learn from top academics and industry experts.
Polygence mentors are PhD candidates, doctors, lawyers, and engineers from the world's leading institutions.
Maria · PhD
Expertise: Synapse biology, neuroanatomy, and neurodegeneration.
Noel · PhD
Expertise: Counseling, mental health, giftedness, intelligence, and therapy.
Ahmed · PhD
Expertise: Mechanical design, renewable & solar energy, heat transfer, CFD, MATLAB, SolidWorks, and design optimization.
Garret · JD
Expertise: Corporate finance, statistics, and law.
Alex · PhD
Expertise: Product and assistive device design, the sense of touch, and engineering entrepreneurship.
Jordan · PhD
Expertise: Stem cells, molecular biology, cancer metabolism, microbiology, and microscopy.
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