ACTIVITY GUIDANCETurn curiosity into evidence
health + technology
PROJECTPrototype a teen health explainerSmall enough to start this week
ivyodds
FOR AMBITIOUS STUDENTS · GRADES 8–10
It’s easy to spend four years doing things that never add up.
Students aiming at highly selective colleges have time to build something meaningful. But without direction, four busy years can still become a scattered application.
Key Club
JV soccer
Spanish Club
Food bank
NHS
Science Club
Eight activities
No clear thread
WITH IVYODDS
Start curious. Discover a direction. Build something only you could build.
IvyOdds turns one authentic interest into better next steps each year—not a manufactured persona, but a body of work that becomes more ambitious as the student grows.
Volunteer at food bank
Notice wasted donations
Prototype FoodSmart
Interview 12 directors
30 food banks join
Research the data
200K lbs redistributed
Publish findings
Want the full grade-by-grade view?
FOR AMBITIOUS STUDENTS · GRADES 8–10
What could your interests become?
Choose up to two. Ivy finds the overlap, then gives you projects, competitions, and real opportunities worth trying next.
takes about 4 minutes
your possibility map2 interests
science
building things
bio + tech
makehealth explainer app
competeBioGENEius challenge
exploreinterview a researcher
ONE STUDENT · ONE CONTINUOUS STORY
You bring the interests.
IvyOdds shows you what to do next—and where it could lead.
The same interests power every part of IvyOdds. A recommendation becomes evidence. Evidence reveals comparable paths. Those paths sharpen college research—and next Monday’s plan.
STUDENT DATASee how real paths develop
FR
Fred · grade 9early builder72% match9explore
10build
11deepen
12lead
COLLEGE RESEARCHBuild a fit list with context
Brownopen curriculum
Tuftscivic + research
Ricecollaborative STEM
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Why these schools?Fred’s interests, working style, and evolving evidence—not a guarantee.
THIS WEEKThree moves, in order
45 minInterview one school nurse→
75 minSketch the first explainer→
20 minStudy a similar grade-9 path→
THE DEVELOPED PROFILEWhat four years of authentic work can add up to
example trajectory · not a promised outcomeSTARTING POINT · GRADE 9
FR
Fredcurious about health + technology
- Volunteers occasionally
- Likes building small apps
- No clear through-line yet
9notice
10build
11prove
12lead
DEVELOPED PROFILE · GRADE 12
A health-tech builder who turns overlooked teen questions into useful, evidence-backed tools.
ClearHealthExplainer platform adopted by 18 school wellness programsownership
Original research42 student and nurse interviews published as an open datasetevidence
Congressional App ChallengeRegional finalist with a product already serving real usersexternal signal
The product does not manufacture a persona. It helps a student notice what is real, then act on it.
FOR PARENTS
Direction without the pressure.
Ivy gives your student useful things to try now, then quietly builds the context they’ll need for stronger choices later. You can see what they’re exploring, why it was recommended, and what they’re learning.
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ONE SIMPLE PLAN
$29/ month
Weekly ideas, a growing possibility map, successful-student profiles, and college research.
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