HighSight

HighSight College Counselor, Patty Hart, presented at the IACAC - Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling 2026 Annual Conference.

Along with Alexandra Altman (Knox College), Ann Marano (Colleges that Change Lives), and Kyle Vowell (Wabash College), Patty presented on college rankings, return on investment, and return on engagement.

Patty currently serves on the board of Colleges that Change Lives and continues to help HighSight Scholars achieve their goal of attending the best college possible.

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Individual commitments, stacked together, create generational change. ❤️

That's not just a phrase at HighSight — it's the story of our 30+ year history.

From two volunteer tutors helping seven students from the Cabrini-Green housing project in 1992… to more than 1,000 scholars who have attended top colleges across the country… to alumni who return as staff, board members, and mentors for the next class.

Every tutor. Every donor. Every mentor. Every scholarship.

It all stacks.

A recurring monthly gift to HighSight sustains the dedicated staff and tutors, the summer programs, and the college-access work that turns potential into achievement.

Visit highsight.org to match our four-year promise with your own.✨

🎟️ Gala tickets are LIVE! — here's why this event matters.

The HighSight Scholarship Gala is more than a fundraiser. It's a celebration of what happens when scholars, supporters, staff, and community come together with a shared belief:

That every young person — regardless of their zip code or family income — deserves access to the education that will change their life.

This year's gala takes place May 28, 2026.

Tickets are now on SALE! Save the date and join us in celebrating our scholars' next chapter.

Learn more at highsight.org ✨

Here's something we believe deeply at HighSight: 💡

Every scholar who walks through our doors arrives with potential that just needs to be seen, shaped, and supported.

Potential alone doesn't open the doors to a selective university with a full-tuition scholarship.

HighSight does.

And the impact doesn't stop at graduation. Our scholars come back — as tutors, board members, staff, volunteers, and donors — committing to the next generation the same way someone once committed to them.

That's generational change, built one commitment at a time.

Support HighSight's work at the link in our bio or at www.highsight.org

What does it take to go from testing below the 65th percentile…to graduating college at 7x the rate of your peers? 🎓

For HighSight scholars, it takes a four-year commitment — from our staff, from their tutors and mentors, and from supporters like you.

📚 Twice-weekly tutoring and ongoing academic support
☀️ Intensive summer learning programs
🏛️ Leadership development and internship access
🎓 Personalized college counseling that secures full-tuition scholarships

More than 95% of our scholars are consistently on the honor roll. Their average college scholarship package? More than $270,000.

This is what the right support system makes possible.

HighSight makes a four-year commitment of support to each of our scholars. Will you commit to their future, too?

Text HIGHSIGHT to 26989 to become a Commitment Partner today!