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The Co-Pilot journey

How 3 to 4 years of mentorship actually work

You do the studying, projects and applications. We help you plan the work, review your progress and deal with questions along the way. Scroll through the four stages.

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Plan my years

Your journey, on your calendar

The stages below are the same for everyone. The dates are yours. Pick your class and destinations to place them on a real calendar.

Which class are you in now?
Where would you like to apply?

Dates are the usual windows, checked on official sites in September 2026. They move a little every year, so your mentor confirms each one.

Choose your class to see your plan, month by month, up to your first application deadlines.

ExploreGrade 9 · Matric or O1

Your subjects and interests

Start with what you enjoy, your current subjects and the fields you want to understand. Direction comes before any shortlist.

What you do

  • Try reading and small projects in fields that interest you
  • Reflect honestly on the subjects you enjoy
  • Complete the three phases of the career assessment

What your mentor does

  • Runs the career assessment with you
  • Explains which subjects keep your options open
  • Agrees your first milestones

Checkpoint

  • A career direction you believe in
  • A subject plan for the next two years
DevelopGrades 10 and 11

Work worth writing about

Build academic habits and meaningful projects. Depth matters more than a long list of activities.

What you do

  • Keep your grades moving in the right direction
  • Build one or two projects you can sustain
  • Take on real responsibility in an activity

What your mentor does

  • Reviews progress against your milestones
  • Suggests projects, competitions and reading
  • Starts researching universities and scholarship rules with you

Checkpoint

  • A profile with depth
  • An early long list of universities and awards
PrepareAS and A2 · FSc

Your scholarship applications

Bring together your shortlist, tests, essays, recommendations and funding documents, one deadline at a time.

What you do

  • Write your own essays and submit drafts on time
  • Take the recommended tests
  • Collect documents and request recommendations

What your mentor does

  • Builds your funding-aware shortlist and dossier with you
  • Reviews essays and applications
  • Plans deadlines, tests and interview practice

Checkpoint

  • Complete applications to the 10 institutions in your dossier
DecideWhen offers arrive

Read the offer together

Understand the funding conditions and the costs left to pay before choosing your next step.

What you do

  • Read every offer with your family
  • Confirm what is covered and what is left
  • Choose your next step

What your mentor does

  • Helps you compare offers and their conditions
  • Explains the remaining costs
  • Guides the next steps included in your agreement

Checkpoint

  • A decision you and your family understand
Working together

What mentorship feels like week to week

Agreed sessions

Your contact arrangements and review schedule are set out before you enrol, so you know what to expect.

One shared plan

Milestones you both agreed, reviewed and adjusted as school, results and interests change.

Honest feedback

Clear comments on your drafts and projects. Your voice stays yours; we never write for you.

Family included

Parents and guardians are welcome in the conversations that matter, online or at our head office.

Tools along the way

Free to try
Better with a mentor

Anyone can use the first three. Members also get our research library and 12 weeks of Pre-Journey onboarding.

Career Studio

Turn your interests into fields worth exploring.

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Scholarship directory

Funded routes open to students from Pakistan.

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Cost planner

Degree cost with no scholarship, fully funded tuition or fully funded.

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Members' library

Course and career research, plus Pre-Journey onboarding.

For members
Your starting point

Where are you right now?

The earlier you start, the more time there is to build. Wherever you are, your mentor plans around the time you have.

Matric · O Levels
3 to 4 years to applications

Choose a direction and build study habits

  • Map your interests and possible fields
  • Set academic and activity milestones
  • Start a project you care about
FSc I · AS Level
About 2 years to applications

Develop your projects and shortlist

  • Review your academic direction
  • Grow your activities and leadership
  • Build a funding-aware shortlist
FSc II · A2 · Gap year
Applications this year or next

Prepare your applications and documents

  • Check the deadlines you can still meet
  • Organise essays and recommendations
  • Review each award's funding requirements

Find out where your plan starts

Share your class and goals. We'll show you what the first few months would look like for you.

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