Subject mentorship with active top UK PhDs. Planning and interview prep with senior academics who’ve sat on admissions panels. No middlemen — you work directly with the people doing the research. It’s modelled on the tutorial system top UK universities use with their own undergraduates: one fixed mentor who stays with you long-term, meeting week to week, from subject choice through to applications and interviews — not just cramming for the next exam.
One-to-one teaching for the subjects on your application — by someone currently active in their field, not a former student teaching on the side.
From the subjects you pick at GCSE to the interview at the end — guided by a senior academic who’s read these applications from the other side of the table.
Book either, or both. Students who come for planning often add subject mentorship; those who come for mentorship tend to pick up some planning before submission. We don’t push either combination — we tell you what matches what you actually need.
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Currently doing a PhD at a top UK university — working in the subject every day, having sat the same exams only a few years ago. Match this tier if you’re working through A-level, IB or AP material and want a mentor close to the exam.
Finished a PhD at a top UK university and now running independent research. They teach with more context: how topics connect, where exam questions come from, what universities want. Match this tier for harder material, Olympiad prep, or stretching beyond the syllabus.
Faculty members, former admissions panellists, research group leaders. They take planning and interview cases — subject choice, academic planning, personal statement, university shortlist, interview prep. They’ve read the applications you’re about to send.
A mentor’s tier is set by academic standing — and you can confirm it, along with who they are, before you commit.
Top up your wallet once, then book session by session at your mentor’s rate. No package to commit to up front — and you can switch mentors whenever you like.
Once you have a few sessions behind you, the share of each session your mentor takes home keeps rising — they’re rewarded for staying with you, not just the first booking.
Keep working with the same mentor and, as the sessions add up, some of what you spend returns to your wallet — the longer you learn together, the better the value.
Each mentor sets their own rate, by academic standing rather than session-by-session haggling — so the exact figure depends on who you work with. There are no packages to buy: you pay as you go, and a lasting mentor relationship quietly works in your favour on both sides.
Each mentor sets their own rate, reflecting academic standing rather than a session-by-session negotiation. You pay by the session from your wallet credit — there are no packages. The longer you work with the same mentor, the more the relationship rewards you both: your mentor earns a growing share of each session, and some credit makes its way back to you along the way.
We don’t guarantee offers — no honest agency can. What we can tell you is that students who’ve worked with us have gone on to Oxford, Cambridge and other top UK universities. Track record is not the same as a promise.
We don’t auto-match. After you book, our admin team looks at the subjects you’ve listed, your level, and any preferences (teaching style, scheduling, language). We propose one mentor — you can accept, ask for an alternative, or trial a session before committing further.
Tell us. We’ll switch you. No penalty, no awkward conversation — we treat mentor fit as a service quality issue, not a customer problem.
Both. Online is the default — it lets you work with any mentor regardless of location. In-person is available in central London at an agreed venue, with a small location surcharge.
Often, yes. The Tier 3 and Tier 4 mentors who run our 2-day Lab Immersion or Professor Seminar Series also take one-to-one mentorship. Their profile lists everything they currently offer.
Wisesprout is built by working scientists at top UK universities, across science, engineering and medicine. Your mentor is a named, active academic — we tell you exactly who you’d be working with before you commit, and you can speak to them first.