Our non-profit provides high-touch college and law school admissions advising to students of all backgrounds, races, and income levels from former admissions deans, directors, and professional writers. We specialize in working with first-generation and marginalized students who are less likely to enroll in higher education and more likely to take on excessive debt if they do. Through generous donations, we provide our services for free or at cost to low-income students applying to college and law school.
Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2024!
We are creating a new generation of Barrier Breakers®!
Barrier Breakers®, Inc. is dedicated to increasing access to and success in higher education for marginalized students.
Founded by Sydney Montgomery, a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, our 501(c)3 non-profit provides financial assistance, educational resources, and consulting for higher education applicants. As a faith-based organization, we believe in holistically serving students’ emotional and mental health needs alongside their academic needs to help them succeed.
OUR IMPACT ☼
OUR IMPACT ☼
“If it weren’t for Sydney’s guidance, I wouldn’t have even made it to law school. She is the reason why I am able to practice law at a big firm and achieve success. She will get you through the process. ”
Your support takes us one step closer to equity in higher education.
Here are just some of the many schools our students have been accepted to:
We believe in the power of first-generation graduates!
At Barrier Breakers®, we offer free continued guidance to all our students throughout college and law school. Our founder, Sydney Montgomery, believes passionately that first-generation graduates need to be supported in order to reach their full potential professionally. You can see her TEDx talk: First-Generation Graduates Drive Business Success here!
Break Into Law
Break Into Law is a brand under Barrier Breakers®, Inc. designed to help empower minority and first-generation law school applicants and students to achieve their law school dreams.
The Break Into Law School® podcast has over 50,000 downloads, not including viewers on our YouTube channel.
We are looking forward to hosting our 3rd Annual Break Into Law Conference in June! Last year’s free, virtual event had over 1,800 registrants, 43 law schools, and 20 law firms, vendors, and public interest organizations.