Posse partners with higher education institutions around the country, annually sending "posses" of 10 students, with full-tuition scholarships, to each institution. Students receive pre-collegiate training from January-August of their senior year, regular support throughout college, and connections to career opportunities for post-graduation success.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Students join Posse in the beginning of their senior year of high school.
  • Community organizations and high schools can nominate students
  • Competitive applicants are motivated, ambitious, with demonstrated leadership skills, academic potential, and interest in teamwork and diversity

APPLICATION

  • Posse uses a "Dynamic Assessment Process" to identify young leaders with potential to excel at elite institutions, who might be missed by traditional admissions criteria.
  • The "D.A.P." is a multi-stage, comprehensive selection process.

STUDENT AND FAMILY RESOURCES

Posse - Posse partners with higher education institutions around the country, annually sending "posses" of 10 students, with full-tuition scholarships, to each institution. - Students recieve pre-collegiate training from January-August of their Senior year, regular support throughout college, and connections to career opportunites for post-graduation success. - Students join Posse in the beginning of their senior year of high school. - Community based organizations and high schools can nominate students - Competitive applicants are motivated, ambitious, with demonstrated leadership skills, academic potential, and interest in teamwork and diversity - Posse uses a "Dynamic Assessment Process" to identify young leaders with potential to excel at elite institutions, who might be missed by traditional admissions criteria. - The "D.A.P." is a multi-stage, comprehensive selection process. Variable
Bottom Line Bottom Line's "College Access and College Success" programs help students navigate the college application process and provide guidance during college. - A high school GPA of 2.5+ (2.3+ for young men). - A first-generation prospective student OR from a household that is income eligible - A U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or refugee/asylee. - College Access participants are high school Seniors. - College Success program is open to students who are enrolling for the first time, in the upcoming semester, at a partner institution. - Basic information on academics, activities, household, financial background Applications open February
Minds Matter Through their three complementary programs (Prep, Senior, and Alumni), Minds Matter partners students with mentors to ease the college preperation, application, transition, and success processes. - Current 9th or 10th grader - 3.0+ GPA - Qualify for free or reduced lunch under federal guidelines - Strong motivation, maturity, responsibility, and academic potential - Active in extracurricular and/or community activities - Short answer questions and an essay - A guidance counselor or teacher recommendation - A parent/guardian commitment form - A high school transcript - In-person interview Applications for the 2023-24 school year open February, 2023
Thrive Scholars Thrive works with students for six years, beginning in their Junior year of high school, to thrive throughout higher education. Thrive's program consists of 5 pillars: 1) college advising 2) academic preperation 3) social-emotional and academic 1:1 support 4) financial support 5) career development - 3.7+ GPA - Household income at, or below, $75,000/year - SAT/PSAT score of 1200+ or ACT/PACT score of 25+ - 1st generation college student, OR, student of color - Application - Recommendations - Interview(s) Timeline from 2022 (for reference): - Jan 5: application deadline - Feb 1-21: invitation only process - Early April: admissions decisions
Upward Bound (at Boston University) (at Suffolk) - A federal program with smaller, local partners, designed to increase the rates at which participants enroll in and graduate from higher education institutions - Participants live on college campuses in the summers, attend classes after school & on Saturdays during the school year Boston University: - Low-income or first generation prospective college students - From Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury, or East Boston Suffolk University: - Income-eligible, first generation prospective student, OR, "at high risk of academic failure" - Live in Dorchester - Basic demographic information - One (or more) short essay(s) - Letter of recommendation from a teacher or school counselor - Students selected based on recommendations from local educators, social workers, or other interested parties
QuestBridge - Questbridge offers two main programs: College Prep and College Match - College Prep helps high school juniors prepare to submit a competitive application to top colleges - College Match connects students with full-tuition scholarships to top colleges & provides a pathway to admission to students who are NOT paired up with a full-tuition scholarship Most participants in both programs: - come from low-income households - are first generation prospective college students - have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement - Applicants must be in the 11th or 12th grade, and plan on attending college their first year after high school - Information on academics, activities, household, financial background - Essay(s) and short answers - Teacher recommendation(s) - Current high school transcript - Standardized test scores (if applicable) - School Profile (optional, but recommended) - (For College Match) school report from H.S. counselor College Prep closed College Match: - Late Summer: application opens - September 27: application due - October 13: Match Rankings Form due - December 1: Match Day - December 11: Regular Decision form is due
Let's Get Ready - Program offerings include a College Access, College Transition, and College Success portion - All programs rely on the "near-peer" mentor model, where college students from similar backgrounds virtually mentor younger students - Various levels of engagement/support are offered to students - High school seniors, or college students in first or second year of college - 90% of students are people of color - 90% of students come from low-income backgrounds or are prospective first generation college students 10 minute application with information on academic, demographic, household, financial background - Applications open now for 2022-23 transition program (offering application support to high school seniors) - Interest form available for high school Juniors (and below), to be notified when applications re-open
Boston HERC's Passport Program - Through the Boston Higher Education Resource Center - A once-weekly afterschool program for Juniors and Seniors in High School - Brings together chort of first-generation youth and supports them through their journey through college - Includes college trips in the area, scholarships & financial aid, college application support, career exploration - Low or moderate income and/or first generation college student - GPA of 2.0+ - A desire to attend college/university - Basic personal information - 30 minute interview - 1 written recommendation from a guidance counselor or teacher - High School Transcript or Resume Students can apply starting the Spring of their Sophomore year