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1 | College/ University Name | Location | Virtual or in person | Cost | Eligbility | Requirements | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Miami University The Bridges Program | Akron, Columbus | In person | Round trip transportation is covered based on select cities and airport | High school students graduating in 2025 Minimum of 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale or top 25% of graduating class Rigorous curriculum Demonstrated leadership/co-curricular involvement Test scores (PLAN, ACT, SAT, PSAT) are NOT required | Bridges programs application Personal statement Couneslor recommendation | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Access to Amherst (A2A) | Amherst, MA | In person | $0 | rising high school seniors who reside in the U.S., regardless of citizenship or background. Students from marginalized communities – such as African-American, Hispanic/Latinx American, Native American, and Asian-American students, first-generation students. Students from families with limited financial resources, rural, urban Title I schools, and those who may not be able to visit campus on their own. | -be a high school senior residing in the US in the fall of 2024 -complete an on-line application -submit a short essay in response to a prompt on the application (350 word max) -submit a copy of your transcript through your junior year (an unofficial copy will be accepted) -submit a list of confirmed or intended senior classes | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | All access weekend- University of Michigan - Ross School of Business | Ann Arbor, MI | In person | $0 for all studens and two parents/guardians with airfare, hotel and any meals included | Students from groups historically underrepresented, first-generation college students, students from households with limited financial resources, and students from underrepresented geographic areas. | - Be a rising high school junior or senior - Exhibit propensity for academic excellence (No minimum GPA is required to apply, but priority consideration will be given to students with a 3.5 or higher.) - Reside in the United States, with the exception of U.S. military families living abroad - Submit a scanned copy of high school transcript that includes GPA (unweighted, if possible) and any standardized test scores, if taken (e.g. PSAT, SAT, ACT), as part of your application | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Emory Leadership, Enrichment, Advocacy, and Discovery (LEADs) Experience | Atlanta, Ga | In person | $0 | High-achieving high school seniors who are either first-generation college students and/or from underrepresented cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds, including, but not limited to, Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, and Native/Indigenous student populations. | Complete application | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Access Babson | Babson Park, Ma | In person | $0 | Any rising senior who attends high school in the U.S. and Puerto Rico is welcome to apply, especially students who are first-generation-to-college, low-income, or whose backgrounds/families have been historically excluded from higher education | 1. Demographic/family information 2.Your senior year courses 3. Brief extracurricular list 4. Unofficial transcript 5. Short statement: “Why are you interested in studying business? Briefly tell us about your passions and goals.” (250 words max) 6.Short statement: “How would you benefit from attending Access Babson? What are you hoping to get out of your time in this program?” (250 words max) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | WISE 2024 MIT | Boston, Ma | In person | $0 | Strongly encourage students from underrepresented and/or underserved backgrounds to apply, including students who come from low socioeconomic means. | 1. Create account complete application 2. Unoffical transcript 3.Unoffical copy of AP scores 4. Current PSAT, SAT, or ACT scores 5. Respones to several short answer questions | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Explore Bowdin | Brunswick, Me | In person | $0 | Low-income and/or first-generation-to-college member of the Class of 2025 | Application will take 30-60 minutes to complete. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Bryn Mawr College Lantern Scholar | Bryn Mawr, Pa | In person | $0 | Lantern Scholars Program is designed to support rising high school seniors who come from historically underrepresented backgrounds, including African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and First-Generation students | 1. Unofficial high school transcript 2. Intended senior year courses 3. Link to or copy of school profile 4. Resume 5. Letter of recommendation from counselor or CBO mentor (optional) | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Harvey Mudd Future Achievers in Science and Technology (FAST) | Claremont, Ca | In person | $0 | Students intending to enter college in Fall 2025 who reside in one of the 50 US states | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Discover Scripps College | Claremont, Ca | In person | $0 | For students who live at least 150 miles from campus. We invite first-generation students and students from historically underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds to apply and attend the program. All applicants must be rising high school seniors graduating in 2025. | 1. Application found here. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Virtual Perspectives on Pomona (POP) | Claremont, Ca | In person | $0 | All eligible high school seniors (U.S. citizens, undocumented/DACA students, and Permanent Residents) | Complete application | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Diversity Overnight - Case Western University | Cleavland, Oh | In person | $0 | All applicants should be curious high school seniors from diverse backgrounds. | 1.Completion of the application. (includes short essay repsonses) 2.Electronic copy of your (unofficial) transcript Optional: Electronic copy of your (unofficial) ACT/SAT score report (we will also accept scores included on your transcript) | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Home at Hamilton | Clinton, NY | In person | $0 | All high school students interestesd in Hamilton | Applications are not open yet | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Dartmouth College Indigenous Fly-In Program | Hanover, Nh | In person | $0 | Students who identify as Indigenous* themselves, or have demonstrated an interest in the Indigenous community and/or Dartmouth's Native American and Indigenous Studies Department to apply. | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Have-A-Look (HAL) Haverford College | Haverford, Pa | In person | $0 | Interested high school seniors who reside in the US are welcome to apply. | 1. Complete application 2. SAT/ACT scores 3. Supplemental Questions | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Prologue Bates | Lewiston, Me | In person | $0 | All students who are intending to enter college in Fall 2025. | 1. Complete application 2. Required unofficial high school transcript 3. School Profile (counselor) 4. 2 short respone questions 5. Resume (optional) | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Diversity and Inclusion Visit Experience (DIVE) At Washington and Lee | Lexington, VA | In person | $0 | Students of color,Students who work with a Community-Based Organization designed to increase access to college education for underserved and/or underrepresented communities, Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, Students who are eligible for the Pell Grant or the W&L Promise, Students who are undocumented, First-generation college-going students | High school transcript including end of junior year grades, planned senior course list, descriptions of up to five extracurriculars/jobs/responsibilities and/or a resume. Optional (but encouraged) materials: School Profile (School Profiles can often be obtained from your counselor or school website) and test scores (SAT, ACT, Pre-SAT, Pre-ACT). | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Virtual Voices of Tufts Diversity Experience | Medford, Ma | In person | $0 | Any high school senior who attends school in the United States is eligible to apply to Voices. Including but not limited to students of color, first-generation college-bound students, LGBTQIA+ students, students from low-income backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students from rural communities – any student interested in learning about diversity. | 1. Application found here. 2. Students will also submit their high school transcript and one 250 short response. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Middlebury College (Discover Middlebury) | Middlebury, Vt | In person | $0 | Students who would not otherwise have the financial ability to visit campus. Students should also be intellectually motivated and interested in pursuing higher education at a liberal arts and sciences college. Student who are undocument or on DACA status may apply | 1.Unofficial high school transcript including complete grades for 9th through 11th 2.A one-page statement recounting an important educational moment in your life 3.Applicants also have the opportunity to submit an optional “Glimpse” (optional) | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | WesExplore at Wesleyan | Middletown, CT | In person | $0 | All rising seniors who attend high school in the U.S. are welcome to apply, including students from groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education, such as low-income and first-generation-to-college students | Application needs to be submitted by the end of Junior Year | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Yale in MOHtion | New Haven, Conneticut | In person | transportation/travel is paid by the school if selected | Multicultural open house for yale prospective students | Application due by July 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | PreviewTU (PTU) Visit Day- Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | In peron | Travel paid by attendee but reimbursement stipends up to $500 for them and one guest | All prospective students who will be applying in the upcoming fall | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Barnard Bound | New York | Virtual | Barnard Bound programming includes panels, presentations, and conversations featuring current students, faculty, and staff — all with the unique lens of what it means to be first-generation/low income at Barnard and in spaces of higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Engineering Preview at Columbia (EPC) | New York City, NY | In person | $0 | Low-income students Students who will be the first generation in their family to attend college Students from underserved and rural communities Students who qualify for Free or Reduced Price Lunch Students attending Title 1 or economically-disadvantaged high schools | This is a high selective program and applicants are expected to have: -Exemplary academic records, particularly in math and science, including coursework in calculus, physics and chemistry -Sincere interest in pursuing an engineering education -Genuine appreciation for the vibrant Columbia community, bringing together students with varied lived experiences -Complete Application | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | Taste of Carleton (TOC) | Northfield, Mn | In person | $0 | – First generation (first in their family to earn a Bachelor’s degree) -– Low income to middle income – BIPOC students (students of color) – Undocumented students – Students from rural or under-resourced communities | Complete application | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | Oberlin Overnight | Oberlin, Oh | In person | $0 | Open to high school seniors currently residing in the United States. | 1.Complete application 2. SAT/ACT scores 3. Response to short essay | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | University of Rochester’s Multicultural Visitation Program (MVP) | Rochester, NY | In person | $0 | Current high school seniors attending school in the United States (including permanent residents, refugees/ asylees, and undocumented/DACA students) who otherwise financially might not be able to visit campus | 1. Unofficial high school transcript 2. A signed permission slip 3. Submit two short written responses | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Discover Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa | In person | Application fee: $60 | Open to all interested rising high school seniors (U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and undocumented/DACA students living in the United States), though preference will be given to students who are the first in their families to attend college, students from low-income backgrounds, and students who might not otherwise be able to afford a trip to campus. | 1. high school transcript 2.two short answer responses 3.optional letter of recommendation. | Nominations for the Fall 2025 program will open in February 2025. | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | VOICE at Wellesley | Wellesley, MA | In person | $0 | 1. Complete application 2. An unoffical transcript 3. Two paragraph response to prompt: Wellesley students break barriers and build bridges. They actively seek ways to change the world for the better. How have you questioned your community and the world around you? How have you used your voice to bring people together, and how do you anticipate doing so at Wellesley? | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Windows on Williams (WOW) | Williamstown, Ma | In person | $0 | Open to high school students in the U.S. and Puerto Rico; preference is given to high-achieving students who couldn’t otherwise afford to visit Williams | Approximately 30 minutes to respond to brief questions about yourself, your family, and your school (you cannot save the form and return to it later) A copy of your high school transcript that includes all courses and grades from 9th through the end of 11th grade (screenshots or pictures of your transcript are accepted) An essay that you submitted for an English or social science class during the 2023-2024 academic school year; if you do not have an essay that meets our requirements, you may respond to the prompt included in the application OR Quesbridge application is accepted |