The Student Journey
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Why are TRAILBLAZER YOU here? 5 key characteristics Strong academic profile • Drive • Mostly A’s & B’s • Perseverance • Take advanced classes • Curiosity • Commitment to • Humility excellence • Gratitude
EMERGE HISD empowers and prepares high-performing students from underserved communities to attend and graduate from selective colleges and universities across the nation that will offer them the least financial burden and the greatest support. Underserved: students with limited financial resources, students with parents that did not graduate from a 4 year college
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Selectivity is measured by the college’s acceptance rate (average student SAT/ACT scores, GPA, & rank). Rule of thumb: The lower the The more acceptance selective 75% rate the school of high-achieving, low-income students don’t even apply to ONE selective institution. (Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2016).
75% of high-achieving, low-income students don’t apply to selective institutions. (Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2016).
509 selective institutions across the U.S. Generous Need- Based Aid High Graduation Rates 150 EMERGE Target Schools
Generous Less Financial = Need-Based Debt & Less Aid Financial Stress Strong High Academic, Expenditures = Social, & per Student Professional Support High Graduation Rates
Colgate University Family New York Jazmine College cost: $69,865 Financial Aid: $68,275 National Expected Family Avg. Cost Yearly Bill: Contribution In-State: $1,590 (EFC): $1,847 $9,716
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High Graduation Rates
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10 th Grade Exploration ● Developing community ● Initial personal exploration ● Goal setting Sophomore Bootcamp Summer Summer College College Tours Tours
College Tour ● Boston, MA ● Philadelphia, PA ● Chicago, Il ● Connecticut & NYC ● Claremont, CA ● D.C., Maryland & Virginia
11 th Grade Training ● Biweekly Sessions ● Advising on course rigor, S extracurricular A T involvement & summer opportunities ● Free SAT Prep class SAT Prep 11th Grade Session
After School Programming
12 th grade year achieve new heights... You’re • Exposure to leadership & In! college fly-ins • College, financial aid, & scholarship applications College Acceptances One-On-One Advising
College & Beyond •Winter break & summer programming •Connection to same-region scholars •Internship & EMERGE Career Scholars Exploration attend 150+ institutions.
Is EMERGE for ME?
EMERGE TRAILBLAZER Component A Component B ● Strong academic ● the excitement to explore profile out-of-state and in-state ● 5 key characteristics college options ● Underserved - Students w/ limited ● the drive and commitment financial resources, 1st to work with a mentor to in the family to attend create a competitive a 4-year college college application
EMERGE does not… 🆈 EMERGE … ✅ ● supports students who are ● provide scholarships. committed to exploring all ● emphasize applying to of their college options. technical colleges or ● increases knowledge of the community colleges. college application process ● specialize only in Texas for selective colleges. Schools ● provides support in ● only get students into Harvard and Yale . building college lists, writing essays senior year, & the financial aid process.
Is EMERGE for ME?
Application Process Applicants will be Application opens on notified in early to mid- Monday, January 7, March regarding their 2019. application status. Application closes on Thursday, February 14, 2019. . Why not apply to EMERGE?
houstonisd.org/EMERGE Click on tab Click button to Click on go to image application
EMERGE Application Welcome Page
Family and Financial Background ● Consult your parents about the application! Especially in the Family and Financial Section. This section includes questions on: ● your parent(s)/ guardian(s) education and occupation ● how many siblings you have ● how many people live in your home ● who lives in your household ● a section to explain more about your financial and household situation
Involvement
Academic Context
Personal Essays
Application Submission Page
Application Tips ● If you need help, ask! Our application support team is happy to help! [Contact info on next slide] ● Make sure your response answers the question! ● Always reflect when you write about an experience! Tell us what you learned. ● Write drafts, and have someone else read and edit your essays! Don’t submit right away.
Questions? Reach out to Student Recruiter, Selena Martinez! selena.martinez@houstonisd.org (346) 291-4254 houstonisd.org/EMERGE
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