College

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Crimson Summer Academy
http://www.crimsonsummer.harvard.edu/index.html

About Crimson...
Crimson Summer Academy at Harvard University is an exciting and innovative program for motivated high school students with a passion for learning and a desire to excel.

Over the course of three consecutive summers, 30 students recruited from public and parochial schools in Boston and Cambridge engage in a stimulating mix of classes, projects, field trips and recreational activities as they prepare for success in college and beyond. Through small group instruction, sustained support, and close mentor relationships with Harvard students, the Academy seeks to encourage high school students to expand their vision of what's possible as they prepare to become viable candidates for admission to a range of challenging four-year colleges and universities.

In My Words...
Crimson Summer Academy at Harvard is a very competitive place where people, mainly minorities or those that cannot afford college can find access to get help in getting ready and going to college. They work with you from the end of your freshman year throughout high school assisting in subjects that bring your grade down and helping you get better prepared for college. During 3 consecutive summers, classes are taken that help prepare you for the next school year. They help to find the right college for you, taking you to visit colleges and get you educated on the many colleges and careers there are. It is a very competitive program, but they work very hard mark sure that everyone who graduates from the academy knows about all the possibilities to do what they want.
 * Andria Bhagwanden***

The College Board: Connecting students to college success
http://www.collegeboard.com/

About College Board...
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 5,400 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®, and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.

In My Words...
College Board is a great sight that can help you with almost anything about college. It has things to help students, parents, and professional. You can do college searches to find the school for you and find information about SAT's. You can also look up all kinds of careers to see if they are the right fit. This website is great and can be super helpful in helping you choose a career and a college at the same time.
 * Martin Casiano***

Boost Up
http://www.boostup.org/main.php#

What is a Boost...
A boost is encouragement. It can be a text, an email, or even a pat on the back. Boost-up is a chance for high school students to get to graduation. Boost-up has been helping to decrease dropout rates by giving potential graduates the support they need to finish high school.

In My Words...
Somentime we face many challenges in our lifes. Many of us have to grow up fast and take on many responsibility. One of the ways to make it in life is by going to college sometimes that dream might seem a bit unrealistic but it is not. If you have a friend and they are not going to school encourage them, come by their house in the morning or call them. Boost them up give tham the support, love/ tough love that they need to get up and get moving you dont want to be another tatistic make a diffrence in someone's life. If you are a real friend you would not let your friens's education go to waste.
 * Alexandria Castillo***