Summer Programs in Full Swing
The summer of 2009 is shaping up to be a busy one for Let’s Get Ready! With 21 programs (including three new locations) more than 800 high school students will receive free SAT prep and college application assistance from more than 150 college student volunteers (Coaches).
Each summer program includes intensive SAT tutoring, guidance through the college admissions process (including visits to college campuses), and relationship-building activities.
Summer Program Highlights Include:
- After a successful program partnership last summer at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, LGR and the CUNY Black Male Initiative are expanding their partnership this summer to include programs in Queens(York College) and Brooklyn (NYC College of Technology).
- In New England, LGR is gearing up to run 10 programs (the largest amount yet!) and is partnering with the Private Industry Council to run two pilot programs. One will be located at Liberty Mutual and the other at Bank of America in Boston.
- The New York Career Day, hosted by NYU, will be held on July 25th, 2009. For more information or to register click here. If you are a young professional and would like to volunteer for the event, please sign up here.
- The Boston Career Day, hosted by The Boston Non-Profit Center, will be held on August 1st, 2009. For more information or to register (both students and volunteers) click here.
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LGR Posts Impressive Spring Results
Spring LGR programs came to a successful end with graduation ceremonies in May. 638 high school students (over half of whom are first-generation college-bound) met in small groups with 298 volunteer Coaches in the nine-week programs. Participants (mainly high school juniors) increased their SAT scores by an average of 114 points, and they reported an increase in their knowledge of the college process and in their ability to get to college.
Spring Program Highlights:
- The Columbia LGR program at Frederick Douglass Academy included 46 students who, on average, increased their SAT scores by 120 points and completed 86% of all College Choice activities.
- The Harvard LGR program at the Boston Higher Education Resource Center included 41 students who, on average, increased their SAT scores by 210 points and completed 91% of all College Choice activities.
- On Thursday, April 16th, NBC Universal hosted 16 LGR high school students at their New York City headquarters. The LGR students (all males) went on a tour of the studios and learned about the broadcasting industry and business from a wide range of senior NBC employees.
- The Penn LGR program was featured as part of a presentation by AT&T regarding its charitable giving in Philadelphia. The ceremony at Sayre High School included leaders from the University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia schools and the Mayor of Philadelphia.
Program Growth: Spring LGR (2003-2009)
