 Admissions:
How to Join
1.
Be a student at one of our partner schools!
Our
partner high schools are Jeremiah E. Burke, Dorchester(Noonan Business Academy, Academy of Public Service, TechBoston Academy) and South
Boston (Excel, Monument and Odyssey). We recruit ninth and tenth
graders. Our partner middle schools are Cleveland, Gavin, Lewenberg,
McCormack, Rogers and Wilson. We recruit sixth and seventh
graders.
Keep
in mind that you don’t have to have the top grade point average in
your school. Even though you’ll be expected to keep your grades above
a B (3.0) average once you’re admitted to Urban Scholars, you can
make a competitive application based on your desire, leadership potential,
work ethic and other talents.
2.
Get nominated!
A teacher,
counselor, principal, alum of Urban Scholars, community member, or
just about anyone who knows a student can nominate him or her. You
can also nominate yourself.
3.
Learn more!
Once
the students are nominated they are then asked to participate in an
informational session where they are given the facts about the program.
4.
Apply!
Fill
out an application including three essays
and two
letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a teacher. Urban
Scholars looks for students who are academically talented and/or who
have strong leadership skills.
If you are in middle school download Middle School Application.
If you are in high school download High School Application.
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5.
Interview!
Urban
Scholars will call you to set up an interview where applicants meet
staff
members to discuss their application.
6. Qualifications!
Urban Scholars seeks to provide opportunities to students from our partner schools, low-income families and/or first generation college students. We request that interested students provide school transcripts, grade release form and income verification documentation. The income information is used solely to determine qualifications and is not shared with anyone outside of Urban Scholars staff.
For
more information on any of these steps click here to contact
us by email or call 617-287-5830.
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