OPPORTUNITIES
4-Day Boeing Externship
Deadline: April 30, 2017
Boeing has started a new program called BASE (Boeing Accelerated Student Experience). It is available for rising sophomores in a variety of majors. Selected participants will spend 4 days at Boeing in Seattle (August 1-4th). It is focused on diverse candidates who have strong academic and leadership skills along with a demonstrated interest in participating in the program. They are asked to contribute an essay to that effect as part of the application process.
To apply and get more information click here.
Yleana Leadership Academy
Deadline: April 21, 2017
The Yleana Leadership Academy is interested in recruiting both grads and undergrads as Teachers/Counselors for a transformative SAT summer camp. They are looking for people who would be willing to work hard and have an amazing time creating a summer camp experience for kids. It's a ton of work but a LOT of fun!
Application deadline: April 21, 2017. We review applications as they are submitted; we accept them on a rolling basis - so apply now! We will also review those applications submitted after April 21, but will give priority to those applications submitted earlier. An earlier submission improves your chances of being considered.
The Yleana Leadership Academy is a residential summer academy which serves rising high school seniors from Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and Baltimore and seeks to close the achievement gap through a three-week transformative intervention summer SAT experience. They are part summer camp, part intense SAT training using the Socratic method, and part leadership academy.
Beyond their innovative SAT prep, they explore issues like race, class, and power through their Issues curriculum, an open-forum discussion setting where they question these issues through readings by people like James Baldwin, Junot Diaz, and Bell Hooks. They also help their students acquire and hone the soft skills they need through their Entrepreneurship class, which culminates in a one-day startup fair with entrepreneurs from everywhere from London to NYC advising the students all day until they face off in a Shark Tank competition.
All of their students qualify as low-income; most are first-generation; all students attend on full scholarship. Besides studying for the SAT, being part of Issues and taking Entrepreneurship classes, students enjoy a traditional summer camp experience (complete with Friday night campfires!) while becoming a part of a welcoming and introspective camp community. One of the greatest compliments they received in 2014 came from a student who had been in foster care and had had trouble with her parents telling them that Yleana was the first place she felt safe, like people really cared about her. They strive to create and promote that atmosphere - a loving, caring, safe place for kids who haven't always had it easy.
Besides just raising kids' SAT scores, they also ensure that they have the one-on-one financial aid follow-up that they need in order to apply those SAT scores to the schools that would meet both their financial and academic needs.
Deadline: April 30, 2017
Boeing has started a new program called BASE (Boeing Accelerated Student Experience). It is available for rising sophomores in a variety of majors. Selected participants will spend 4 days at Boeing in Seattle (August 1-4th). It is focused on diverse candidates who have strong academic and leadership skills along with a demonstrated interest in participating in the program. They are asked to contribute an essay to that effect as part of the application process.
To apply and get more information click here.
Yleana Leadership Academy
Deadline: April 21, 2017
The Yleana Leadership Academy is interested in recruiting both grads and undergrads as Teachers/Counselors for a transformative SAT summer camp. They are looking for people who would be willing to work hard and have an amazing time creating a summer camp experience for kids. It's a ton of work but a LOT of fun!
- Job description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TjrMOXJ2f5QHRkMsjZa1diKtHi_H6k_YATeSvRSnL2A/edit?usp=sharing
- 2017 Employment Dates: June 17 - August 14, 2017
- Brochure: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-JzSBYaE_kMXzVwZ3l5dGFlTE0
- Link to the video - understand what Yleana is about and how it feels: https://youtu.be/jQNa_XsFh-U
- Apply: https://goo.gl/forms/MaabZTSMRhfvPgKe2.
- Please be prepared to take a diagnostic test, composed of pieces of the SAT, as part of the hiring process.
Application deadline: April 21, 2017. We review applications as they are submitted; we accept them on a rolling basis - so apply now! We will also review those applications submitted after April 21, but will give priority to those applications submitted earlier. An earlier submission improves your chances of being considered.
The Yleana Leadership Academy is a residential summer academy which serves rising high school seniors from Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and Baltimore and seeks to close the achievement gap through a three-week transformative intervention summer SAT experience. They are part summer camp, part intense SAT training using the Socratic method, and part leadership academy.
Beyond their innovative SAT prep, they explore issues like race, class, and power through their Issues curriculum, an open-forum discussion setting where they question these issues through readings by people like James Baldwin, Junot Diaz, and Bell Hooks. They also help their students acquire and hone the soft skills they need through their Entrepreneurship class, which culminates in a one-day startup fair with entrepreneurs from everywhere from London to NYC advising the students all day until they face off in a Shark Tank competition.
All of their students qualify as low-income; most are first-generation; all students attend on full scholarship. Besides studying for the SAT, being part of Issues and taking Entrepreneurship classes, students enjoy a traditional summer camp experience (complete with Friday night campfires!) while becoming a part of a welcoming and introspective camp community. One of the greatest compliments they received in 2014 came from a student who had been in foster care and had had trouble with her parents telling them that Yleana was the first place she felt safe, like people really cared about her. They strive to create and promote that atmosphere - a loving, caring, safe place for kids who haven't always had it easy.
Besides just raising kids' SAT scores, they also ensure that they have the one-on-one financial aid follow-up that they need in order to apply those SAT scores to the schools that would meet both their financial and academic needs.
Scholarships
Gottesman Scholarship Award
Deadline: May 1, 2017
Engineering students who will be juniors or seniors next academic year are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The scholarship summary is below.
These awards range anywhere between $2,000 and $6,000, based on the applicant pool and the applicant’s financial need.
HOW TO APPLY:
1. Verify that you meet the following application criteria:
I have a cumulative grade point average of 3.6 or higher.
I have applied for and am eligible for federal financial aid.
I will be a junior or senior during the next academic year.
I have not received the Gottesman Scholarship in the past.
2. Sign the attached FERPA release form.
3. Write a personal essay (1 – 2 pages) outlining your background and interests. Please be sure to include your major, grade point average, class year, home town and work experience.
4. Request an academic or professional letter of reference to accompany this essay.
5. Submit the following documents via email attachment to Ally Sokolowski, Office of Donor Relations at [email protected].
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ally Sokolowski at [email protected].
Deadline: May 1, 2017
Engineering students who will be juniors or seniors next academic year are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The scholarship summary is below.
These awards range anywhere between $2,000 and $6,000, based on the applicant pool and the applicant’s financial need.
- If your financial need is met, this money is on top of your financial aid, or you can use it to reduce your loan amount.
- If your need is not met, this will cover part of your expected contribution.
HOW TO APPLY:
1. Verify that you meet the following application criteria:
I have a cumulative grade point average of 3.6 or higher.
I have applied for and am eligible for federal financial aid.
I will be a junior or senior during the next academic year.
I have not received the Gottesman Scholarship in the past.
2. Sign the attached FERPA release form.
3. Write a personal essay (1 – 2 pages) outlining your background and interests. Please be sure to include your major, grade point average, class year, home town and work experience.
4. Request an academic or professional letter of reference to accompany this essay.
5. Submit the following documents via email attachment to Ally Sokolowski, Office of Donor Relations at [email protected].
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ally Sokolowski at [email protected].