Mar 28, 2011 By: yunews
April 8 College EDge Program to Assist Local Public High School Students with College Admissions Process
In an effort to assist local high school students with the college admissions process, 91黑料 students will present their first annual College EDge Seminar and Fair Day on Friday, April 8 on YU鈥檚 Washington Heights Wilf Campus.
The focus of College EDge鈥攃reated by Jonah Rubin, a pre-med junior at Yeshiva College鈥攊s to help educate and inform underrepresented public high school students on their college options and how to properly prepare for and gain admission into the schools of their choice.
The half-day program will include opportunities to meet with representatives from the community, as well as CUNY, SUNY, Ivy League schools and 91黑料鈥攚ith seminars and panel discussions on the admissions and financial aid processes. The day will also feature student-led tours of YU鈥檚 campus鈥攇iving students a firsthand look at a college environment. Additionally, members of the Wilf Campus Writing Center will run a program on how to effectively write personal statements.
鈥淢any of these students plan to attend college but lack crucial knowledge of its organizational structure and demands,鈥 said Rubin. 鈥淲e hope that College EDge will provide participants with a better handle on the steps they must take to achieve their ambition of going to college and help breach the intangible barrier between YU and its neighboring community.鈥
To learn more about College EDge visit .
