More than ever, the world needs clear-sighted leaders who have the passion and ability to take action towards solving key social issues. You may be concerned about issues, but what can you do to effect meaningful change? Take the lead with ASA!
Academic Study Associates' Leaders for Social Change Program is a unique, 3-week leadership development program for students completing grades 10 and 11, hosted on the campuses of Yale University and Stanford University.
During a fun-filled, engaging summer with motivated students, you will develop your leadership skills, participate in exciting workshops and seminars, and design your own community service project.
Learn more: Request a brochure from ASA Leaders for Social Change Programs
Leaders for Social Change encourages you to think critically and creatively about societal challenges, and empowers you with the knowledge, skills, and perspective for socially responsible leadership.
Yale University June 27 – July 17, 2010 Price: $4,695
Yale University is home to vast libraries, elegant dining halls, student lounges and common areas, beautiful gardens and quads in the Gothic style of architecture synonymous with the Ivy League. When class lets out you will have time to explore the stunning college grounds and participate in a range of extracurricular activities both on campus and off. On the weekends, you will take advantage of New Haven's excellent location, with easy access to New York, Boston, Newport and more.
Stanford University June 27 – July 17, 2010 Price: $4,695
Stanford University boasts some of the most advanced facilities in the world and the beautiful architecture with its Mission-inspired red tile roofs and manicured gardens make for a unique collegiate atmosphere. Students will have ample opportunity to explore the 8,000 acre campus, and to patron Palo Alto's vast array of coffee shops, boutiques, cinemas and more. In addition to everything the campus has to offer, the town of Palo Alto is a short distance to San Francisco, San Jose, Yosemite, Big Sur, and many of northern California's most coveted destinations.
The University of California takes seriously its reasonabilityto be financially accessible to all academically eligible California high school graduates, regardless of their family resources. To help address this concern, UC campuses have developed interactive, online financial aid estimators that allow high school students and their families to get an idea of the types and amounts of financial aid available to them, based on their own financial circumstances. This information will be especially helpful to families who might not think they can afford a UC education. The financial aid estimators are available on each campus Web site. Links to estimators at every campus can also be found under “Financial Aid offices and Estimators” at
Carnegie Mellon Scholarships: Choose your program: Change the World
Carnegie Mellon University offers several academic scholarships to incoming freshmen. The scholarships are designed to recognize and reward outstanding academic, artistic, and person achievement. Financial need is not a requirement. Theses scholarships are renewable for eight semesters of undergraduate education (10 for architecture students).
Andrew Carnegie Scholarships are worth half the cost of tuition and are awarded to students in business, computer science, engineering, the fine arts, information systems, the liberal arts or the sciences.
Carnegie Mellon University Scholarships are worth half the cost of tuition and are awarded to students in business, computer science, engineering, the fine arts, information systems, the liberal arts or the sciences.
Judith Resnik- Challenger Scholarships are worth half the cost of tuition and are awarded to students in computer science, engineering, information systems or science.
Presidential Scholarship range from between $1,000 and $12,000 and are awarded to artistic and academically talented students whose families qualify for little or no need-based assistance.
All admitted students receive scholarship consideration. There is no separate scholarship application process; however, students must apply for financial aid in order to be considered for Presidential Scholarships.
CollegeClickTV.com is an online resource that aims to help high school students and their parents make more informed college decisions through unscripted, peer-to-peer video reviews on the college experience. Now, through partnerships with U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and Cliff Notes, the web site plans to build its content even further and attract additional viewers. The CollegeClickTV.com site reportedly showcases more than 30,000 video reviews from students at 200-plus colleges and universities across the country. Founding partner Glenn Pere believes these partnerships are yet another indication of consumer demand for authentic, firsthand information on the wide selection of colleges available. In addition to video reviews, which use a format that today’s students are highly comfortable with, CollegeClickTV.com also complements the information they can find elsewhere, Pere said. “These [new partners] are some of the most well-known and trusted experts in the categories,” he said. “By aligning ourselves with them, we’re bringing high school students and their parents a complementary, 360-degree perspective of the college, or colleges, they are interested in. We are thrilled to be able to display our video content on these top college resource web sites.” http://www.collegeclicktv.com
A Program of the Ventura College Foundation (Ventura, CA)
The Ventura College Promise is a program sponsored by the Ventura College Foundation that is designed:
To remove the economic barriers to education for graduating high school seniors
To improve the college-going rate in the Ventura College service area
To enhance the quality of the workforce in the Ventura College service area
The "promise" is that all recent Ventura County high school graduates, regardless of family income, will have their enrollment fees covered during their first year of attendance at Ventura College. This same promise is extended to students who have successfully completed their GED requirements or who have completed the coursework for high school but have not yet passed their exit exam. "Year" is defined as a summer-fall-spring or fall-spring-summer enrollment pattern (for students completing requirements in the spring) or a spring-summer-fall enrollment pattern (for students completing requirements in the fall). Expenses covered by the Ventura College Promise include the per-unit cost of classes, the Health fee, the Student Center fee, and the cost of an Associated Student Body card.
To qualify, the Ventura County applicant must:
Identify an educational goal
Take the college's assessment examination
Work with a Ventura College counselor to develop an education plan
Complete a Financial Aid Application (FAFSA)
Apply for the Ventura College Promise and be enrolled in Ventura College within twelve months of high school (or GED) completion
There is no minimum or maximum number of units that must be taken, and no minimum grade point average or assessment score that must be met.
Interested individuals can contact a Ventura College counselor at (805) 654-6448 or the Ventura College Foundation Office at (805) 654-6461 .
Exploring College Options
Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University
Exploring College Options is a special program featuring five of the country's leading universities: Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford University.
During the spring or fall of each year, the Exploring College Options group will visit all 50 states, Puerto Rico, USVI and the District of Columbia.
At each event, representatives from the five universities will conduct brief slide presentations about their institution and answer your questions about the sometimes-mystifying world of college admissions. You will learn what distinguishes one university from another, what competitive colleges look for in the selection process, and what you can do to enhance your college application.
The programs start promptly at 7:30pm, so arrive 20 minutes beforehand to complete the sign-in process and find a seat. Programs typically last one and a half hours.
Please feel free to bring your parent or guardian to the program.
College Visits arranges meetings with admissions representatives, student led campus tours, lodging, transportation, and meals. Every member of the group receives a workbook, materials, and tips on how to make the most of their campus appointments. They explore the neighborhoods surrounding the schools, shop in the malls, attend cultural and athletic events and much more. For further information please visit www.college-visits.com.
More than ever, the world needs clear-sighted leaders who have the passion and ability to take action towards solving key social issues. You may be concerned about issues, but what can you do to effect meaningful change? Take the lead with ASA!
Academic Study Associates'Leaders for Social Change Program is a unique, 3-week leadership development program for students completing grades 10 and 11, hosted on the campuses of Yale University and Stanford University.
During a fun-filled, engaging summer with motivated students, you will develop your leadership skills, participate in exciting workshops and seminars, and design your own community service project.
Leaders for Social Change encourages you to think critically and creatively about societal challenges, and empowers you with the knowledge, skills, and perspective for socially responsible leadership.
Yale University June 27 – July 17, 2010 Price: $4,695
Yale University is home to vast libraries, elegant dining halls, student lounges and common areas, beautiful gardens and quads in the Gothic style of architecture synonymous with the Ivy League. When class lets out you will have time to explore the stunning college grounds and participate in a range of extracurricular activities both on campus and off. On the weekends, you will take advantage of New Haven's excellent location, with easy access to New York, Boston, Newport and more.
Stanford University June 27 – July 17, 2010 Price: $4,695
Stanford University boasts some of the most advanced facilities in the world and the beautiful architecture with its Mission-inspired red tile roofs and manicured gardens make for a unique collegiate atmosphere. Students will have ample opportunity to explore the 8,000 acre campus, and to patron Palo Alto's vast array of coffee shops, boutiques, cinemas and more. In addition to everything the campus has to offer, the town of Palo Alto is a short distance to San Francisco, San Jose, Yosemite, Big Sur, and many of northern California's most coveted destinations.
