[YL] First-Time college seekers

[Dana Fusco]

Shantel,

Most colleges have freshman orientations that address all of these concerns. However, the earlier they receive the information the better. If you have a collaboration with Lesley U, maybe someone there can help. You migth start with the admissions office. Admissions offices have recruiters that run various recruitment type events. If you tell them your needs (with the "selling point" being these are potential freshmen), they just might pull something together to meet your needs. Also some high schools have developed college prep courses. Good luck. This sounds like a fabulous program!

Dr. Fusco
York College

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: shansen at newburyfilmseries.org 
  To: youthlearn at milhouse.edc.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:58 PM
  Subject: [YL] First-Time college seekers


  I co-developed an out-of-school-time youth filmmaking program called Reel Vision in Boston. Reel Vision is an out-of-school-time filmmaking project in which urban youth earn college credit (at Lesley University and Art Institute of Boston) and are empowered with technical and media literacy skills necessary to advocate for social change. All Reel Vision participants are potential first time college seekers. As a result they are asking me a lot of questions about college, which is great but I need an organization that specifically can help first generation college seekers with applications, essay writing, how-to-apply for scholarships, and help them pay the college application fee ($50.00-150.00 per college). 

  Any thoughts or suggestions?

  Thanks!
  Shantel




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