On Thursday, May 10th, BEAM students joined 12th graders across the city for College Decision Day at the Apollo Theater! Nine BEAM 12th graders joined 200+ high school seniors from around the city who announced their college plans on stage... at the Apollo Theater!
We're pleased to announce the schools that the following students will be attending:
Images from left to right display: Aisha (Northwestern), Malachi (Binghamton), Tanasia (Rochester), Aishat (Yale), Will (Haverford), Henry (UMass Amherst), Ariel (Brandeis), Eli (Howard), Vielka (SUNY ESF), and Abrahan (BMCC).
BEAM 11th graders: don't forget that College Kickoff is on Saturday, May 19! In one year, you too could be on the stage of the Apollo Theater as we cheer for you.
In addition to these 10 students, we want to give a shout-out to all our graduating seniors. Here's a list of BEAM students currently ready to announce their college decisions:
Abrahan: Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Andy: Baruch College, CUNY
Aisha: Northwestern University
Aishat: Yale University
Aleks: Penn State
Alex: Vanderbilt
Ariel: Brandeis University
Christian: LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Edson: University of Southern California
Eli: Howard University
Henry: UMass Amherst
Janequa: Cornell University
Joel: Hunter College, CUNY
LaRoi: Gettysburg College
Malachi: Binghamton University, SUNY
Melanie: New York University
Michael: The City College of New York, CUNY
Mona: Barnard College
Pamela: Smith College
Peter: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Seth: John Jay College, CUNY
Tanasia: University of Rochester
Thalyia: City Tech, CUNY
Tia: Delaware State University
Vielka: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Will: Haverford College
We also have at least two students taking a gap year: Crisleidy will be working at City Year (an Americorps program) while James will be joining the Marines. Both intend to attend college later.
BEAM students were also awarded many scholarships and other forms of financial aid:
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program provides selected students with a full ride to the colleges they plan to attend. (awarded to Aishat)
The Posse Scholars Program provides selected students with a full ride, as well as connections to other students in their area who attend the same college they plan to attend. (awarded to Ariel)
The QuestBridge National College Match Program provides a full ride through college to students who are accepted at one of the program's partnering schools. (awarded to Will)
The Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) provides students from New York who attend a New York private college or university with a scholarship, dedicated advisor, and additional support during their time in college. (awarded to Mona, Tanasia)
And numerous other students were offered amazing financial aid packages by the college they will attend. The scholarships provided by Cornell, Gettysburg, Northwestern, Smith, and USC are particularly generous, as these schools meet 100% of demonstrated need. That means that a low-income student can expect to pay nothing for college. In one case, a scholarship was so generous that a student actually gets money back to pay for expenses that may come up, such as flights to and from home at the start and end of each semester!
Our seniors did an incredible amount of work to get through high school and to this day. Congratulations to you all! 11th graders: now it's your turn and BEAM is here for you.
In addition to all these students going to great colleges, at least one BEAM senior will be taking a productive gap year. Congratulations to Crisleidy who will be working at City Year next year!
Finally, for those following along at home, here is a list of the colleges to which BEAM students were admitted this year:
Andy
Aleks
Alex
Eli
Michael
Mona
Pamela
Will
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Barnard College
Baruch College, CUNY
Binghamton University, SUNY
Brandeis University
Brooklyn College, CUNY
The City College of New York, CUNY
Clarkson University
The College at Brockport, SUNY
College of Staten Island, CUNY
Cornell University
Delaware State University
Drexel University
Duke University
Emerson College
Gettysburg College
Haverford College
Howard University
LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
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Lehman College, CUNY
Macalester College
Manhattan College
New York City College of Technology, CUNY
New York Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University
Pomona College
Purdue University
Queens College, CUNY
Rochester Institute of Technology
Spelman College
St. John’s University
Stony Brook University, SUNY
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Maritime College
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Oswego
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Temple University
University at Albany, SUNY
University at Buffalo, SUNY
University of Connecticut
University of Kentucky
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Wesleyan University
Xavier University
Yale University
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Then: Oh, how time flies! Students seen here at BEAM 7 in 2013 are going off to college next year!
And now: Aisha, Malachi, Will, Vielka, Henry, Eli, Ariel, Tanasia, and Aishat proudly show off their college t-shirts.
Congratulations! We are so proud of you all!