College Decision Day 2019: Congratulations Seniors!

On Friday, May 10th, BEAM students joined 12th graders across the city for College Decision Day at the Apollo Theater!  Eight 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: Teo (City Tech), Kadija (Princeton), Felix (Syracuse), Kiana (Howard), Mayra (Lehigh), Moses (NYU), and Crisleidy (Baruch).

In addition to these seven 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: 

Maria

Naz

Viri

Zeñia

• Afia: University of Pennsylvania

• Amanda: New York University

• Ashley: New York University

• Concepcion: St John's University

• Crisleidy: Baruch College, CUNY

• Daniel: Le Moyne College

• Elisa: Whitman College

• Eric: City College, CUNY

• Felix: Syracuse University

• Jayden: Dartmouth College

• Jessie: Bard College

• Justin: Purchase College, SUNY (deferred for 1 year)

• Kadija: Princeton University

• Kellyann: Southern Connecticut State University

• Kiana: Howard University

• Kwabena: Howard University

• Lennin: Franklin & Marshall College

• Maria: Stony Brook University, SUNY

• Mayra: Lehigh University

• Moses: New York University

• Naz: Baruch College, CUNY

• Odalys: University of California San Diego

• Rashik: University of Albany, SUNY

• Reem: John Jay College, CUNY

• Teo: New York City College of Technology

• Viri: Columbia University

• Zeñia: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Zyan: New Paltz, SUNY

BEAM students were also awarded many scholarships and other forms of financial aid:

• 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 Lennin)

• 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 Kadija)

• And numerous other students were offered amazing financial aid packages by the college they will attend. The scholarships provided by Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton, and Franklin and Marshall 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. Some scholarships were so generous that student will actually get 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. 

Finally, for those following along at home, here is a list of the colleges to which BEAM students were admitted this year:

Albright College Antioch College Bard College Baruch College, CUNY Binghamton University, SUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Brooklyn College, CUNY Buffalo State College, SUNY Canisius College The City College of New York, CUNY Clark University Columbia University Dartmouth College Franklin & Marshall College Guttman Community College Howard University Hunter College, CUNY Iona College Ithaca College John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Le Moyne College Lehigh University Lehman College, CUNY The New School New York City College of Technology, CUNY New York Institute of Technology New York University Norwich University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purchase College, SUNY Queens College, CUNY Quinnipiac University Rochester Institute of Technology Seton Hall University Siena College Smith College Spelman College Southern Connecticut State University St. John’s University

Stony Brook University, SUNY SUNY Geneseo SUNY New Paltz SUNY Oswego SUNY Polytechnic Institute Swarthmore College Syracuse University University at Albany, SUNY University at Buffalo, SUNY University at Connecticut University of California San Diego University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester Vanderbilt University Wells College Wheaton College Whitman College Worcester Polytechnic Institute

How time flies! Students seen here at Bard and Siena in 2014 are going off to college next year!

College Decision Day: Congratulations BEAM Seniors!

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

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

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

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

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!