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: