Hello,
Thank you for your interest in Minds Matter!
Minds Matter is a nonprofit organization that helps high-achieving, low-income students throughout New York City attend college. We serve approximately 170 students in their sophomore, junior and senior years with programming that prepares them for college success. Specifically, each student admitted to our program receives their own team of two mentors, SAT test prep instructors, writing, critical thinking, and math instructors. Our services are provided by over 500 trained volunteer professionals from various industries who bring their expertise in working with students to our programs held every Saturday from 10:00am-2:30pm. Minds Matter programs are provided at no cost to students.
In the summer, students attend a top-tier academic or international program where they can live on a college campus and take college courses at schools such as Stanford, Brown, and Princeton (to name a few) or study abroad in countries all over the world. We cover the full cost of their airfare, room and board and program expenses.
As a result of a combination of these programs and opportunities, we can say that in the 23 years we have been in existence, 100% of our students have been admitted to a four-year college, with many of them going to highly competitive universities. On average, we also see a 300+ point increase in our students SAT scores. Maybe most importantly, our students are passionate about their experience at Minds Matter and the mentoring they received, which they feel led them to become the young adult leaders they are today.
Our application is available on our website at www.mindsmatternyc.org. You can access it directly by clicking on http://mindsmatternyc.org/students/1794-2. The application deadline is Friday, April 25 at 5:00pm.
When students complete an application, they should remember the following:
1. Use the same name and birthdate on all materials. Please be sure that teachers and guidance counselors input the same name and birthday as well.
2. Select “New York City” as the chapter they are applying to.
We are looking for students who fit the following criteria:
• Currently a high school freshman (9th grade) who will be enrolled in 10th grade during the 2014-2015 academic year and interested in pursuing a college education
• Demonstrates strong academic potential, motivation, maturity, time management and responsibility
• Maintains an overall grade point average of at least (3.5) or 88%
• Eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunch
• Would benefit greatly from a summer academic experience and mentoring
Please let me know if you have any questions about Minds Matter or the application process. Good luck!
Best,
Ashley
Ashley Medlar
Program and Development Assistant
Minds Matter of NYC
1120 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: ashley.medlar@mindsmatter.org
Direct: 212.626.6534
Fax: 212.626.6586
