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  • Weekly Tutorial Sessions
         In order to assist students in maintaining and improving their grades in school, tutorial sessions are provided weekly.
  • Individualized Educational Plans
         Each student meets with an adviser to learn what skills will help them be successful in both high school and college.
  • Cultural Enrichment Activities:
         Our program provides various opportunities for student cultural enrichment activities such as the symphony, plays, museums and art exhibits. Students are also strongly encouraged to participate in community service projects.
  • Student Resource: 
    This is a web site that has a lot of the links that would be helpful to the student, all on one page.
  • Financial Advising:
         ( click here to look at helpful Web sites we thought would be helpful ) Our staff works with the students and their parents to identify scholarships for college and how to fill out federal financial aid forms.
  • ACT & SAT Prep
    Each year junior and senior students are provided a prep course to help them with the ACT and SAT exam.
    Please check out these other web sites for more information on these tests.
  • College Tours
    We take pride in offering our participants the unique opportunity to visit premiere institutions.  Students tour campuses and visit with faculty and students to learn about their institution. This gives students a chance to get a “feel” for the type of college they would be most comfortable attending.
  • Stipends
         As encouragement to continue investing in their educational futures, our program provides participants with a stipend. 
  • Scholastic Saturdays                                                   Each semester there are a number of Saturday morning sessions provided to help students with academics, prepare for the ACT/SAT college placement test, or to gather for a social/cultural activity.
  • College Application and Selection
    Each student is guided through the confusing maze of how to select a college/university. Topics addressed are: how to write a college entrance essay; what criteria to use to select a school; how to complete the application process; and, how to develop the skills needed to survive in college. UB pays for one college application fee per student.

  • Scholastic Advising
         Our staff works with  high school counselors  to help plan the academic future of each participant.
  • Bridge Program
         Once a participant has graduated from high school, they will be eligible for the Summer Bridge Program. During the summer, bridge students live on campus and take college classes.  Once they successfully complete the Summer Bridge Program, students will have earned six college credits.  Tuition, fees and books are paid by the UB project.

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