   | Our talented seniors at New Summit Academy have received all of their college decisions this month, and most have made the exciting decisions of where to enroll. This process began last May, when students and families began developing comprehensive lists of characteristics that they believed would lead to continued student success. Using these characteristics, individualized lists of schools were developed for each student, and the intensive process of honing these lists began. Alongside this process, students worked on resumes, essays, requesting letters of recommendation and – sometimes at the last minute! – submitting applications that highlighted their strengths and their growth processes over the last year. New Summit Academy is proud to share some of our College Application stats for the fall of 2019! Seniors accepted to college: 100% Acceptance rate of all colleges applied to: 79% Total Merit Aid Offered: $970,000.00 Acceptances into Colleges that Change Lives: 5 The impressive list of schools – as unique as our students – where our seniors have enrolled or intend to enroll: Loyola University Chicago, Lynn University, Juniata College, Christopher Newport University, Quest University, University of Oregon, University of Denver, and Lehigh University Thanks to all of our supportive families and consultants whose participation helped to make this such a successful season!  |
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 Later this month and into March, our seniors at NSA will be receiving mail and emails with exhilarating news about college acceptances and merit scholarships.
Already, in early February, the excitement is growing as decisions come in almost daily. So far this month, we have had students accepted to some incredible schools, including:
 NSA’s seniors have been hard at work on applications, essays, and resumes, and are beginning to see results.
Students who submitted applications in the early rounds have received some of their decisions, and have been accepted to some great schools, including Goucher, Loyola of Chicago, the University of Massachusetts, the University of Portland, and Christopher Newport University. These schools have so far offered more than $115,000.00 in merit scholarships to these talented seniors! NSA’s seniors are hard at work in the college search and application process. In the past month, students have worked with our College Guidance Coordinator and their families to identify the characteristics in a learning environment that will lead to their continued success. Those characteristics have generated an initial list of schools that students are investigating, as they also work to complete applications, brainstorm and write essays, and develop resumes. Stay tuned for future updates in this exciting process!  New Summit Academy is fortunate to have many of our students return to “give back” to the program and to serve as interns and valuable mentors for our current students. This summer, we proudly welcomed a 2016 graduate, Zach, who has joined our team during a college break. Zach, who is double majoring in Physics and the Classics, was generous enough to share some of his experiences with us 
 May 1st is here! This day marks the deadline for our seniors to have made their final selection and enrolled in the college or university of their choice.
This process began months and months ago with students detailing the characteristics of a learning environment that would best fit their needs, and has resulted in these impressive stats: --- 100% of students who participated in the full college guidance process have been accepted and enrolled --- 65% of schools applied to offered admission ---- Seven acceptances from the “Colleges That Change Lives” ---- College or University enrollment for Fall 2018 includes: Eckerd, Loyola Marymount, Queen Mary of London, Montana State, Allegheny, St. Edward’s, UT Austin School of Engineering, CU Boulder, Juniata, Flagler, NC State, Denver, and Tulane’s Honors Program ---- A total of $1,191,000.00 in merit scholarships offered! Congratulations to our seniors; we are proud of you and look forward to great things!  The excitement is palpable as our seniors receive almost daily decisions about their college applications.
Recent acceptances have included: Queen Mary University of London, Belmont University, the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Engineering, Trinity University, Tulane University, the University of Denver, Marquette University, Loyola of Chicago, and Duquesne University. To this date, our seniors have been offered a combined total of over $890,000.00 in merit scholarships. Congratulations, Seniors!   Months ago, NSA’s spring graduates began the extensive process of preparing for their transition back to life in the U.S. – be it a return to high school or enrollment in college in the fall.
Our Transition Program, led by a dedicated team, guides students and their families in “getting real” with what the coming months will hold, while helping students develop concrete skills and support structures for continued success. Elements of the Transition Program include: - A comprehensive Transition Plan created by students, their families and their team, which details expectations, goals and steps, and needed support that receives weekly feedback - A series of Life Skills Workshops chosen by the students that may include Safe Travel, Finances and Budgeting, Sex and Dating, Car Maintenance, or Independent Living Skills - A Transition Family Workshop on-campus engaging students and families in four days of therapeutic and transition work - Opportunities to develop and put to the test greater responsibilities and freedoms in our off-campus Transition House The Transition Program is one of many key efforts at NSA that help prepare students for continued success in their next steps, and we appreciate the energy and support of our graduates, their families, and the Transition Team.  Students continue to balance their senior year course load with transition planning as well as finishing up their college applications. Already this year, we have received some exciting acceptances and scholarship offers for our amazing students.
Schools offering admissions so far include: Dominican College, Ohio Wesleyan, Juniata College, Allegheny College, The University of Portland and Elon University. Just as exciting are the merit scholarship offers; even though we are just entering the decision period, with many more to come, NSA students have already been offered a combined total of $387,000.00 in merit scholarships. Well done, seniors! |
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