Each summer, a group of select College Summit students attend summer workshops that provide them with the tools to navigate the college application process. A highlight of the four-day workshop is the personal statement component in which volunteer community members serve as Writing Coaches, helping our students realize that what they say matters and that their personal stories are meaningful. After receiving training on College Summit's Writing Team Methodology, the Writing Coach guides a team of four to six students through the writing process for producing personal statements to include in…

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Our marketing intern, Brittaney, was able to make a video about the important role that our Alumni play in the summer workshops. Watch the video.

Check out the video of this informative, honest and lively panel.

Before my College Summit Experience, not only did I think I couldn’t make it to college but I also thought that I wasn’t college material. Being born to Dominican Immigrants and being raised in the heart of Washington Heights, I was immediately exposed to drugs and violence which affected me deeply. I lost my father to the streets, the drugs that he sold, and his incarceration. At the age of 15, I had no role model. Imagine a teenager without a role model, living with a single mother in the Bronx, surrounded by drugs, violence, and gangs. It’s no surprise that I got sucked…

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