College 101, our high school senior program, is proud to share some of our outstanding students’ college application essays with you. Read Oluwagbotemi Esther Olabode’s personal statement here.
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Shon’Derious Spralling graduated from Jemison high school in 2017. He was one of the first CAP & GOWN Project students, and helped plan and implement our first BIG college tour to colleges in the northeast in 2014. Read his update and how CAP & GOWN impacted him—and his family!
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Ashley Moore, a 2017 graduate of Mae C. Jemison High School and founding member of CAP & GOWN shares her journey to AND through college. This is the first in a series of alumni updates. Read about our students’ CAP & GOWN experience and find out where they are now!
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Marian decided on teaching for her future college and career pathway as a student at CAP & GOWN. We didn’t see any reason why she should wait to start giving back. Marian now works for CAP & GOWN and has been teaching ACT Reading—a subject she knows well as her final score after two years of Operation 36 and STEM SI was a 35!
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Makenzie wrote about her experience as a student in the 2020 virtual STEM Summer Institute where she participated in free ACT prep that helped her raise her match and reading score. She also was able to prepare for the college steps necessary in her senior year.
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The Pearls and CAP & GOWN partnered for our first ever ALL GIRLS college tour. Our young ladies visited Agnes Scott College and Spelman College, two all girls colleges in Atlanta, GA. The trip focused on empowering our young women to explore all of their options for the future.
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How did you spend your summer? Our scholars spent theirs working hard to prepare for college! Read all about their experience from the experts—the students.
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Jsaria writes about her transition to Tuskegee University and explains how she has secured multiple internships to supplement her education and college experience.
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As winter break arrived, Jailen Young reflected on the transition from high school to Berea College, where he is now a sophomore. With his hope to attend college coming to fruition, he now seeks to help others reach their goals.
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CAP & GOWN Scholars spent their fall break touring colleges and planning for successful futures—that’s our kind of break! Amanda and Tederia, two of our junior scholars from Jemison High School share their experience on the fall break Memphis college tour here.
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We are excited to announce our fall 2018 college tour season. CAP and GOWN scholars from all of our program schools are invited to apply to any and all of these awesome tours.
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2017 STEM Summer Institute scholars Bailee and Kennedy took a moment to reflect on their experience spending their vacation studying for the ACT, exploring college options, and learning about STEM careers. Bailee raised her ACT score by 2 points and Kennedy by 5 points during the program!
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You may be wondering why 46 Huntsville City Schools students would have chosen to spend their summer dedicating themselves to intense ACT prep, college prep, STEM activities, and more. Read on to hear from our students why they chose to join the 2017 STEM Summer Institute.
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Wondering what a CAP and GOWN college tour is all about? Read our students' stories from the 2017 Spring Break College Tour. Our students reflect on the exploring, learning, and growing we all did during yet another successful college tour.
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We are shouting congratulations to Malik and his amazing, proud mom for his acceptance to Georgetown! Click here to read Malik's application essay, be inspired by his story, and join us in celebrating his accomplishments.
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It just happened to work out that KJ, who has never been able to attend a CAP and GOWN trip before, came on the 2016 Fall Break College Tour. Although apprehensive, it looks like he is hooked! Read on to find out more about KJ's exprience and his future plans.
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In 2014 we took a group of 11 students and 3 chaperones to tour colleges in the Northeast. Now, we are back with 41 students and 12 chaperones. One of our seniors reflects on how far we have come from then until now.
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Jemison High School freshman, D'Undra, writes about her experience touring colleges with the CAP and GOWN Project. As a freshman, she is already preparing for her college and career.
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Junior Anthony Parker tells the story of our most recent trip to tour Tuskegee University, Auburn University, and Alabama State University. This was our first overnight trip of the 2016-2017 school year.
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