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planning for college Living at Explo means getting a first-hand feel for the college experience. You have the opportunity to take full advantage of Yale’s academic, athletic, and residential facilities. You’ll engage in challenging courses, negotiate issues such as sleeping hours and music selections with your suitemates, and enjoy the freedom of managing your own time and money. As a member of a community rich in ideas, interests, and opinions, you’ll find yourself challenging your conceptions of the world and your place in it. Our staff represent more than 40 of the nation’s top colleges and universities and are a unique resource to answer your questions about college and college life. In addition to a valuable pre-college experience, the Senior Program also offers a number of focused opportunities for students looking for even more help with the college selection and admissions process. Each session, you can participate in discussions about college and college preparation, attend weekend workshops on the application process, tour select campuses throughout the northeast, and visit our college fair with representatives from nearly 100 different institutions. wednesday college trips Exploration offers Wednesday college trips, which allow you to tour select college campuses in the northeast Each trip visits two unique campuses for a guided tour led by an admissions representative. This summer, you will have the opportunity to visit: Harvard University + Tufts University, New York University + Sarah Lawrence College, Brown University + Providence College, M.I.T. + Brandeis University, Trinity College + Wesleyan University, Columbia University + Fordham University, and Boston College + Boston University. the explo college fair Each session we welcome admissions officers from a wide variety of colleges and universities to provide materials on their schools and to answer questions about the application process, academic programs, campus facilities, and student life. These representatives provide insight about what schools are looking for in terms of standardized test scores, essays, and extracurriculars. The college fair can be a very useful tool in helping you narrow your search and plan college visits. the college search: a workshop with richard steele When you're applying to college, how important is class rank, your SAT score, your essay? What are admission hooks? How important is early decision? For answers to all your college application questions, Explo welcomes Richard Steele to the Program for a day-long, intensive admissions workshop. Offered once each session, this one-day workshop will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the college application process from one of the nation's leading experts on college admissions. Check out our special weekend events for more information. Space is limited, and you must sign-up in advance on your application.

where our students go to college According to a 2005 poll of graduating alumni, 40% of Exploration students went on to matriculate at the most selective colleges and universities, 34% to very selective schools, and 23% to moderately selective schools. School selectivity ratings were determined by Peterson’s Guide to Four-Year Colleges. Four or more of our students attended each of the following schools: Boston University, Yale University, Harvard University, Cornell University, Connecticut College, Tufts University, Brown University, University of Michigan, Columbia University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, New York University, Barnard College, Syracuse University, Purdue University, Vassar College, Princeton University, Amherst College, Colgate University, Boston College, Duke University, Northwestern University, Smith College, and Washington University, St. Louis.

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