Nurturing high-achieving under-resourced students through the demanding process of applying to US colleges and gaining admission with full financial aid. The entire programme will be at no cost to the student.
Need-based Admission
Owing to a culture of alumni donations, US universities tend to be the most financially endowed in the world, and hence are in a position to invest the most in their undergraduate students.
Harvard $40 billion | Yale $31 billion
As a result, top-tier colleges in the US have a unique financial aid philosophy based on the level of income of their students. This allows students to contribute to their tuition fees as much as they can afford to.
At 5 of the most well-endowed universities, the income status of an applicant does not affect their
Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Yale, Amherst
Flexible, Liberal Arts Education
Most top-tier US universities follow a liberal arts curriculum, where students are provided a holistic education spanning different fields of knowledge.
Furthermore, most top-tier US colleges do not require students to choose a major up until their second year of education. This flexibility allows students to explore possible career paths during their initial time in university.
Holistic application: grades aren't the be-all and end-all
Potential:
US universities seek out students who possess the most potential to succeed. Therefore, they make sure to take each applicant’s personal context into consideration.
“Seema Kumari, the daughter of illiterate parents who work as subsistence farmers in Dahu village in India, received a full scholarship to Harvard University. Seema had been mentored by an Indian NGO called Yuwa-India, which helps girls from underprivileged backgrounds in rural Jharkhand, India.”
Diversity:
Top-tier colleges aim to create a well-rounded batch of undergraduates, and therefore believe diversity is something that international students contribute to the overall cohort. Therefore, a unique background would be an advantage when applying to these universities.
Multi Dimensional:
To get an overall idea of the applicant, universities make sure to evaluate applicants through various lenses, by means of essays, recommendation letters, portfolios, and grades.