College and
Career Readiness
The Office of Civic Engagement's college and career readiness programs prepare Chicago public high school students to gain admission to, pay for, and thrive in college and excel in future careers. The programs provide free support to more than 200 students annually.
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Collegiate Scholars and Space Explorers college and career readiness programs now accepting applications from CPS high school students
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Chicago public high school students engage with University faculty and University-level studies during Collegiate Scholars Program summer session
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Inclusive Innovation Fund awards support to new projects and collaborations aimed at preparing South Siders for growing STEM opportunities
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Chicago public high school students find confidence and connection through UChicago college and career readiness programs
Profiles
Teniola Ajagbe
Space Explorers Program
Teniola Ajagbe decided she wanted to go to space at age nine. Now a senior at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep, Ajagbe was inspired by watching “Hidden Figures”—the based-on-a-true-story movie about t...
Eleshaday Mengiste
Collegiate Scholars Program
After taking part in the UChicago Collegiate Scholars Program's many career exploration workshops, high school senior Eleshaday Mengiste's committed to keeping an open mind about her career path when she sets off for Harvard in the fall.
Jae’Lyn Prewitt
Youth Internship Program
After spending her summer at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago on the University of Chicago’s campus as part of UChicago’s Youth Internship Program (YIP), Jae’Lyn Prewitt says she's more open to asking questions and confident for college.
Donovan Pryor
Youth Internship Program
The Youth Internship Program at UChicago provides interns like Pryor with meaningful work experience while also offering professional development workshops, career exploration activities, and college readiness and access programming
Quincy Bailey
Collegiate Scholars Program
The Chatham resident and Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep senior will be the first in his family to attend college after participating in the University of Chicago’s Collegiate Scholars college readiness program.
Fatima Perez
Collegiate Scholars Program
The chance to build such a strong network of peers and advocates was one of the first things that drew Perez to UChicago's Collegiate Scholars Program during her sophomore year at Eric Solorio Academy High School.