Brittany is a senior, and Melissa is a freshman, at College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. Through their DTS connection, they’ve become friends for life. Q: How and when did you originally connect with one another? Brittany: The connection between Melissa and I started when I worked as a summer intern for DTS in 2018. I was the lead intern…
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Hyewon, a 12th grader in the midst of applying to colleges, is with College Access and Success Counselor Stephanie. Stephanie begins meeting with students regularly when they first join DTS in ninth grade, and she continues to check in with them weekly throughout college via FaceTime. Q: How has your mentoring relationship evolved over the years? Stephanie: Initially our relationship…
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Last week, DTS, in conjunction with Hamilton High School’s parent booster club, hosted a college application personal statement workshop open to Hamilton’s entire senior class. DTS staff and volunteers, along with 20 parent volunteers, worked one-on-one with students to help with brainstorming, fine tuning, and everything in between. Over four hours, we helped more than 125 students feel more confident in…
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Complementing our college admission representative visits are our twice-yearly excursions to local college campuses. This month, DTS staff, students and their families toured Cal Poly Pomona, where we walked the campus, met current college students, and ate in the dining hall. Our tour guides shared information about the school’s focus on hands-on learning, its strong veterinary, botany and hospitality programs,…
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This month, DTS welcomed four college admissions representatives to speak to students about their respective institutions: Abdiel Garcia from Harvard University; Jim Calderise from Oberlin College; Lia Brassord from Smith College; and Brenda Gomez from Franklin & Marshall College. The representatives not only discussed their academic programs and admissions criteria, but shared about their schools’ mentoring programs, support for first…
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