Showcase Session: College Access And Retention

April 8th, 2010

THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON DREAM PROJECT
Created by students
AlulaAsfaw
Program Founder

Two track approach
High School
Students
University
Students

Students become experts

Outreach to highschoolers

Preschool through College Continuum
Elementary School
Middle School
Elementary School
College
High School
Upward Bound

418
217
:
High School Students
UW Undergraduates

67 colleges
53 four-year, 14 two-year
136 at
2010 admits: 106 and counting...

Percentage of Students receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Our Population
55%
all Dream Scholars

Our Process
SpringRelationship-forming
SummerSAT/ACT Prep
WinterPaying for college
AutumnCollege applications

314 students
from 42 high schools in the Seattle area

Joining thecommunity-in-waiting

Collegestudent growth
The Dream Team can often be found at Chipotle on the Ave.

Student Leadership
Sam Lim teaches the EDUC 360 class with support from faculty advisor Stan Chernicoff.

Student Fundraising
Funding Sources
Expenses per year
$63,000
Serving 750 college and high school students
$84per student per year

Personal and professional growth
UW students Sam Lim, BrukabSisay, and Katherine Kleitsch present along with Assistant Vice President/Director of Financial Aid Kay Lewis at the 2008 National Association of College Admissions Counselors Conference in Denver, CO.

Never satisfied –
Always innovating
Dream Team members in “think tank” mode.

UW Bothell Dream Project
National expansion
The Dream Project is in talks with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others to support a national scale-up.

How to Learn More
uwdreamproject@u.washington.edu
www.dreamproject.washington.edu

Showcase Session: College Access And Retention

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