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UChicagoPromiseUChicago Promise is the University o Chicagos pledge to help increase college access and readiness or

Chicago high school students. It marks a strong investment in the Universitys long-standing commitment

to providing opportunities or Chicagos students, oering additional resources and support or thoseinterested in attending the University o Chicago or other selective, liberal arts colleges.

Research by the University o Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research shows that many students

are not aiming high enough when it comes to college. A 2008 study o Chicago Public Schools graduates

ound that only 27 percent o students who qualied to attend a selective college enrolled in a selective

college, and only 38 percent o students qualied to attend a very selective college enrolled in a very

selective college. Many high school students are daunted by the college admissions and nancial aid

processes and may not get the support they need. We must do betterand we will.

UChicago Promise includes the ollowing:GRADUATE DEBTFREEPLEDGE

Chicago residents who

attend high school in

Chicago and are admitted

to the University o Chicago

can attend the University

without receiving any

loans in their nancial aid

packages. These student

loans will be replaced by

grants, which do not have

to be repaid.

APPLICATION FEEWAIVER

Chicago residents who

attend high school in

Chicago will have the

$75 application ee

automatically waived when

applying to the University

o Chicago.

ADMISSIONSACADEMY

The Admissions Academy

will support and train

educators by providing

proessional development

and other assistance. It

will also provide resources

and inormation to guide

students and amilies

through the college

admissions and nancial

aid processeswhether

they are applying to

UChicago or any other

selective our-year college.

MENTORING ANDPREPARATION

The University o Chicago

will extend its Metcal

Internship Program to und

12 internships to support

the new Admissions

Academy. In coordination

with proessional sta rom

the Admissions Ofce, the

UChicago Promise Metcal

Interns will be responsible

or launching the academy

and, in a later stage o the

program, be assigned to

select high school guidance

counselors to help coach

students. The internships

will begin during the 201213

academic year.

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UChicago Promise builds on a strong oundation o programs and initiatives sponsored by the University that help Chicago

students get the best chance at an excellent education. These include:

University Engagement in K12 Education

Urban Education InstituteThe University of Chicago Urban Education Institute is dedicated to creating knowledge to produce reliably excellent

schooling for children growing up in urban America. UEI operates the four campuses of the University of Chicago Charter

School, serving approximately 1,700 students on the South Side of Chicago; prepares outstanding urban teachers and leaders

through the Urban Teacher Education Program; undertakes rigorous research to improve policy and practice, anchored by

the Consortium on Chicago School Research; and provides tools, analytics, and training to improve schools nationwide.

Full-Tuition, Merit-Based Scholarships

n Chicago Public Schools Scholarships: The University o

Chicago awards ull-tuition, our-year scholarships to a select

number o graduates o Chicago Public Schools (CPS) who

are admitted to the College. Awards are made to outstanding

students who show the greatest potential or making

contributions to the academic, extracurricular, and community

lie o the College.

n Chicago Police and Fire Scholarships: In honor o the Chicago

Fire and Police Departments service to the University

community and the city, the University o Chicago has

oered ull-tuition scholarships or more than 30 years to

select admitted children o active, sworn Chicago reghters

and police ofcers. Students whose parent lost his or her lie

in the line o duty are also eligible to apply.

n Individual Chicago High School Scholarships: The University o

Chicago oers ull-tuition scholarships to qualied students

rom the ollowing high schools: Kenwood Academy, Providence

St. Mel, Nicholas Senn, and the University o Chicago Charter

SchoolWoodlawn Campus.

Civic and Community Engagement

University Community Service Center: The University

Community Service Center provides UChicago students with

volunteer opportunities through more than 70 community

servicebased organizations, including 22 that ocus on K12

education or partner with Chicago Public Schools. The UCSC

advises the student-led organizationswhich contribute

more than 20,000 volunteer hours annuallyand helps them

cultivate productive, respectul, and sustainable working

relationships with community organizations and leaders.

Neighborhood Schools Program: The Neighborhood Schools

Program (NSP) connects University o Chicago students with

schools, public service ofces, and local community organizations.

NSP, ounded more than 30 years ago, matches 350 undergraduate

and graduate students to 50 sites within South Side communities.

Together, these students provide more than 35,000 hours o support

each year. Students work as teaching assistants, technology

assistants, administrative interns, and general support sta.

College Prep Initiatives

College Bridge Program: The College Bridge Program enables

advanced CPS students who have completed all their schools

requirements in a given area to enroll in rigorous course work at

the University o Chicago with tuition, ees, and textbooks ully

unded by the University. The program is open to rising juniors

and seniors, and serves 15 students during the academic year

and 30 students during the summer.

Collegiate Scholars Program: The University o Chicago

Collegiate Scholars Program, which has 294 alumni attending

94 colleges in 30 states, was ounded in 2003 as a three-year

program that aims to prepare talented CPS students in

grades 1012 or admission and success at the nations top

colleges and universities. The Collegiate Scholars Program

is shaped around a core curriculum o humanities, social

science, math, and science courses during the summer

months and enrichment activities geared toward college

readiness, cultural awareness, and civic engagement during

the academic year. The Collegiate Scholars come rom 45

public schools in Chicago.

Upward Bound/Ofce o Special Programs: The University

o Chicago is home to the nations rst Upward Bound college

readiness program. The program is ederally unded, and many

prominent Chicagoans have completed the program beore

going on to successul college and proessional careers. It

includes Saturday School, ater-school tutoring during the week,

a robust summer program, college tours, and a host o other

programs aimed to prepare Chicago high school students or

collegiate study.

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