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​SERVICES

COLLEGE PLANNING

We provide participants with a variety of opportunities and resources to assist with the pursuit of college entrance and success:​

  • College tours

  • SAT preparation- including a review book and test fee waiver

  • Assistance with financial aid applications like the FAFSA and Dell Scholarship application

  • Assistance with completion of college applications and essays

  • Free virtual tutoring

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COLLEGE VISITS

Each year Upward Bound students have the opportunity to visit a number of colleges throughout Western New York. There is no cost   to the student to participate in these visits. The following list is just some of the colleges we have visited:

  • Buffalo State College

  • D'Youville College

  • Genesee Community College

  • Hilbert College

  • Monroe Community College

  • Nazareth College

  • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Roberts Wesleyan College

  • St Bonaventure University

  • St John Fisher College

  • SUNY Buffalo

  • SUNY Fredonia

  • Syracuse University

  • The College at Brockport

 

FIELD TRIPS

Upward Bound students have the opportunity participate in a variety of field trips throughout the year. All Upward Bound activities contain an educational, cultural and/or team-building theme. 

 

FINANCIAL LITERACY & PLANNING

  • Annual workshop regarding the college financial aid process (FAFSA, TAP, Scholarships, etc.)

  • Assistance with the cost of enrolling in Advanced Studies and AP courses

  • SAT Fee Waiver

  • Assistance with cost of college applications

  • $130 Stipends are offered 3 times per year to students who meet the necessary requirements based on participation and academic performance. See an Upward Bound adviser for more details.

  • One-on-one assistance with FAFSA application

 

MENTORING

Participants meet with their Upward Bound adviser each week in their home school. Advisers are available to discuss academic, social, cultural, and financial issues.

 

SUMMER PROGRAM

The summer program takes place for 6 weeks between the end of June and the beginning of August. The first 2 weeks of the program consists of daily workshops, activities and field trips. The next four weeks are "residential," students live on campus at SUNY Brockport. During this time students spend Monday through Friday in activities emphasizing the skills needed to be successful in high school and college. Courses include: Math, Science, Literature, Foreign Languages, Computer Literacy, Reading & Writing. 

 
ACADEMICS

 TUTORING

  • Upward Bound has partnered with Academic Tutoring & Test Prep to access virtual tutoring that can be arranged to fit your schedule.

 GOOGLE CLASS

  • Weekly lessons will be posted in our Upward Bound Google Classroom. Current participants can obtain the Class Code from an Upward Bound advisor.

  • These lessons are intended to help students to learn concepts that are not necessarily taught in a traditional classroom (ex-study skills, mindfulness) or build upon skills that are taught in core high school subjects (ex, writing). We have partnered with the Uncommon Individual Foundation to offer program participants access to college-readiness lessons through the ONTRACK PLUS platform. These ONTRACK lessons are a valuable resource in the college planning process. Participants who create their free ONTRACK account and complete lessons and other activities on the platform, will accumulate points that will unlock access to other benefits, such as scholarship applications and raffles and other giveaways.

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