As the college admissions decisions come in, many of you have realized that there are 3, not 2, possibilities in the case of many colleges. These three are “Admitted”, “Rejected” and “WAITLIST”. Here are 3 things to remember about the waitlist option when choosing a college this year.

After speaking to college admissions partners and colleagues and, most importantly to God, we have some very important observations and suggestions for parents concerning the selection of college by or for your youth. Here are 2 MAJOR things to keep in mind…

As high schools move to online classes students are worried about the impact that will have on their high school transcripts. (Original article from NPR).

West Angeles Education & Enrichment Program is offering online SAT Prep in partnership with the Princeton Review™ to replace our classroom prep classes for the June SAT test for very affordable prices. Online prep sessions start mid-April. Email Cristina Martines to REGISTER at cmartinez.eep@gmail.com.

In your rush to bring your students home EARLY in the semester (due to COVID-19 directives), I can see that within all of the excitement - of your bringing them back, you could lose THOUSANDS of dollars and there could be much academic impact if you do not carefully think things through for you and your youth.

We’re partnering with LATTC and offering two free college credit classes this summer for high school students!

This will be from June 15th to July 19th. Classes offered: American History and Communications 101.

Deadline: April 3, 2020 —Win up to $8,200!

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation presents the CBC Spouses Education Scholarship

This opportunity awards scholarships to academically talented and highly motivated African-American or Black students pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degrees in a variety of fields.

The goal of the apprenticeship program is to introduce students from diverse backgrounds to careers in librarianship. Through a paid, summer-long mentored learning project (June 7 - August 29, 2020), apprentices will be introduced to multiple facets of library life, from administration to programming to user services.

DPR Construction is taking on paid interns to work in the job trailer, side-by-side with a project team building a major commercial construction project. You will learn about managing a multi-million-dollar project, the innovative technology used for planning and much more!

100 Awards from $2,500 - $5,000! The UNCF STEM Scholars Program is open to African-American high school seniors who are taking college-level courses and first-time first-year college students. You must be planning to major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.

Deadline: Thursday March 19, 2020 —Win up to $5,000! For graduating high school seniors starting college this fall seeking a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Apply inside…

We’re rewarding our dedicated students and families with points for attending our Jumpstart Sessions. Earn points for great attendance, being on time and more! Prizes include scholarships and airline gift cards.

Don’t check your email often? That’s ok! Sign up with Remind and we can text you (only) important updates about West Angeles Education Enrichment Program dedicated specifically to you!

Hosted at Los Angeles Trade-Tech, Community College the STEAM Academy program is open and completely FREE to students in grades 9-12th (and for highly recommended grades 6-8). Sign up today!

A list of the 10 steps of your college decision process and how it should go!