Ventures Scholars Member Institution Enrichment Programs

American Indian Graduate Center

College Horizons
College Horizons is a five-day "crash course" in preparing for college. Expert college counselors, teamed up with admission officers, will help you:

• Select colleges suitable for you
• Complete winning applications and write memorable essays
• Learn what turns an applicant into an admitted student
• Become a test prep "whiz kid"
• Find your way through the financial aid/scholarship jungle

Students will learn about a broad variety of colleges and universities and establish personal relationships with admission representatives and college counselors that will continue long after the program is over. Participants will be limited to 56 at each site and will be Native American (enrolled members only), Native Alaskan or Native Hawaiian current sophomores and juniors from throughout the U.S. Students will be selected by application: a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. First round, priority receipt deadline is February 10. Second round receipt deadline is March 1. Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis to June 1 (after March 1, please contact us to see which sites may still have spaces).

Learn more about College Horizons at www.whitneylaughlin.com/horizons.html.

Colleges and Universities represented: (1 - at Westmont, 2 - at Oberlin, 3 - at Harvard.)

• Barnard College 1,3
• Brown University 1,2,3
• Cal Tech 1,2
• Carleton College 1,2,3
• Cornell University 1,2,3
• Dartmouth College 1,2,3
• Grinnell College 2
• Guilford College 2
• Harvard University 1,2,3
• Haverford College 3
• Johns Hopkins University 3
• Lawrence University 2
• Macalester College 1,2,3
• MIT 2,3
• National Institutes of Health 3
• Oberlin College 1,2,3
• Occidental College 1
• Princeton University 2,3
• Reed College 1
• Rice University 1,3
• St. John's College, Santa Fe 1,2
• St. Lawrence University 1,3
• Smith College 1,3
• Stanford University 1,2,3
• Union College 3
• University of Denver 1
• University of Notre Dame 2
• University of Puget Sound 2
• Washington University 1,2,3
• Wellesley College 3
• Westmont College 1,2,3
• Whitman College 1,2,3
• Whittier College 1
• Yale University 1,2,3

Prerequisites/Application Process:
Participants will be limited to 56 at each site and will be Native American (enrolled members only), Native Alaskan or Native Hawaiian current sophomores and juniors from throughout the U.S. Students will be selected by application: a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.

For an application and more information on the program please contact: Christine Suina, Program Assistant, P.O. Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041. Phone: (505) 401-3854. E-mail: christinesuina@yahoo.com. For questions about the program, contact the Program Director, Dr. Whitney Laughlin. E-mail: laughlin@rt66.com.

Cost:
$100

Scholarships:
Complete program cost is $100 (includes tuition, room, board and all materials). Substantial funds are available for travel and tuition assistance (each year we award travel assistance to over 50% of our students). Students may indicate preference for a site.

Application Deadline:
First round, priority receipt deadline is February 10.
Second round receipt deadline is March 1.
Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis until June 1 (after March 1, please contact us to see which sites may still have spaces).

Program Dates:
There are three different programs available this summer:

• June 11-15, 2005 at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
• June 18-22, 2005 at Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
• June 25-29, 2005 at Harvard College, Cambridge, MA

Contact:
Christine Suina, Program Assistant
P.O. Box 1262
Pena Blanca, NM 87041
Phone: (505) 401-3854
E-mail: christinesuina@yahoo.com

For questions about the program, contact:
Dr. Whitney Laughlin, Program Director
E-mail: laughlin@rt66.com.

*last updated 02/01/2005