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College and
Career Readiness

The Office of Civic Engagement's college and career readiness programs prepare Chicago public high school students to gain admission to, pay for, and thrive in college and excel in future careers.  The programs provide free support to more than 200 students annually.

Profiles
Donovan Pryor
Donovan Pryor
Youth Internship Program

The Youth Internship Program at UChicago provides interns like Pryor with meaningful work experience while also offering professional development workshops, career exploration activities, and college readiness and access programming

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Quincy Bailey and his mother
Quincy Bailey
Collegiate Scholars Program

The Chatham resident and Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep senior will be the first in his family to attend college after participating in the University of Chicago’s Collegiate Scholars college readiness program.

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fatima perez
Fatima Perez
Collegiate Scholars Program

The chance to build such a strong network of peers and advocates was one of the first things that drew Perez to UChicago's Collegiate Scholars Program during her sophomore year at Eric Solorio Academy High School.

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Samia Chatman
Samia Chatman
Youth Internship Program

High school senior Samia Chatman spent her summer classifying Oriental Institute specimens as part of the UChicago Youth Internship Program, a paid employment opportunity for local Chicago Public Schools and charter school students facilitated by the Office of Civic Engagement.

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Isabel Marroquin
Isabel Marroquin
Collegiate Scholars Program

Marroquin says her years participating in the University of Chicago’s Collegiate Scholars college readiness and access program (CSP) were a driving factor in her success.

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Ruben Nieto
Ruben Nieto
Space Explorers

Little Village native Ruben Nieto has always had a passion for science. It’s an interest that grew during his three years participating in the UChicago STEM Initiative (UCSI) — a free science enric...

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