ETS COLLEGE BOUND
TRIO ETS (Educational Talent Search) College Bound works with students to achieve academic success and prepare for the college of their choice. The program is especially designed for students of families with low incomes or students whose parents have not received a four-year college degree.
SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
- Annual tours of Utah college campuses.
- Workshops on goal setting, decision making, and identifying areas of interest.
- Progress reports and guidance making academic choices.
- Transition to high school, preparation for graduation and college enrollment.
- ACT prep and registration assistance.
- Assistance and guidance with college selection and admissions applications.
- Financial aid awareness, application assistance, resume writing and scholarship portfolios.
- Career exploration, connecting life goals and educational goals.
FIELD TRIPS
As part of our program, we take students to different college campus. We would like every student participating in ETS College Bound to visit every college in Utah by their senior year in high school.
We also want to show students the benefit of a college education in the professional world. Therefore, our participants explore different professional, academic, and intellectual venues so they can see the direct links between education and careers.
ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS
Student must be US citizen, permanent resident, or in the process of applying (documentation is required)
Student must be first generation and/or low income
Students in ETS College Bound agree to
- Maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA and enroll for rigorous classes, when appropriate
- Attend school regularly and complete all assignments
- Participate in ETS College Bound activities (workshops, college visits, and field trips) as their schedule allows
- Achieve the goals set with their ETS College Bound advisor
- Graduate from high school
- Enroll into a post-secondary education program (options range from certificate programs that are completed in a few months, to Masters or Doctorate programs that can take several years)
- Strive to be positive leaders amongst their friends, family, and communities
Admission to the ETS College Bound program is open to those who meet the eligibility criteria regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, national origin, religion, or disability.
Interested Students and Parents: Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding eligibility.
Contact Information
Alexa Pliego
Counseling Center
(801) 577-6152 (call or text)
Office Hours: 10am-1pm Wednesday and Thursday
SERVICIOS Y ACTIVIDADES INCLUYEN:
- Excursiones a colegios y universidades en el estado de Utah—hemos visitado:Estabilizar metas y explorar áreas de interés
- Utah State University
- Weber State University
- Utah State University-Eastern
- University of Utah
- Brigham Young University
- Salt Lake Community College
- Westminster College
- Southern Utah University
- Dixie State University
- Utah Valley University.
- Fuera de Utah, hemos visitado
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- Idaho State University
- Brigham Young University-Idaho.
- Reportes de progreso académicos
- Transición de la preparatoria para graduación e ingreso a la educación superior
- Preparación y asistencia para exámenes estandarizado (SAGE, ACT, etc.)
- Orientación sobre selecciones de colegios y los procesos de ingresar
- Exploración de careras, metas de vida, y la importancia de la educación superior para lograr las metas
- Conocimiento de ayuda financiera del gobierno, becas, y otras formas de pagar colegiatura universitaria.
Para ser elegible, estudiantes tendrán que:
- Ser ciudadanos, o residentes permanentes, o estar en el proceso de aplicación (el tercer requiere documentación)
- Mantener al mínimo 2.5 GPA y estar inscrito en clases que sobrepasan los requisitos de graduación
- Asistir le escuela regularmente y completar todos trabajos académicos
- Participar en las actividades del programa (incluye visitando colegios y universidades)
- Sobrepasar las metas establecidas por la escuela, el consejero, y el estudiante
- Comportarse como representantes del programa TRiO ETS College Bound.