Bronx Lab students were accepted by Posse Foundation and will meet with other city kids going to same colleges.
Bronx Students Earn Their Scholoarships To Join Posse.
Five standouts from a Bronx high school earned free tuition to prestigious colleges - and they’ll have a ready-made group of friends before they even step foot on campus.
The Bronx Lab School kids’ personalities, leadership skills and life experiences secured them scholarships from the Posse Foundation, which sends 141 city students to 30 universities across the country annually.
And in the months leading up to their freshman year, the students will meet weekly with their “posse” - up to a dozen other city students headed to the same colleges - to bond and prepare themselves for the culture shock.
“If I thought I was going myself, I’d be worried,” said Rasheed Azeez, 17, who will head to Trinity University in Texas. “But they came from the same places as me, and I feel more comfortable.”
All five of the applicants from Bronx Lab School’s first graduating class were accepted by the program, the first time all of a single city school’s hopefuls were selected.
The 18-year-old nonprofit searches for students who might be overlooked by the traditional, test score-dominated admissions process but would shine at the right colleges. The universities, in turn, diversify their student body with kids who wouldn’t normally consider going there.
Schools in five cities recommend thousands of applicants, who undergo a multipart interview process before 370 are selected.
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