By Rebecca Zeigler Mano | Director, Education Matters
We are happy to update you on the progress of our cohort of 42 USAP students.
As the jacarandas, aka "exam trees", come into full bloom in Zimbabwe, our USAP students are preparing for both SAT and A level exams. Many wrote their SAT Reasoning or Subject Tests on Saturday, 7 October, and all will start their month of intensive A level exams in the next two weeks. We wish them all the best of luck and thank you for your support which enabled us to pay for standardized test fees for them.
In August we held a fantastic weeklong "application bootcamp" on the shores of Lake Chivero. Our 15 USAP Zambia student colleagues traveled down to join us for a vibrant week of college essay writing, workshops on the Common Application, college selection and financial aid forms. Our aim in having our students intensively work on their applications in August is to allow them to be prepared to apply during Early Decision/Early Action application rounds despite their intensive October/November exam schedules. The bootcamp, including daily mindfulness sessions during gorgeous sunsets, allowed the cohort to bond more deeply.
We are now raising funds for the other half of the cohort to write SAT Exams in December after they complete their A levels and to pay for the fees needed to submit their CSS Profile financial aid forms. We appreciate your continued support.
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