A “life changing” program at George Mason University helps first-gen students attend college
The priority for EIP is to help students go to college, regardless of where that is … In total, 95% of students involved in EIP go on to pursue college degrees.
– Keya Vakil
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ACPS Marks Ten-Year Collaboration With GMU Early Identification Program
“Ten years ago when the program began, ACPS had just ten students representing the district. A decade later and thanks to a commitment from the school district to expand the budget along with a generous grant from Alexandria City’s Fund for Human Services, those numbers swelled this year to sixty” – ACPS
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George Mason University student Linda Chilin. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Strategic Communications
Attaining her ‘dream in the sky’ at Mason
Linda Chilin, who has a bachelor’s degree from Mason in community health, and a master’s in biology, began her relationship with the university through its Early Identification Program and has continued into a PhD program (Damian Cristodero)
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College prep program prepares first-generation college-bound students
ABC7’s most recent spotlight on education focused on the Early Identification Program and two of our alumna Marjorie Lopez Morillo and Katherine Chiari
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EIP graduating class at the B.O.V. 2017. Photo by: Ron Aira/Creative Services/George Mason University
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Once you’re a member of the EIP family, you’re a member forever
“EIP changed the game for me,” said Loree Williams …“I am a strong believer in the fact that I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for EIP.”
– Christopher Bobo
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She’s really busy, but richer for the experience
Isabella Bah an EIP alumni, “… received a $10,000 EagleBank Entrepreneurship Scholarship that helped pay her sophomore tuition” and “said the opportunity EIP gave her to familiarize herself with the campus and make friends was just what she needed to acclimate to a new and challenging environment.”
– Damian Cristodero
24 PWCS students graduate through George Mason University Early Identification Program
“… 24 recent PWCS graduates experienced intensive academic and social support designed to prepare first generation students for college. Five of the students received scholarships to attend George Mason.”
– Neabsco Elementary School website
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Early Identification Program Changes the Course of the Lives of First Generation College Students
“Five years later, Ceairah credits the [Early Identification] Program with helping her earn a 3.5 GPA, admission to George Mason University (GMU) and a three-year full scholarship covering tuition and fees at GMU”
– Carolyn Semedo-Strauss
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