Helping high potential youth gain access into the most selective colleges and universities in the country
Mission
The Schuler Scholar Program (SSP) prepares under-resourced, high potential students to succeed at the most competitive private colleges and universities. Schuler Scholars are typically first-generation college-bound, come from under-resourced families or communities and will need financial assistance in order to attend college. Many Scholars are from a population that is under represented on college campuses.
We believe that if high achieving but potentially vulnerable students have access to academic and enrichment programs while in high school, are well-informed of college options, receive support from family, friends, teachers and mentors, are motivated, and secure financial assistance, they will be successful in obtaining a college degree.
Scholar Spotlight: Allison McCormack
Waukegan High School, Class of 2007
Smith College, Class of 2011
Allie’s strong academic performance at Waukegan High School (she was 3rd in her graduating class) helped her secure a spot in Smith’s class of 2011. At Smith, Allie pursued a double major in Classical Studies and Medieval Studies. She spent the 2009-2010 school year at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Allie also interned at the cartography department of the Newberry Library in Chicago during the summer of 2009. Allie is the first in her family to attend college and is now pursuing a Master's Degree at Fordham University Read more.