leadership. oliver has boosted my confidence a lot. it s all good to give. i just real a love helping people out. i graduated from oliver scholars in sprung of 2018. can coming from public middle school, you re not necessarily ready academically for the rigorous classes you would take because a lot nof classes i took prepared me for him. them. every class has a counselor and tutor supervising students. one of the things the staff would say distinguishes this organization is how deeply involved we stay with the students. we are the connective tissue that connects opportunity that connects educational opportunity with professional opportunities. but i think our school partners understand their schools and communities benefit from the diversity that oliver brungs to their campuses. this as the been a big year for you.
that s exciting. number two i got involved in the program and they have a new leader. i am oliver scholar in my own way. so i didn t have the benefit of this organization but i went to an independent school in new york city. so i have a similar trajectory with our alumni. immediately you saw the importance of a program like oliver scholars. absolutely. i think it s a really special journey. so once a student is admitted to oliver scholars, there s a 14-month scholar immersion program that in many ways is an academic and personal boot camp if you will. it s a big climb but our students are always up to the task. oliver scholars coretenants are scholarship, leadership and tenant. i work really hard to achieve my goals. the most identify with is
immediately you saw the importance of a program like oliver scholars. absolutely. i think it s a really special journey. so once a student is admitted to oliver scholars, there s a 14-month scholar immersion program that in many ways is an academic and personal boot camp if you will. it s a big climb but our students are always up to the task. oliver scholars coretenants are scholarship, leadership and tenant. i work really hard to achieve my goals. oliver has boosted my confidence a lot. i just real a love helping people out. i graduated from oliver scholars in sprung of 2018. can coming from public middle school, you re not necessarily ready academically for the
i m at this amazing juncture right now where this is the first time that i don t know what s coming next. that s incredible and uplifting. yale. these are incredible achievements. why is this organization so important to you? well you mentioned yale, harvard, all these ivy league schools. traditionally in america, african-americans, people of color, especially people from underserved communities and women to a certain extent, have not had the chance to build generational wealth which is important. what will really make the difference in having the playing field being as level as possible. i think oliver scholars is great start. you go to a school that s not such a great school and get to go onto an ivy league college, that s amazing. you re on your way to not only success but to wealth and to high achieving success.
it s a rare gem, and any child would benefit from it immensely. did you pick your college yet? yes. where are you going? i m going to yale. oh, my gosh! oh! yale! yale! she s going to yale! oliver opens those doors to provide the foundation, the support, and the tough love. anything can happen. literally anything can happen. i m at this amazing juncture right now, where this is the first time where i don t know what s coming next. since oliver scholars was founded in 1984, more than 1,000 students have gone through the program. all of them graduated high school, 99% continued to college. with more than 30% going to ivy league scohools.