College Placement --
“
Experiencing
College Life”
Making the Best MatchBoston/New Haven/Providence, April 14 - 22, 2011
ACS Athens is committed to developing programs that bridge the high school and college/universityexperiences of our students. The
Experiencing College Life
program is designed to provide mature ACSAthens sophomores and juniors the opportunity to experience US college life first-hand. In the course of a
week’s travel to the United States
from April 10-18, 2008, participants will spend a day each on 5college/university campuses in the Boston/Providence area that they and their counselors have identified aspossible
“good fits” for their individual talents, skills, interests and personalities.
Participants will be matchedwith college hosts, attend one or two classes, take a campus tour, eat lunch in campus dining halls and havea group meeting with admissions officers and/or representatives of international student offices at eachschool they visit. Participants will be accompanied to Boston and throughout their stay by two members ofthe ACS Athens faculty. They will stay in a Boston hotel and travel by public transportation throughout theirstay. Throughout the week, they will have the opportunity to explore the rich array historical and culturalsites of Boston.Cooperating colleges and universities: Babson College, Bentley University, Boston College, BostonUniversity, Brandeis University, Brown University, Emerson College, Harvard University, MIT, NortheasternUniversity, Rhode Island School of Design, Tufts University, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, WorcesterPolytechnic Institute and Yale University.
There will be an opportunity for informal visits to other campuses in the Boston area on days when the schedule permits.
Program cost: 1800 eurosACS Athens will:
Counsel students in advance of the college tour to identify possible “best fits” from among the list of
cooperating schools.Make all arrangements for student travel to and from the US.Secure hotel lodgings in Boston and provide supervision for students throughout their stay. Arrange
for and lead tours of Boston’s historic sites, visits to art museums and the Boston Museum of Science, secure tickets for theater and musical performances…and for a red Sox game if the t
eamis playing during our visit!Work directly with admissions offices at partner colleges/universities to arrange details of individual
students’ visits.
Partnercolleges/universities will:Provide an appropriate college host for ACS Athens students.Allow ACS Athens students to attend one or two classes.Allow ACS Athens students access to libraries, labs, campus center, fitness facilities, etc, as part ofa campus tour.Provide lunch for students in campus dining halls.Arrange for a group meeting with admissions office and/or international student office staff
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