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Rainier Scholars is ParentMap Honey\'s February Giving Together Partner! More Safeco Awards Grant to Rainier ScholarsSafeco Insurance Foundation Donates $300,000 Grant to Rainier Scholars. More Bill Gates Sr. meets with our scholarsBill Gates Sr. met with Rainier Scholars to share his wisdom and advice. More Newest members of the Rainier Scholars team Read about the newest members of the Rainier Scholars team! More |
How we select our scholars. Each November, fifth-grade students of color in the Seattle Public School District who passed the reading portion of their fourth-grade WASL exam receive a special letter—one inviting them to a meeting where they can learn about being a Rainier Scholar. So begins our application process. Over the next five months, we work with students and their families to identify approximately 60 talented, motivated learners who will make up a new cohort of Rainier Scholars for the upcoming summer. We recruit those students who have the greatest number of barriers to a college education. More than 80% of our scholars qualify as low income. More than 85% come from households where they will be the first generation to attend college. Beyond test scores and typical academic indicators, we look for students with a fierce work ethic and a determination to use education as a pathway to a brighter future filled with opportunity. We seek curious young people who want to enrich their lives and their family’s life through the transformative power of education. We search for candidates who understand the value of courage, perseverance and integrity, and are ready to apply them in their own journey. Test scores, interviews, recommendations, essays and family surveys are all used to help us identify these characteristics in our candidates. In addition to those we invite to apply, students nominated by an adult may also apply. We primarily recruit students who live within the boundaries of the Seattle Public School District, but students who live outside the district may apply as well, provided that their families can provide them with transportation to Rainier Scholars classes, meetings, and events. For more information, please contact Bob Hurlbut, Director of Recruitment at bobhurlbut@rainierscholars.org.
Join us at a Cohort XI Parent Information Night: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Thursday, December 1, 2011 Saturday, December 3, 2011 Saturday,December 3, 2011 Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Thursday, December 8, 2011 Saturday, December 10, 2011 Saturday, December 10, 2011 Monday, December 12, 2011 Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Thursday, December 15, 2011
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