Chicago Scholars Onsite College Day Opens Doors for Students

Chicago Scholars Onsite College and Leadership Forum was held at Navy Pier on Tuesday, October 25. Over 700 students from across Chicago participated. The Onsite Day gave all 46 of Loyola's senior Chicago Scholars, who are academically ambitious, first-generation-to-college students from under-resourced communities, the opportunity to interview with multiple colleges and universities in one day. In total, these 46 students participated in 193 interviews with a wide variety of universities who have been identified for their commitment to supporting Chicago Scholars financially, academically, and socially through their college graduation.
"At Loyola Academy, we work with our first-gen to college students to help them navigate the college application process, understand academic and financial fit, access scholarship opportunities, and have the opportunity to learn about financing their university experience," says College Counselor Dr. Gabrielle Feldman. "The Chicago Scholars Program is a great match for their talents and goals."

"The Chicago Scholar Program is so important to our students because they have the opportunity to be admitted to colleges and receive scholarships early in their senior year, showing them how their hard work pays off," adds College Counseling Department Chair Mr. Mark Pocaro. "Additionally, selective colleges use the interviews to gain a better understanding of the lives of or students when reviewing them for full cost attendance scholarships."

While some colleges admitted students on the spot on Tuesday, others will use notes collected about each candidate during the interview to make an admission decision in the spring. Institutions present ranged from those nearby to those on the East and West Coast.

A full list of the 2022–2023 college partners is below:

American University
Amherst College
Augustana College
Babson College
Barnard College
Bates College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Bradley University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bryant University
Bryn Mawr College
Butler University
California Institute of Technology
Calvin College
Carleton College
Carroll University
Case Western Reserve University
Claremont McKenna College
Coe College
Colby College
Colgate University
Colorado College
Columbia College- Chicago
Columbia University
Cornell College
Dartmouth College
Denison University
DePaul University
DePauw University
Dominican University
Eastern Illinois University
Elmhurst University
Emory University
Franklin College
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Gettysburg College
Grinnell College
Harvey Mudd College
Holy Cross College
Hope College
Illinois College
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University- Bloomington
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
Knox College
Lafayette College
Lake Forest College
Lawrence University
Loyola University- Chicago
Macalester College
Marist College
Marquette University
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Monmouth College
North Central College
North Park University
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Olin College
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Providence College
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhodes College
Rice University
Ripon College
Rollins College
Roosevelt University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
St. John’s College - Maryland
St. John’s College - New Mexico
St. Mary’s College of Minnesota
Saint Michael’s College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Scripps College
Sewanee: The University of the South
Simmons University
Smith College
Southern Illinois University
Spelman College*
Stanford University
St. Olaf College
Syracuse University
Trinity College
Trinity Christian College
Union College
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Arizona
University of Chicago
University of Dayton
University of Denver
University of Illinois- Chicago
University of Illinois- Springfield
University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Francisco
University of South Alabama
University of Southern California
University of St. Francis
University of Tampa
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Wartburg College
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
Western Illinois University
Whitman College
Williams College
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