College Placement -- “Experiencing College Life” Making the Best Match Boston/New Haven/Providence, April 14 - 22, 2011 ACS Athens is committed to developing programs that bridge the high school and college/university experiences of our students. The Experiencing College Life program is designed to provide mature ACS Athens 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 5 college/university campuses in the Boston/Providence area that they and their counselors have identified as possible “good fits” for their individual talents, skills, interests and personalities. Participants will be matched with college hosts, attend one or two classes, take a campus tour, eat lunch in campus dining halls and have a group meeting with admissions officers and/or representatives of international student offices at each school they visit. Participants will be accompanied to Boston and throughout their stay by two members of the ACS Athens faculty. They will stay in a Boston hotel and travel by public transportation throughout their stay. Throughout the week, they will have the opportunity to explore the rich array historical and cultural sites of Boston. Cooperating colleges and universities: Babson College, Bentley University, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, Emerson College, Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern University, Rhode Island School of Design, Tufts University, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, Worcester Polytechnic 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 euros ACS 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 team is playing during our visit! Work directly with admissions offices at partner colleges/universities to arrange details of individual students’ visits. Partner colleges/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 of a campus tour. Provide lunch for students in campus dining halls. Arrange for a group meeting with admissions office and/or international student office staff
PROPOSED ITINERARY Thursday:
Arrive in the Boston Evening: dinner/movie
FRIDAY:
Visit 1: Yale University Visit 2: WPI/Holy Cross Evening: dinner
Saturday:
Historical tour of Boston (Freedom Trail); sightseeing. Evening: exploring Harvard Square, Cambridge Red Sox?
Sunday:
Museum tours (Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Museum of Contemporary Art; and/or Boston Museum of Science Informal walks around campuses not on formal itinerary. Evening: exploring Quincy Market/Fanueil Hall area for dinner
Monday:
Visit 1: Northeastern University Visit 2: Harvard University Evening: Dinner in the North End
Tuesday:
Visit 1: Bentley University Visit 2: Tufts University Visit 3 (afternoon tour): Emerson College Evening: Dinner/theater or music performance.
Wednesday:
Visit 1: Wheaton College (Norton, MA) Visit 2: Brown University (Providence, RI)/RISD Evening: Exploring Beacon Hill/Charles Street area for dinner
Thursday:
Visit 1: Boston University Visit 2: Wellesley College/Brandeis Evening: Dinner and theater or music performance.
Friday:
Visit 1: Boston College Visit 2: Babson College Evening: Departure for Athens.
Saturday:
Arrival in Athens.
Sunday:
Easter with family/friends!