"Wow! Congratulations. If there were a Nobel Prize for college admissions, you'd be a shoo-in."
--Ted Fiske, Former Education Editor of The New York Times and Author of The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Note:  This comment was made by Mr. Fiske after he reviewed the college acceptances for the 2010 College Match graduates.

HOW COLLEGE MATCH HELPS STUDENTS

College Match was established in 2002 to assist high achieving low-income and minority high school students in Los Angeles to attend outstanding colleges. We work hard to provide these worthy students with the same support and assistance that they would receive if they had affluent parents and attended elite private schools. 

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New - Read comments and see photos from the College Match East Coast Trip— 2010

News Flash  ---  Our 2010 graduating seniors have done quite well in college acceptances despite this admissions cycle being one of the most competitive and difficult in our nation's history.

• Eight of our students were admitted into Dartmouth; nine into Wellesley; ten into Vassar; four into Brown; three each into Yale, Stanford and Princeton; two each into Harvard, MIT and Amherst; nine into Smith; and eleven into Bryn Mawr.
• Overall, 46% of the 2010 College Match seniors were admitted into an Ivy League university or an Ivy-equivalent like MIT, Stanford and Wellesley.
• And for the third year in a row, virtually all of our seniors were admitted into at least one Top Tier college as ranked by US News.
• Equally importantly to us is the fact that many of our wonderful youngsters were admitted into colleges that are perfect fits for them. For example, several of our students decided to attend fabulous institutions just below the Ivy league level like Bryn Mawr, Franklin & Marshall, Dickinson and Occidental. 
• One reason for our great success this year is that our 2010 seniors raised their average SAT scores by approximately 360 points.
• The total amount of financial assistance that our seniors received represents a 2000% return on our investment.

Read recent emails from College Match graduates currently enrolled in three of our nation's finest colleges--Yale, Claremont McKenna and Grinnell. One of them might bring tears to your eyes.  And, newly posted - Email from a student at Tuskegee College

• Read the College Match 2010 Graduation Comments. See photos from the 2010 East Coast Trip.

• Read the College Match 2009 Graduation Comments. See photos from the 2009 East Coast Trip.

• Read the College Match 2008 Graduation Comments

• Read the College Match 2007 Graduation Comments

News Flash ---  College Match Student Receives a $100,000 Ronald McDonald Scholarship ....College Match Sara Rodriguez of Jordan High School was one of four students NATIONWIDE to receive a $100,000 scholarship from Ronald McDonald's Charities. She was surprised with this award at her high school graduation ceremony. Click here for Ms. Rodriguez' comment to College Match

In the Media ---  College Match has been featured in Business Week Magazine .... The Los Angeles Times (a front page story) ... KPPC radio, broadcast on National Public Radio..  The Associated Press ....   Privilege Magazine.... National CrossTalk, a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education...

Honored  ---  The Mexican American Bar Foundation presented College Match Founder and Executive Director, Harley Frankel, with their 2007 Community Service Award on June 9, 2007 at a wonderful dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Betsy Perez, a College Match graduate attending Trinity College, was the hit of the evening with a beautiful introduction of Mr. Frankel. Ms. Perez had been featured in a front-page Los Angeles Times article in August 2006. Approximately 20 College Match graduates currently in colleges throughout the United States attended the event.

 --- Mr. Frankel (at the request of the Board) provided the Los Angeles Unified School Board with a "Moment of Inspiration" describing the success of College Match and making recommendations to the Board for improving college access for all low-income students in Los Angeles. This presentation took place at the Board's on May 8, 2007 meeting. After the presentation, the LAUSD Board gave Awards to five College Match students from Jordan High School in Watts and then gave Mr. Frankel a Resolution of Appreciation to College Match expressing "their sincere appreciation to College Match for our commitment to academic excellence and our dedication to the students and families of LAUSD." ...

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• Read the College Match Graduation Comments

• See photos and read comments from the College Match East Coast Trip— 2010

• See photos and read comments from the College Match East Coast Trip— 2009

• See photos and read comments from the College Match East Coast Trip— 2007

• See photos and read comments from the College Match East Coast Trip—March 12-19, 2005

• See photos and read comments from the College Match East Coast Trip—April 2-10, 2004

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"It is clear that you are doing extremely important work to enable these young people to realize their potential. Nothing could be more important. Keep it going."

-- Bill George, Former CEO of Medtronic (when they went from $1B to $60B in market capitalization)
and the author of the best selling book, True North, which focuses on outstanding leadership.

"College Match is doing the work that is so essential to youngsters with talent who need a staircase more than a step to reach their educational goals."

-Shirley M. Hufstedler, Former U. S. Secretary of Education

“I want to commend you on the work you are doing with students in the Los Angeles area. It is work that is definitely needed.”

-Mike Krzyzewski, Head Basketball Coach at Duke University and U. S. Olympic Coach

 

"College Match is discovering accomplished high school students from some of Los Angeles' lowest-income neighborhoods and helping to open doors for them at the best colleges in the country. I am pleased and proud to be a partner with College Match by providing a copy of the Fiske Guide to Colleges to each student in this valuable program."

-Edward B. Fiske, Former Education Editor of the New York Times
and author of the best college guide, The Fiske Guide to Colleges

“Exceptionally Impressive”

-Former United States Congressman Mel Levine made this comment in reference
to the success of the program in helping our students get into top-ranked colleges.

 

 

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