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GW creates scholarship for D.C. students
By Patricio Chile on 3/29/07
D.C. Public School students are receiving better college opportunities because of help from schools like George Washington University, which recently awarded its Trachtenberg Scholarship to nine D.C public high school seniors, according to The Washington Post. AU is following suit with improved college recruitment methods in the District.
GW's academic scholarship, which began in 1989 and is named after current GW president Stephen Trachtenberg, awards recipients $200,000, according to a GW press release. The four-year scholarship covers tuition, fees, books and room and board.
The scholarship aims to recruit qualified students for GW, but also plans to give D.C. students a better opportunity to attend college, according to the press release.
"It is a source of great pride and represents both a way to give back to our community and invest in our best and brightest young citizens," Trachtenberg said in the press release.
Less than half of D.C. public school students graduate from high school within five years, according to a 2006 study financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Also within five years, only 9 percent of college-bound students from D.C. public schools actually finish college, the same study said.
Arianne Martin, the assistant director of undergraduate admissions at AU, said AU is helping to improve these statistics through an increased focus on recruiting students and working with scholarship programs. This applies for D.C. students and all students in the D.C. metropolitan area.
"We definitely try to get as many local students as possible," she said.
Martin could not provide the number of D.C. students attending AU, but said the admissions department is constantly advancing their techniques to better recruit these students.
Along with staying visible to high school students in the District, Martin said AU is working with programs such as the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program to increase the number of District students attending college.
GW's academic scholarship, which began in 1989 and is named after current GW president Stephen Trachtenberg, awards recipients $200,000, according to a GW press release. The four-year scholarship covers tuition, fees, books and room and board.
The scholarship aims to recruit qualified students for GW, but also plans to give D.C. students a better opportunity to attend college, according to the press release.
"It is a source of great pride and represents both a way to give back to our community and invest in our best and brightest young citizens," Trachtenberg said in the press release.
Less than half of D.C. public school students graduate from high school within five years, according to a 2006 study financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Also within five years, only 9 percent of college-bound students from D.C. public schools actually finish college, the same study said.
Arianne Martin, the assistant director of undergraduate admissions at AU, said AU is helping to improve these statistics through an increased focus on recruiting students and working with scholarship programs. This applies for D.C. students and all students in the D.C. metropolitan area.
"We definitely try to get as many local students as possible," she said.
Martin could not provide the number of D.C. students attending AU, but said the admissions department is constantly advancing their techniques to better recruit these students.
Along with staying visible to high school students in the District, Martin said AU is working with programs such as the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program to increase the number of District students attending college.
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