College Readiness

How do TYWLS students prepare for college?

Here are some of the ways:

  • Member of College Bound Initiative (CBI) Program
  • Full-time, onsite CBI Counselor
  • 9th Grade College Discovery Day
  • 10th-12th grades College Recruitment Fairs
  • All grades go on college visits throughout the year
  • Summer College Immersion Programs with Smith College, Brown University, NYU and Penn State
  • Jumpstart to College Workshops
  • Pathways to Professions: Students visit with female professionals across industries throughout NYC

A College Dream Realized

Below are some of the colleges in which TYWLS East Harlem graduates are currently enrolled:

  • Baruch College
  • Bates College
  • Bowdoin College
  • Brown University
  • City College
  • Colgate University
  • Columbia University
  • ​Conneticut College
  • Dartmouth College
  • Dickinson College
  • Fordham University
  • Gettysburg College
  • Haverford College
  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges
  • Hunter College
  • Ithaca College
  • Lafayette College
  • Middlebury College
  • New York University
  • ​Pennsylvania State University
  • Purchase College
  • Skidmore College
  • Smith College
  • Syracuse University
  • SUNY College at Cobleskill
  • SUNY Delhi
  • SUNY College at Geneseo
  • SUNY College at Potsdam
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Richmond
  • University of Rochester
  • Vassar College
  • Wheaton College
  • Williams College