Jr. LINK: In Case You Missed It
While college may be further in the future for our Jr. LINKers, it’s never too soon to start talking about college and thinking about which colleges could be the best fit.
At our October Saturday Academy, Jr. LINKers were introduced to “fit factors”—aspects students can use to determine whether a college might be the right fit for them. Their lesson offered a high-level overview of common fit factors, such as location, campus life, affordability, academic opportunities, and HBCUs, as well as examples of how each fit factor could impact their college experience…as well as the decisions they make during high school.
Students received several sample questions to consider about each fit factor, inviting them to start considering what will be truly important to them in the long run and bringing awareness to how they can begin now to prepare for college. Using these resources, Jr. LINKers were able to learn about our visiting colleges during the college rep panel—which included Black admissions representatives from George Washington University, Howard University, Kenyon College, and Rice University—and to learn from their high school peers who were gaining insight on their own fit factors.
Jr. LINKers also met their Saturday Academy Facilitators in their cohorts and learned about their cohort namesakes. Each Facilitator selected a Black social justice leader to serve as the namesake for their cohort, highlighting incredible leaders such as Katherine Johnson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ida B. Wells, Bell Hooks, and Trevor Noah.
Here’s what some Jr. LINK Scholars had to say about their Saturday Academy experience:
