New Visions: The College Advantage continued . . .

What kind of colleges and universities believe in New Visions students?
New Visions students have been accepted into some of the nation's most competitive colleges and universities and their highly respected, specialized programs of study. Here's just a partial listing of the colleges and universities into which New Visions students have been admitted:
American University Bard College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Colgate University College of St. Rose Cornell University Dartmouth College Earlham College Emerson College Emory University Fairfield University Fashion Institute of Technology Furman University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hope College

Ithaca College (including Park School of Communications) James Madison University Keuka College Marist College Nazareth College Northwestern University (including Medill School of Journalism) New York University Purdue University Rochester Institute of Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Russell Sage College (including Occupational Therapy Programs) Rutgers University St. John Fisher College St. Michael's College Siena College Skidmore College

SUNY - all campuses including Albany, Binghamton, Geneseo & Oswego Syracuse University (including Newhouse School of Communications) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Union College (including Union/AMC combined 8-year MBA/MD program) University of Richmond University of Rochester U.S. Military Academy at West Point U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis Utica College Wellesley College

Can New Visions help with college expenses?
Indeed. New Visions students have won numerous scholarships based on their academic achievement and internship experiences. Some of these awards have covered tuition in-full at respected colleges and universities. As a result of their New Visions experiences, students are also offered many employment and internship opportunities. For example, more than one-fourth of New Visions: Human Services & Special Education students have been employed by St. Catherine's Center for Children, which houses their New Visions classroom, during summers, school vacations and part-time while attending college.

Other students have worked for agencies and schools they first visited with their New Visions class. New Visions: Law & Government students have been selected for paid internships and jobs in a variety of settings, such as a paid summer internship in government relations and public affairs with Time Warner. New Visions: Health Careers students have gone on to work for Ellis and St. Peter's hospitals. New Visions: Public Communications students have held internships and secured employment at newspapers, including the Times Union, and in radio and television. 

Great preparation for the rigors of college
Finally, New Visions students report that they are much better prepared for college than their classmates. They cite the rigorous curriculum, high expectations, strong writing component and time management and organizational skills learned in New Visions as giving them the "college advantage."

New Visions alumni talk back
New Visions is truly a college advantage. But don't believe us! Read the following comments from successful New Visions alumni!

"I'm going to Skidmore College on a full scholarship, including books! I would never be here without New Visions. New Visions taught me so much! I read so many books and started to take college classes, which allowed me to ease into the college workload and experience . . . and to have a much smoother first year. I know from speaking to my advisors that the fact that I participated in New Visions put me over the top compared to other students, and this is why I was accepted into college!" - Ashley Felman, Class of 2004, New Visions: Human Services & Special Education and Schenectady H.S.; Skidmore College

"Even as a junior special education major, my professors are still impressed with all of the opportunities I experienced at New Visions. More than anything, New Visions prepared me for the workload of college. I learned time management and organizational skills that I still use today." - Sarah Dennis, Class of 2003, New Visions: Human Services & Special Education and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk H.S.; College of St. Rose

"Perhaps my most important reason for taking up New Visions is that it gave me a genuine sense as to whether the field, in my case medicine, was something I had a legitimate interest in pursuing. In the New Visions Health program, I saw things on a daily basis that the vast majority of college students do not get to see in their undergraduate years, much less [as] high school students. Many of my peers became enthralled with the field, while I decided to pursue other interests. By that token, it was much better for me to determine that medicine was not for me during my senior year of high school rather than my second year of medical school. I majored in computer science at Cornell, and I am currently pursuing my Masters in Operations Research at Columbia University." -Bryan Achtyl, Class of 2001, New Visions: Health Careers and Scotia-Glenville H.S.; Columbia University

"The workload in New Visions is just about what I would have had by simply attending senior year and taking A.P. classes, but something in New Visions made it much more valuable. . . We were exposed to all of the variable facets of the health care field in America, which is something that many aspiring physicians do not get until their third and fourth year of medical school. . . New Visions makes you mature light years ahead of your other classmates and taught me that you have to work hard to achieve your set goals. I'm now in my first year at New York Medical College at Valhalla!" -Sharif Amin, Class of 2001, New Visions: Health Careers and Niskayuna H.S.; New York Medical College

"There are plenty of intelligent applicants with high GPAs and numerous AP and honors courses under their belts. There are few, however, who can say that they broke the mold and ventured out of the confines of their high school to spend their senior year with a group of students and professionals that they did not know, completing work at the college level. I strongly encourage others to take part in New Visions because it will be one of the best experiences of their lives." - - Katie Broadhurst, Class of 2000, New Visions: Health Careers and Scotia-Glenville H.S.; James Madison University

"New Visions was totally different than high school. . . The teacher really helped us develop our interests and brought in speakers who he thought we would find the most interesting and helpful. My internships were also very well suited to me, and the people I met at those internships helped me get a position in the Legislature." - Andria Bentley, Class of 2001, New Visions: Law & Government and Colonie Central H.S., U Albany, Rockefeller College M.P.A. program

"The curriculum challenged me academically in a way that I rarely experienced in high school. My internships showed college admissions officials that I possessed a level of experience and maturity uncommon in most applicants. One of my college acceptance letters had a handwritten note in the lower right corner that read, "Your New Visions program sounds exciting!" - Ryan Wood Beauchamp, Class of 2003, New Visions: Law & Government 2003 and Galway H.S.; Earlham College

"Cooperation, interdisciplinary learning, problem solving, and professionalism know no single career field. The New Visions program debunks stigmas of limiting students' options and in fact provides the widest spectrum of necessary knowledge and skills to achieve any goal." -Sean Michael Apollo Conway, Class of 2001, New Visions: Public Communications and Voorheesville H.S.; current American University student "Because of the credits earned in New Visions along with those earned in high school, I will be able to graduate from Emerson's honors program a full year ahead of my peers." - Jackie Noblett, Class of 2004, New Visions: Public Communications and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk H.S.;  Emerson College

What types of professions and careers do New Visions students pursue? Take a look!
Account Executive Advertising Manager Anchorperson Anesthesiologist Art Therapist Attorney Committee Staffperson Communications Coordinator Congressional Representative Copy Writer Editor Editorial Cartoonist Elementary School Teacher Entertainment Writer Gerontologist Graphic artist Guidance Counselor Healthcare Administrator Interactive Media Designer Judge Legislative Analyst Legislative Assistant Lobbyist Local Government Official Media Buyer Medical Doctor Medical Researcher Music Therapist Nurse Practitioner Obstetrician Occupational Therapist Oncologist Opinion Columnist Paralegal Patient Advocate Pediatrician Pharmacist Photographer Physical Therapist Physician Assistant Preschool Teacher Press Officer Probation Officer Producer Psychiatrist Psychologist Public Defender Publisher Radiologist Reporter School Counselor Social Worker Special Education Teacher Speech Therapist State Legislator Surgeon Videographer Webmaster

Your future is up to you. Make the most of your senior year.
If you are interested in exciting, honors-level study in health careers, human services and special education, law and government, and public communications, consider making New Visions part of your schedule. To learn more, speak with your guidance counselor, visit a New Visions class, speak with New Visions students or alumni from your high school, or attend a New Visions open house.

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