College Tours will be posted on this calendar as they are scheduled.  You may download information & applications from the links below or you can pick up applications from Diane in the Counseling Office at Washburn.  If you have any questions regarding the college tours, call Cassie at Project SUCCESS at 612.876.3902 or email cassiek@projectsuccess.org.

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We are currently taking applications for the college tours listed below.  Click on the red links to download the application with detailed information about the tours.

This Fall Project SUCCESS invited 9 – 12 grade students from North, Patrick Henry, South, Southwest and Washburn to a variety of in – state colleges and universities.  We did workshops at each of the tours, helping the students consider their post – high school options.

We kicked off our in-state tours with the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities!  Students had a great time learning about the largest university in Minnesota and Gopher pride!  St. Catherine University was next on the list! It was St. Kate’s Fall Visit Day and we enjoyed participating in events happening on campus.  

We began the month of November with a tour to St. Catherine’s College for Applied and Continuing Learning.  Enrollment there is open to both men and women.  The school specializes in occupations within the medical arts field.  Students liked learning more about what that field has to offer them.  Next we headed to Northfield to tour St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges.  There was quite a buzz in the air after walking around the scenic campuses and hearing about the programs offered.

Towards the end of November, students toured Dunwoody College of Technology.  We had some very motivated students asking great questions about the career training available there and job placement after graduation.  It was a great experience!

All in all we had a very busy, fun and wonderful Fall!

CHICAGO COLLEGE TOUR FALL 2011

Project SUCCESS invited students from North, Patrick Henry, South, Southwest and Washburn to check out the outstanding colleges and universities in the Chicago area. Students were SO excited to visit Chicago area schools that we expanded the trip over two tours and 111 eager young people explored their collegiate options in the Windy City!  Along the way we stopped to tour the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Students loved the campus and their homemade ice cream!

In Chicago we checked out:

The University of Chicago

The University of Illinois, Chicago

Columbia College

Illinois Institute of Technology

Roosevelt University

Chicago State

Northwestern University

Depaul University

Loyola University

In the evenings we were able to explore this wonderfully vivacious city! Students meandered in the historic area of Hyde Park, admired the vibrant murals of the Pilsen neighborhood, discovered cool shops and restaurants along Michigan Avenue and cheered on floats at Northwestern's Homecoming in Evanston!

We had a blast learning more about the colleges, the city and each other!

CHICAGO COLLEGE TOUR - March 20-23, 2011

(Spring Break)

Wow, what a great trip!  Students representing Patrick Henry, South, Southwest and Washburn High Schools attended this very active and very informative college tour.  For the first time this tour included a day trip to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign!  We also visited schools in the Chicago area including DePaul University, Columbia College, Northwestern University, Loyola University, University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Exploring Hyde Park, Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park made for memorable evening activities.

To view a photo journal of our trip, click on the red link below.

THE 2010 FALL COLLEGE TOURS

It has been a busy Fall!

Over MEA weekend in October, Project SUCCESS invited students from North, South, Southwest and Washburn High Schools to Chicago to check out the outstanding colleges and universities in the area.  Seventy-one juniors and seniors attended and visited schools such as the University of Chicago, Columbia College, DePaul University, Loyola University, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois - Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, Shimer College and the Illinois Institute of Art.  Students were also able to explore some of Chicago’s great neighborhoods that surround the colleges. These neighborhoods are filled with art, cultural significance and a great student presence.  On Thursday night students visited Hyde Park, the Pilsen neighborhood (where they were able to visit a student run radio station) and the city of Evanston. Friday night we explored Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park.

November 3rd – 6th, Project SUCCESS took juniors and seniors from North, South, Southwest and Washburn High Schools to look at 5 schools in Iowa.  We checked out Iowa State University, Drake University, Grinnell College, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa.

On November 5th, Project SUCCESS juniors and seniors toured the University of Wisconsin Madison.  This tour included a presentation by an admissions counselor, a student led walking tour, time to explore the very active “State Street”, and a Project SUCCESS workshop on choosing colleges. The day ended with a delicious taste of UW Madison’s campus-made ice cream!

Locally, 9th – 12th grade students from all 5 of our partner high schools have visited Dunwoody College of Technology, St. Catherine University, St. Olaf College and Carleton College.