Thank you for your interest in Educating Students Together College Access Program for low to middle-income students and foster youth. Our free college planning workshops and one-on-one assistance for high school juniors begin in spring 2025 and continue until graduation! Please click on the link below to see the income limits for our program:
Income Guidelines
What We Do:
Help you get into highly selective and selective colleges and find the money to pay for it.
Assist you with raising your SAT score. Did you know that the majority of students who received institutional scholarships submitted a test score?
Teach you how to write excellent personal statements that stand out from the crowd.
Show you how and where to find scholarships.
Provide financial aid advising and financial literacy courses
Help Students stand out for college admissions and scholarship considerations by creating central passion videos and a show-stopper activity!
Only residents of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties in California will be considered for this program. However, applicants who reside in San Diego County and participate in KIPP Academy can apply. Applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis until we reach 100 students. Please don't wait! Our program fills up fast.
Eligibility Criteria:
Be a high school senior in the fall of 2025
Be a high-performing (3.0 GPA or better) low to middle-income youth OR a foster youth with any GPA
Successful completion of a student and parent interview
One recommendation from a teacher or counselor (we provide them with a link)
Submit a 300-word essay: Why I want to participate in the EST College Access Program
When you have completed all of the questions, please be sure to upload all required documents (a list of all required documents will be displayed at the end of the application). If you have not taken the PSAT, SAT, or ACT, please state that on a Word document, scan it, and upload your statement to let us know.
If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact Dr. Yasmin Delahoussaye. She can be reached via e-mail at yasminde@estcap.org or via phone at (310) 215-9522.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Please respond to all of the following questions with complete answers. Once your completed application has been received, we will contact you regarding your application status. Round 2 of the application process consists of a student and parent/guardian interview.