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  • Educating Students Together
    13101 W. Washington Blvd, Ste. 452
    Los Angeles, CA 90066
    www.estcap.org
    (310) 215-9522
  • Class of 2028 APPLICATion

  • 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 2027 and continue until graduation! Please click on the link below to see the income limits for our program:

    What We Do:

    Help you get into highly selective and selective colleges and find the money to pay for it by taking students through a year-long curriculum focused on raising your SAT/ACT 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 more!


    Only residents of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties in California will be considered for this program. The application period is from September 1st to December 1st. The class of 2028 cohort will only consist of 50 students. 

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Income Guidelines
    • Be a high school senior in the fall of 2027
    • 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 response: Why I want to participate in the EST College Access Program. Click here for ESTCAP Essay Tips
    • When you have completed all of the questions, please be sure to upload all required documents including family income (a list of all required documents will be displayed at the end of the application). 
    • Meet the income guidelines

    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!

    What to Expect:

    Round 1 consists of completing all sections of the application. Please respond to all of the following questions with complete answers. Once your completed application has been received, we will contact you regarding Round 2, the student and parent/guardian interview. Round 3 is an invitation to take a practice ACT or SAT exam. Students will be notified of their status once all rounds have been completed. We will collect a $100 deposit at orientation. This deposit will be returned at the end of the year pending completion of the program.

    We are excited about the opportunity to get to know you better!

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    • Does your school have Honor Roll*
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    • Extracurricular Activities & Involvement

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    • Leadership Activities: Leadership is NOT about joining clubs, its about what you do while you are there. Tell us how you made the space better, more efficient, or maybe you saw a problem(s) and solved it/them. 
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    • By signing and submitting this form, you agree to the following statements:

      • All the information on this form is accurate and true, to the best of your knowledge.
      • You agree to FULLY participate in the 7-week summer academy for college readiness.
      • You agree NOT to participate in any other program whose dates of operation coincide with this program, June 13, 2026-August 1, 2026
      • You acknowledge that this program is 5 days a week, Monday-Friday.
      • You agree to change any work, practice or other schedules to be present at all sessions.
      • You agree to be positive, optimistic and a complete beast about getting to the scholarship bag!
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