Middle School Mentoring Program
Connecting middle school students with older peers to guide, support, and mentor them with the NYC high school application process.
NYC High School Mentors
- Fiorello H Laguardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
- Public
- Manhattan
- Upper West Side
- Fiorello H Laguardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
- Public
- Manhattan
- Upper West Side
NYC Middle School Mentees
Emma
7th Grader
- Female
- Brooklyn
- Intermediate School 318 Eugeno Maria de Hostos
- Public
Isaiah
6th Grader
- Male
- Manhattan
- Upper West Success Academy Charter School
- Public
George
6th Grader
- Male
- Queens
- J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage
- Public
Jeremiah
8th Grader
- Male
- Brooklyn
- Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School
- Public
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NYC Dream High Schools
Bronx High School of Science
Public
9-12
Bronx
Kingsbridge Heights
Staten Island Technical High School
Public
9-12
Staten Island
New Dorp
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Public
9-12
Manhattan
Lenox Hill
Brooklyn Technical High School
Public
9-12
Brooklyn
Fort Greene
Townsend Harris High School
Public
9-12
Queens
Kew Gardens Hills
Beacon High School
Public
9-12
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Xavier High School
Private
9-12
Manhattan
The Flatiron District
Stuyvesant High School
Public
9-12
Manhattan
Battery Park City
Mentee Yearlong Plans
6th Grade
- Getting adjusted to middle school
- Beginning test prep for high school exams
- Joining extra-curricular activities and beginning a portfolio
- Maintaining a good report card throughout the year
- Figuring out some of the schools the student would like to go to
7th Grade
- Attending high school open houses
- Finalizing a high school list
- Figuring out the tests needed for high schools
- Continuing to be active in extracurricular activities and developing a portfolio
- Maintaining a good report card throughout the year
8th Grade
- Maintaining a good report card before application deadline (and afterwards as well)
- Creating a plan with deadlines for the schools the student is applying to
- Writing high school essays and doing practice interviews
- Finishing applications and polishing up portfolios