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Bring Global Diversity to Your Campus with ASSIST Bring Global Diversity to Your Campus with ASSIST 52 COUNTRIES · 5,210 ALUMNI · ONE FAMILY Our Vision WE BELIEVE that connecting future American leaders with future “Honestly, she made me think leaders of other nations makes a substantial contribution toward about the majority of our texts in brand new ways, and increasing understanding and respect. International outreach I constantly found myself begins with individual relationships—relationships born taking notes on what she through a year of academic and cultural immersion designed would say, knowing that I to affect peers, teachers, friends, family members and business would use these notes in my teaching of the course associates for a lifetime. next year.” WE BELIEVE that now, more than ever, nurturing humane leaders “Every time I teach this course, there is at least one student through cross-cultural interchange affords a unique opportunity in my class who keeps me to influence the course of future world events in a positive honest. This year, it’s Carlota.” direction. “Truly, Carlota ranks among the very best of all of the students I have had the OUR MISSION opportunity to work with during my nearly 20 years at ASSIST creates life-changing opportunities Hotchkiss.” ASSIST is a nonprofit organization that works closely with American independent secondary Faculty members for outstanding international scholars to learn schools to achieve their global education and diversity objectives. We identify, match The Hotchkiss School and support academically talented, multilingual international students with our member Connecticut from and contribute to the finest American schools. During a one-year school stay, an ASSIST scholar-leader serves as a cultural independent secondary schools. ambassador actively participating in classes and extracurricular activities. Since 1969, 5,210 students from 52 nations, many underrepresented in independent school populations, have been matched with ASSIST member schools, of which we are quite proud. ASSIST is the only international exchange organization that works exclusively with NAIS member schools and that places all of its students on scholarship. It is through the generosity and support of member schools that ASSIST is able to offer life-changing experiences to some of the world’s most promising students. ASSIST ALUMNI MAKE THEIR MARK ON THE WORLD TOP U.S. COLLEGE ENROLLMENT (4 OR MORE SCHOLARS) Harvard University 64 Brown University 8 Lafayette College 5 Columbia University 28 University of Chicago 8 Macalester College 5 What is the ASSIST program? University of Pennsylvania 24 Dartmouth College 8 University of Richmond 5 Yale University 23 Vassar College 8 Wellesley College 5 Since 1969/70, 5,210 students from 52 countries have studied in New York University 23 Duke University 7 Wooster College 5 the United States as ASSIST Scholars at independent secondary Stanford University 20 Northwestern University 7 Bowdoin College 4 CARLOTA CORBELLA schools across the nation. Through our unique partnership with Univ. of California, Berkeley 18 Amherst College 6 Bryn Mawr College 4 Spain qualifying American independent secondary schools, which Princeton University 16 Univ. of California, LA 6 Colgate University 4 The Hotchkiss School Mass. Inst. of Technology 13 University of Virginia 6 Cornell University 4 Connecticut offer scholarships to our students, international students have Georgetown University 12 Bates College 5 Georgia Inst. of Technology 4 come to know one another and have formed relationships that First Honors. Cross Country John’s Hopkins University 10 Emory University 5 Northeastern University 4 Charles E. Berry Award; contribute to cross-cultural understanding. Mount Holyoke College 10 Furman University 5 University of Notre Dame 4 winner of the New England Independent schools in the U.S. participate in the Tufts University 9 Hamilton College 5 University of Washington 4 Division I Cross Country ASSIST program because we help them extend their reach to Championship and champion in the New England 3,000 new countries where they want to recruit in order to build a TOP U.K. COLLEGE ENROLLMENT (4 OR MORE SCHOLARS) meters. Astronomy Club, diverse student body. Schools remain loyal to ASSIST because University of Oxford 40 Warwick University 6 Saxophone Quartet, Outing of the outstanding contributions made by intelligent, motivated University of Cambridge 21 University of Edinburgh 5 Club, El Club (Spanish club), London School of Economics 19 London Business School 5 Woods Squad, and Club student ambassadors who are eager and equipped to make the University of London 11 King’s College 4 Swim. Lettered in Varsity very best use of this life-changing experience. Track & Field and in Varsity Cross Country. “After this year I feel more ready to face challenges with What are the benefits of membership? positivism and enthusiasm, to adapt to unexpected ASSIST scholars are top honors students with strong character situations, and to appreciate and extracurricular interests bringing unique global diversity to the richness of any culture. independent schools while being supported by an extraordinary Now I know that, regardless of where I end up, ASSIST leadership program. will have been key to my OUR SCHOLARS CHANGE THE CONVERSATION in your classrooms. future.” WE BRING UNIQUE GLOBAL DIVERSITY to your campus community. OUR SCHOLARS MAKE AN EXCEPTIONAL IMPACT across campus. ASSIST accepts only about 15% of the students who apply. More than 90% of our Scholars are honors students. ASSIST selects Scholars with strong extracurricular interests. “It has been our privilege to partner with ASSIST and the other ASSIST member schools for the past 50 years. We have had dozens of ASSIST scholars over the years who have each enriched our community in their own unique way. Given that our large and complex community and challenging program demand that the fit be optimal, it is comforting to know thatASSIST is identifying candidates for us who have the potential to be happy and successful during their time on our campus. I am impressed by the organization, professionalism, and precise method- ology with which ASSIST goes about sourcing bright and motivated young people for this exceptional opportunity.” Jill Thompson, Director of Admission, Phillips Academy Andover 5 ASSIST COUNTRIES 2018/19 Australia Austria Bulgaria Cambodia Croatia Czech Republic Germany Hungary Lithuania Moldova Norway Palestine Poland Serbia Slovakia Somaliland Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Vietnam ASSIST MEMBER ALABAMA FLORIDA MARYLAND MICHIGAN NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE VIRGINIA SCHOOLS Indian Springs School Bolles School Bryn Mawr School University Liggett School Carolina Day School Girls Preparatory School Chatham Hall Saint Andrew’s School Friends School-Baltimore 2018/19 Christ School St. Andrew’s-Sewanee Episcopal High School CALIFORNIA Seacrest Country Day Garrison Forest School NEW HAMPSHIRE Salem Academy School Foxcroft School Chadwick School School St. Timothy’s School Derryfield School Webb School St. Catherine’s School Each ASSIST member Laguna Blanca School Trinity Preparatory School West Nottingham Academy Dublin School OHIO St. Christopher’s School school is a member of San Domenico School Kimball Union Academy Hawken School TEXAS Stuart Hall School NAIS (National Association GEORGIA MAINE Phillips Exeter Academy Laurel School Greenhill School Virginia Episcopal School of Independent Schools), CONNECTICUT Darlington School Hebron Academy St. Paul’s School The Hockaday School Woodberry Forest School subscribes to principles of The Ethel Walker School Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Kents Hill School PENNSYLVANIA St. Andrew’s Episcopal nondiscrimination, and is The Gunnery School Waynflete School NEW JERSEY George School School WASHINGTON accredited by an officially The Hotchkiss School Savannah Country Day The Lawrenceville School The Hill School St. John’s School Charles Wright Academy recognized evaluation Salisbury School School MASSACHUSETTS Peddie School Lancaster Country Day St. Mark’s School of Texas agency in the state or region Suffield Academy Belmont Hill School The Pennington School School WASHINGTON DC in which it is located. The Taft School ILLINOIS Berkshire School Linden Hall UTAH Sidwell Friends School Westminster School North Shore Country Day Deerfield Academy NEW MEXICO Perkiomen School Wasatch Academy St. Albans School School Miss Hall’s School Albuquerque Academy Westtown School The Waterford School DELAWARE Phillips Academy Andover Wyoming Seminary WISCONSIN St. Andrew’s School INDIANA Stoneleigh-Burnham School NEW YORK VERMONT Wayland Academy Tower Hill School Canterbury School The Masters School The Putney School The Stony Brook School What are the membership criteria? Financing the Scholarship A school must meet the following requirements and ASSIST member schools utilize numerous models to finance the responsibilities to become a member school and to host ASSIST scholarship: BILYANA GEORGIEVA ASSIST Scholars: If the school has met its enrollment goal, the ASSIST Scholar FILIP FLENHAGEN Bulgaria Sweden ASSIST member schools must be fully accredited members of can be added “extra-budget,” as a non-matriculating, non- Greenhill School Belmont Hill School Texas the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). degree-seeking student. Massachusetts High honors. Outstanding Returning schools reenroll annually in the fall. After The ASSIST scholarship can be added as a separate line High Honors. Community Accomplishment in AP reenrollment, ASSIST sends membership
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