Seeking motivated, high-performing 6th grade students in NYC! About BTNY: Who are we looking for? BTNY transforms the lives of high-potential, low- income students by preparing them for college To qualify for BTNY, an applicant must be: so they can succeed in the world. • Currently enrolled in the 6th grade th • A U.S. citizen or Green Card holder We are seeking high-potential, low-income 6 • A strong academic performer: grade students to participate in our six-year, o All grades are 80% or better tuition-free college access program. o 5th grade NY state ELA and Math scores are at least a 3 out of 4 BTNY students receive six years of: • From a family with proven financial need* *Household income is less than $20,000 per person annually • After-school tutoring • Summer enrichment programs • Personalized high school placement BTNY students are also: guidance • Motivated to work hard and go to college • On-going support in high school with • The first in their family to attend a four- tutoring, SAT prep, internship placement, year college in the U.S. and more • Positive community members and leaders • Personalized college admissions guidance • Willing to make the six-year commitment • Mentorship from top college and high school to our program students The application is available online at www.btny.org/apply-as-a-student/ Deadline to apply: March 18, 2015 We are proud to announce our partnership with New York Junior Tennis and Learning as we launch our newest programming site in the Bronx this summer! Breakthrough New York Site Locations: Manhattan – at The Town School, Upper East Side, 540 East 76th Street and York Avenue Brooklyn – at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Fort Greene, 357 Clermont Avenue Bronx – at Cary Leeds Tennis Center, 1700 Crotona Avenue (inside Crotona Park) (646) 747-BTNY (p) ♦ (917) 258-3460 (f) ♦ www.btny.org BTNY by the Numbers BTNY Students attend schools such as… Colleges and Universities: Bard College Bentley University Boston University Brown University CUNY Columbia University Cornell University Duke University Hunter College Middlebury College Smith College SUNY University of Southern California Vanderbilt University Vassar College Wesleyan University Williams College College Preparatory High Schools: Independent Boarding and Day Schools: The Berkeley Carroll School The Brearley School Brooklyn Friends School Buxton School The Darrow School Friends Seminary Grace Church School The Hotchkiss School The Masters School Packer Collegiate Institute Phillips Exeter Academy Poly Prep Country Day School The Stony Brook School Parochial Schools: Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Cathedral High School Convent of the Sacred Heart Notre Dame High School Xavier High School Selective and Specialized Public Schools: Bard High School Early College The Beacon School Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Bronx High School of Science Brooklyn Latin Brooklyn Technical High School Eleanor Roosevelt High School Manhattan Center for Science & Mathematics Manhattan Hunter Science High School Nest + M NYC iSchool NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies Stuyvesant High School .