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The General Program

What is the UB Program for?

How long do UB students stay in the program?

What are the qualifications to apply for UB?

What schools do you serve?

Applications

Who has the applications?

What is the application deadline?

What do I say in the essay sections?

Classes

What classes are taught in UB?

Do you stay overnight in the summer?

Can I miss summer UB classes?

Who teaches in the summer?

Are stipends or lunch money offered?

Other Upward Bound Programs

North Seattle Community College

Seattle University

South Seattle Community College


The General Program

What is the UB Program for?
To prepare students for college and to provide assistance with the college application process, scholarship search and financial aid application. Classes are offered in writing, reading, science, math, technology, research and test taking. Students earn credits for these classes and grades appear in their transcripts allowing them to complete high school faster. This may allow them to participate in programs such as Running Start or other accelerated programs.

How long do UB students stay in the program?
Students who are accepted are a part of UB until they graduate from high school.

What are the qualifications to apply for UB?
Applicants must be low-income according to federal guidelines (use taxable income) or the first generation in their family to finish college. If a parent completed a degree in another country, the student must check eligibility with staff.

What schools do you serve?
We serve Nathan Hale, Franklin and Cleveland High Schools.

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Applications

Who has the applications?
Contact a counselor at your school or download from the web.

What is the application deadline?
March 3rd-all applications should be turned in to the counselors.

What do I say in the essay sections?
Address what you feel is the your most significant accomplishment and tell us something about your strengths and weaknesses and/or ways you have overcome adversity to complete this accomplishment or learned something valuable from it. Use examples; be detailed and specific.

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Classes

What classes are taught in UB?
During the school year UB teaches college preparation, college application, resume writing, scholarship search, basic research skills, and expository writing skills for college. During the summer, science, math, language arts, technology, and dance are taught.

Do you stay overnight in the summer?
We do not have a residential program, so students will be given bus tokens and a pass to commute to and from the UW campus. There may be one overnight field trip over the summer.

Can I miss summer UB classes?
Class attendence during the summer is mandatory and new students are on probation until they complete their first summer program. If a student misses more than three days, he/she will dropped. We must comply with Seattle School District Mandates for awarding credit, so we have to be strict on hours of attendance.

Who teaches in the summer?
Instructors are usually university professors or instructors from the UW campus.

Are stipends or lunch money offered?
Yes, but only in summer. Students will receive a modest stipend at the completion of the summer program and will receive lunch money every day and bus tokens or a pass for commuting costs.

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Other Upward Bound Programs

North Seattle Community College
North Seattle Upward Bound Program
9600 College Wy N.
Seattle, WA 98103

Director: Kellie Nakano
Phone: (206) 527-3691 knakano@sccd.ctc.edu

Schools Served:
Franklin High School
Summit Alternative High School
Roosevelt High school
Indian Heritage High School

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Seattle University
City of Seattle Upward Bound Program
618 Second Avenue, 5th Floor
Seattle, WA 98104

Director: Mary Ellen VinsonPhone: (206) 386-1027
maryellen.vinson@ci.seattle.wa.us

Schools Served:
Ballard High School
Garfield High School
Ingraham High School
Rainier Beach High School
Chief Sealth High School
West Seattle High School

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South Seattle Community College
South Seattle Community College Upward Bound Program
6000 16th Avenue S.W.Seattle, WA 98106-1499

Director: Henry Johnson
Phone: 206-768-6676, 206-768-6769
hjohnson@sccd.ctc.edu

Schools Served:
(Highline School District)
Evergreen High School
Tyee High School

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