Gateway to Gold: A Pre-College Summer Experience
This summer, DePauw's Lilly grant-funded Gateway to Gold program hosted 149 Indiana high school students to introduce them to college life and academic opportunities in hopes that some of them will be prospective DePauw students. This is the second year for the highly successful program.
"Fifty percent of the high school seniors from last year's program were offered admission to DePauw, so it has a high success rate," says Kim Morton, director of pre-college engagement programs and special assistant to the President's Office.
Gateway to Gold introduces rising high school sophomores through seniors to DePauw’s liberal arts experience, fosters students’ confidence in their problem-solving abilities, and enhances their college readiness skills through two-day, one-night on-campus experiences. Students choose from a number of courses in one of six themes. They also enjoy a dinner series with alumni who discuss their DePauw experiences, personal branding, and networking.
Their families benefit from sessions with Admission and Financial Aid to learn about the options and opportunities for gaining admittance and financing a college education.