Fall 2016 The C21 STEP Scholars at the NYU School of Medicine is actively accepting 11th graders into our program.

http://www.med.nyu.edu/school/student-resources/diversity-affairs/recruitment/c21-step-scholars

The C21 STEP Scholars at the NYU School of Medicine is actively accepting 11th graders into our program.  Could you kindly circulate the attached flyer to STEM teachers, colleagues, school administrators, guardians/parents, community members, and current 11th graders interested in STEM? The Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) is an educational opportunity program sponsored by funded by the New York State Education Department. 

Program & Mission

The C21 STEP Scholars is sponsored by and financed through the Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) grant from the New York State Education Department’s Office of Postsecondary Access, Support and Success. Many students aspiring to attend college face a reality of few options and fewer opportunities due to lack of economic and educational resources. Access to post-secondary education and career attainment, especially in the STEM fields and the licensed professions, affects individuals and communities disproportionately along racial, gender, sexuality, ability, and socioeconomic lines. STEP seeks to confront and address this reality by recruiting a compositionally diverse cohort, designing interdisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) coursework, providing SAT prep and financial aid workshops and academic, personal, career, and college mentorship programming with current medical students, faculty, and researchers at the NYU School of Medicine. Through this multifaceted and holistic curriculum, STEP aims to increase underrepresented and underserved students’ matriculation into college and to encourage their participation in STEM fields and the licensed professions. These goals work in tandem towards STEP’s larger vision of advancing educational justice and equity through educational opportunity programs.

Application Checklist

• Google Form Application
• One (1) Page Résumé in PDF or DOCX Format (not Google Drive) – Demonstrate prior exposure to medicine, science, health, STEM, and the licensed professions as evidenced by previous or ongoing science fair projects, mathematics competitions, internships, work experience, volunteerism, extracurricular activities, and/or community engagement (1 page).
• One (1) Page Personal Statement in PDF or DOCX Format (not Google Drive)  – Prompt: Discuss your background, passions, and the diversity you will bring to STEP and how your interests and experiences inform your decision to pursue future study and/or a career in STEM and the licensed professions (1 page, double spaced, 12 size font, Times New Roman).
• Most Recent Transcript – All applicants must submit their most recent school transcript, a report card after each semester, and a final school transcript at the end of 12th grade. Unofficial transcripts are accepted.
• One (1) Letter of Recommendation – Acquire a letter of recommendation from one science or math teacher, home room teacher, guidance counselor, principal, employer, adviser, or professional mentor. The letter of recommendation does not have to come from faculty or school administrators. As applicants are not asked to waive their right to see the letter of recommendation, applicants are permitted to read them. For successful review, applicants must send the letter of recommendation with all other documents intoone (1) email.
• If qualifying under economic disadvantage eligibility, submit economic documentation.