Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Santos
Growing up, my childhood wasn’t always the norm. I come from a family with a military father and I’ve had to grow up and mature much more quickly than others my age. I was born in San Diego, but my...
Alumni Spotlight: Floyd Black
Floyd Black, a CollegeSpring alumnus, recently received the Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Leader of Change Scholarship. He also traveled to the White House to meet First Lady Michelle Obama as part of the White House Beating the Odds Summit. Floyd...
Jaylyn Burns: CollegeSpring Alumna and Summer 2014 Mentor
More than most other mentors this summer, Jaylyn Burns (right) was especially well qualified to embody CollegeSpring's culture: Jaylyn participated as a student in CollegeSpring's 2012 summer program at Envision Academy in Oakland. Now a sophomore at UC Merced, she shared...
Watch: Making a Difference at Envision Schools
Taking attendance is usually a chore for teachers, but for Natasha Clemons, taking attendance in CollegeSpring's Envision Academy program last academic year was a joy. Watching students with their mentors was a big part of that.
Taylor Jones, ’13
Taylor Jones has dreamed of attending Howard University since she was little. Now that dream is about to come true. Even though no one in her immediate family has attended college, Taylor Jones has always had her sights set on...
A Teacher’s Take on CollegeSpring
Want to know what teachers think about CollegeSpring? Check out CollegeSpring's new video featuring Elizabeth Schuricht of Animo Inglewood Charter High School to hear more about the effectiveness of our SAT preparation and college readiness curriculum. In the video, Elizabeth, an AP English...
A Different Approach to Test Prep
What do you think of when you think of SAT test prep? Vocab words? #2 pencils? When Reyna Avila thinks of SAT test preparation, she thinks of change. Reyna, a school counselor, has seen CollegeSpring's simple test preparation program have...