Through close mentoring and a targeted curriculum, the residential summer program helps students develop critical analytical, writing, and problem-solving skills. At the end of each summer session, students complete an evaluative survey on their perceptions of program benefits and changes in attitudes toward attending a four-year college.
Survey results suggest that more than 90 percent of program participants see improvements in solving word problems, writing skills and critical thinking skills. PAYS participants report increased classroom participation, which suggests increased confidence in formulating and expressing ideas, an important skill for college admissions and success. Prior to their PAYS experience, many PAYS scholars describe a lack of awareness of The Claremont Colleges specifically and of private liberal arts education generally. As a result of their PAYS experience, over 70 percent of participants have reported an interest in attending a private liberal arts college. PAYS students also report feeling far better informed about college access, college choices, and sources of financial aid available to them.
All PAYS participants have been accepted to four year competitive institutions. All students have been admitted to selective four year colleges and universities, and based on their career interests and other factors choose what path to take. True to its mission, PAYS is committed to supporting the entire class in achieving a baccalaureate degree.
Colleges and Universities where PAYS Scholars have enrolled:
- Amherst College
- Arizona State University
- Azusa Pacific University
- Bates College
- Boston College
- Brown University
- Bucknell University
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Cal Baptist University
- Colgate University
- Citrus College
- Claremont McKenna College
- Clark Atlanta University
- Columbia University
- Connecticut College
- CSU Channel Islands
- CSU Dominguez Hills
- CSU Fullerton
- CSU Long Beach
- CSU Los Angeles
- CSU Monterey Bay
- CSU San Bernardino
- CSU Sonoma
- Dartmouth College
- Florida International University
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Franklin Pierce College
- Georgetown University
- Grinnell College
- Hamilton College
- Harvard College
- Harvey Mudd College
- Haverford College
- Holy Names College
- Howard University
- Johnson and Wales University
- Kalamazoo College
- Lewis & Clark College
- Loyola Marymount U
- McDaniel College
- Mass. Institute of Technology
- Morehouse College
- Mount St. Mary’s
- New York University
- Occidental College
- Pitzer College
- Pomona College
- Princeton University
- Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
- San Francisco State
- Santa Clara University
- Scripps College
- Skidmore College
- Smith College
- Spelman College
- Stanford University
- Stillman College
- St. Mary’s College
- Swarthmore College
- U of Redlands
- UC Berkeley
- UC Davis
- UC Irvine
- UC LA
- UC Merced
- UC Santa Cruz
- UC Santa Barbara
- UC San Diego
- UC Riverside
- University of La Verne
- University of Miami
- University of San Francisco
- USC
- Vassar College
- Wellesley College
- Whitman College
- Whittier College
- Williams College
- Yale College