To become a Let's Get Ready student - see the full list of program locations near you.
Programs are open to high school juniors and seniors who have qualifying financial need.
Let's Get Ready programs run in the spring, summer and fall. Each program is approximately nine weeks and meets for three hours at least twice a week. Let's Get Ready programs are free to students and include:
- 30 hours of intensive instruction on the foundational math and critical reading/writing skills that the SAT covers and that are necessary to succeed in college.
- 2-3 diagnostic SAT tests taken for practice and to gauge student progress.
- 15 hours of comprehensive information and guidance regarding college selection, applications, financial aid and scholarships.
- College Trips
- Small classes (with no more than five students) led by college student Coaches who mentor and inspire the high school students.
For Coaches
To become a Let's Get Ready coach, please see the full list of program locations on the sidebar and click on the program near you.
Coaches are primarily college students. However, during the summer we do accept a limited number of young professionals.
Coaches must:
- Have scored at least a 600 on the subject area in which they would like to teach
- Be attending or attended an institution of higher learning
- Be willing to devote at least three hours, one day a week to teach and prepare for class
- Attend a mandatory training
Collaboration
Let's Get Ready's program model is highly replicable and effective because of the strength of our partnerships with colleges, high schools and community organizations. Programs in the fall and spring terms are built upon collaborations with colleges and universities, which are then partnered with specific high schools and/or community organizations. In the summer, programs partner with community organizations and/or local high schools.
Let's Get Ready's program model is highly replicable and effective because of the strength of our partnerships with colleges, high schools and community organizations. Programs in the fall and spring terms are built upon collaborations with colleges and universities, which are then partnered with specific high schools and/or community organizations. In the summer, programs partner with community organizations and/or local high schools.
Let’s Get Ready College Partners
Amherst College, Babson College, Barnard College, Boston College, Clark University, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross, Columbia University, Cornell University, CUNY Black Male Initiative (NYC College of Technology, Hostos Community College and York College), Dartmouth College, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Hamilton College, Hampshire College, Harvard University, Lesley University, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Northeastern University, Princeton University, Smith College, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of Pennsylvania, Vassar College, Wellesley College and Wesleyan University.
Amherst College, Babson College, Barnard College, Boston College, Clark University, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross, Columbia University, Cornell University, CUNY Black Male Initiative (NYC College of Technology, Hostos Community College and York College), Dartmouth College, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Hamilton College, Hampshire College, Harvard University, Lesley University, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Northeastern University, Princeton University, Smith College, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of Pennsylvania, Vassar College, Wellesley College and Wesleyan University.
