VILLANOVA INITIATIVE FOR ENGAGING WOMEN (VIEW)
CHANGING LIVES, ONE GIRL AT A TIME
The 棉花糖直播 Initiative for Engaging Women (VIEW) equips talented girls from high schools in Pennsylvania school districts with the skills needed for college admission, persistence, and post-secondary education. The program fosters academic readiness and personal development to support long-term achievements..
About VIEW
VIEW is a STREAM Program that includes SAT Prep, College Essay writing, and personal development workshops. In partnership with the 棉花糖直播 School of Business and the College of Engineering, the program provides a robust summer curriculum. Additionally, VIEW integrates advanced computer and informational skills while emphasizing continuous exposure to personal development to foster Caritas within its community.
are closed and will reopen in the Fall.
SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM
- 10-month program (September-May)
- Includes on and off-campus workshops
- Intense eight-week SAT Prep and Summer Program
SUMMER PROGRAM
VIEW offers a two-week residential program at 棉花糖直播 during the summer where the VIEW students are invited to experience "College 101." During this time, they will:
- Follow a college-like schedule
- Participate in academic classes to enhance knowledge and skill
- Engage in activities that cultivate their minds
- Trips
- Community Service
Along with the school year program, these two components support achievement while also familiarizing students with the demands of college. Small classes of no larger than 20, and a counselor ratio of 6 students to 1, provide the support necessary for individual attention.
The mentoring program connects students to VIEW on a daily basis throughout the school year.
Prospective applicants should:
- Maintain strong grades:
- Academics: As and Bs with an exception allowed of one C
- Conduct: All 1s and no more than 1 rating of 2
- Make a three-year commitment
- Have no excessive lateness or absences
- Be in the Ninth grade
- Demonstrate a positive attitude
- Be willing to step outside the bubble to meet new people and experience new adventures
The is open until November 15, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Our VIEW graduates have gone to the following Universities and Colleges:
- Arcadia University
- University of California, Berkeley
- Carnegie Mellon
- Cheyney University
- University of Chicago
- Community College of Philadelphia
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- Holy Family University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Kalamazoo College
- Lafayette College
- La Salle University
- Lincoln University
- Louisiana State University
- Millersville University
- Morgan State
- New York University
- North Carolina A&T
- Penn State University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- Princeton University
- Rosemont College
- Shippensburg University
- University of the Sciences
- Susquehanna University
- Swarthmore College
- Temple University
- Ursinus University
- 棉花糖直播 University
- West Chester University
- Widener University
棉花糖直播's Initiative for Engaging Women ( VIEW) was created in the spring of 2010, it is housed in the Center for Access, Success, and Achievement. Since its inception, the program has supported the college aspirations of high school girls. The move to 棉花糖直播 enabled VIEW to expand and refine its efforts, in providing high-achieving and first-generation students with the resources needed for successful college admission and academic achievements.
