August 2020

California State University
College Access

California State University to Close Campuses for In-Person Instruction This Fall  

California State University system will continue to be held online through the fall 2020 term because of the spread of the coronavirus. Keeping classes online is necessary because of “evolving data surrounding the progression” of the virus, Chancellor Tim White said during a CSU trustee meeting, alluding to public health experts forecasting further waves of the virus later this year. He left the door open, however, to resuming some in-person

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Ruby Mejia’s Interview
Alumni Pave The Way

Ruby Mejia’s Interview

Today, we wanted to introduce an amazing alumni leader that is paving the way for future Simon Scholars in the educational field. Ruby Mejia graduated from California State University, Fullerton and is currently a Spanish teacher at Newport Mesa Unified School District. As a proactive alumni she continues to be involved with the Simon Scholars Alumni group and volunteers her time mentoring high school and college scholars. Click the video

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Class of 2021 SAT and ACT Testing
College Access

UC’s Announcement Regarding the Class of 2021 SAT and ACT Testing

The University of California announced on Tuesday, March 31 that they will take a number of steps to temporarily adjust admissions requirements, so students and families will have one less thing to worry about during this COVID-19 pandemic. The measures include suspending the letter grade requirement for academic classes taken in winter, spring or summer terms of 2020; providing flexibility for students who need more time to meet registration, deposit

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Simon Scholars Physician Assistant Program at Chapman University
College Scholars Tomorrow

Chapman Physician Assistant Simon Scholarship Opportunity

This year we announced an exciting new scholarship opportunity for graduate students, the Simon Scholars Physician Assistant Program at Chapman University. This program provides 10 full-tuition scholarships a year and is designed to help fill a critical need in the healthcare field for more Physician Assistants (PAs). Like the Simon Scholars Program, it provides opportunities for underserved students to move from “adversity to accomplishment” and, in this case, to earn

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Parent Engagement Meeting
Meaningful Events

Bi-Annual Parent Engagement Meeting

Earlier this year, we had our most successful bi-annual parent engagement meetings hosted at two partner high schools in our respected Orange County and San Diego County regions. Over 200 parents attended the meeting(s) where presentations were customized by our Program Coordinators to fit our junior and senior scholars needs. The junior presentation featured topics like the importance of fly-in programs, college tours, and summer productive programs. They also had an opportunity to review

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Junior Simon Scholar College Tours
Meaningful Events

2020 February College Tours

This February 2020 our junior scholars had an opportunity to visit nine different colleges in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington DC. The Simon Scholar program encourages scholars to have a well-balanced college list by the end of their junior year, and what a better way to begin building their college list then by visiting some of our partner schools like the University of San Francisco, Stanford University, George Washington

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BECOME A SIMON SCHOLAR

Our application cycle for this year
is now closed.

If you have questions about your application for this cycle please email your questions to recruitment@simonscholars.org.

If you’re interested in becoming a Simon Scholar join our interest list and we’ll be in touch.