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CLASS OF 2021

Mentor: Mark Gardner University: University of Rochester

Mentor: Darcy Miller University: Emory University

Mentor: Teresa Weber University: Pratt Institute

Mentor: Mark Hirsh University: Harvard University

Mentor: Janice & Danny Lanzetta University: Pace University
CLASS OF 2020

Mentor: Arleen Zuckerman University: Northeastern University

Mentor: Norm Savoie University: Syracuse University

Mentor: Norm Savoie University: Howard University

Mentor: Lew Koflowitz University: University at Buffalo

Mentor: Nathan Fisher University: Howard University

Mentor: Christine Bensche University: University at Buffalo
CLASS OF 2019

Mentor: Jim Von Albade University: Binghamton University

Mentor: Teresa Weber University: Northeastern University

Mentor: Stephen Ball University: Columbia University

Mentor: Janice & Danny Lanzetta University: University of Connecticut

Mentor: Darcy Miller University: New York University
CLASS OF 2018

Mentor: Toni Gamils University: University at Buffalo

Mentor: Nathan Fisher University: Saint Michael's College

Mentor: Arleen Zuckerman University: Hunter College

Mentor: Martin Ludwikowski University: RIT

Mentor: Norm Savoie University: Pace University
CLASS OF 2017

Mentor: Jane Easterbrook University: Lehigh University

Mentor: Stephen Ball University: Fordham University

Mentor: Darcy Miller University: Ithaca College

Mentor: Teresa Weber University: Carnegie Mellon University
CLASS OF 2016

Mentor: Toni Gamils University: SUNY Oneonta Favorite thing about MVSS: One-on-one time with my mentor Advice for future applicants: Always strive for the best. Sometimes we tend to underestimate ourselves but with hard work and perseverance anything is possible, especially college. Quotation: "Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being." -Kevin Kruse

Mentor: Arleen Zuckerman University: Boston University Favorite thing about MVSS: Exceptional college preparation Advice for future applicants: Be yourself and don't psych yourself out! Quotation: "Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them." -Steve Maraboli

Mentor: Norm Savoie University: Penn State Favorite thing about MVSS: One-on-one time with my mentor Advice for future applicants: Don't feel discouraged or intimidated by the process. Quotation: "Without the willingness to fail, the possibility for great success is eliminated." -Sanjay Gupta
CLASS OF 2015

Mentor: Darcy Miller University: Denison University Major: Women's Studies, Political Science Favorite thing about MVSS: Connection with my mentor Advice for future applicants: You'll never discover unknown passions unless you're willing to come out of your comfort zone. Quotation: *You become strong by doing the things you need to be strong for. This is the genuine way learning takes place. That's a very difficult way to live, but it also has served me.” -Audre Lorde

Mentor: Nathan Fisher University: Harvard University Major: Pre-med, government Favorite thing about MVSS: Program's support system Advice for future applicants: Apply without hesitation Quotation: “One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.” -Malala Yousafzai
CLASS OF 2014

Mentor: Darcy Miller University: University of Connecticut Major: Computer science Favorite thing about MVSS: One-on-one time with my mentor Advice for future applicants: Be open-minded Quotation: "You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt

Mentor: Norm Savoie University: Case Western Reserve University Major: Electrical engineering Favorite thing about MVSS: The program helped me to open my mind to the college search and explore my options as I started to look forward to college. Advice for future applicants: Make the most of the time you have in high school and utilize your resources. Quotation: "The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but time and chance happens to all."