Pomona College Academy for Youth Success: The Results

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: 

1. Amherst College
2. Arizona State University
3. Azusa Pacific University
4. Barnard College of Columbia
5. Bates College
6. Boston College
7. Bowdoin College
8. Brown University
9. Bryn Mawr College
10. Bucknell University
11. Cal Baptist University
12. Cal Poly Pomona
13. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
14. Citrus College
15. Claremont McKenna College
16. Clark Atlanta University
17. Colgate University
18. Columbia University
19. Connecticut College
20. Cornell University
21. CSU Channel Islands
22. CSU Dominguez Hills 
23. CSU Fullerton 
24. CSU Long Beach 
25. CSU Los Angeles
26. CSU Monterey Bay 
27. CSU Northridge
28. CSU San Bernardino
29. CSU Sonoma
30. Dartmouth College 
31. Dickinson College
32. Florida International University
33. Franklin and Marshall College
34. Franklin Pierce College
35. Georgetown University
36. Grinnell College
37. Hamilton College
38. Harvard College 
39. Harvey Mudd College 
40. Haverford College 
41. Holy Names College 
42. Howard University 
43. John Hopkins University
44. Johnson and Wales University
45. Kalamazoo College 
46. Lewis & Clark College
47. Los Angeles City College
48. Loyola Marymount University
49. Mass. Institute of Technology
50. McDaniel College
51. Middlebury College
52. Morehouse College 
53. Mount St. Mary’s College
54. New York University 
55. Occidental College 
56. Pitzer College 
57. Pomona College 
58. Princeton University 
59. Rio Hondo College
60. Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
61. San Francisco State
62. San Jose State
63. Santa Clara University
64. Scripps College
65. Skidmore College
66. Smith College 
67. Spelman College
68. St. Mary’s College
69. Stanford University
70. Stillman College
71. Swarthmore College
72. Tulane University
73. U of Redlands
74. UC Berkeley 
75. UC Davis 
76. UC Irvine 
77. UCLA 
78. UC Merced  
79. UC Riverside
80. UC San Diego 
81. UC Santa Barbara
82. UC Santa Cruz
83. US Military Academy at West Point
84. University of La Verne
85. University of Miami
86. University of Pennsylvania
87. University of San Francisco
88. USC 
89. University of Wisconsin-Madison
90. Vassar College
91. Victorville Community College
92. Wellesley College
93. Whitman College
94. Whittier College
95. Williams College
96. Yale College