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Riverside’s OPTIONS Center for Educational and Career Choice
shows New York City students they can go to college and guides them
through the steps to enrollment. Any student with passing grades,
a high school diploma and the desire should have the opportunity to
go to college – that is what OPTIONS is about.
Students from low-income and working-class backgrounds face significant
barriers to achieving a college degree – now considered essential
for most career paths. College costs are soaring, aid is decreasing
and counselors at New York City schools frequently have caseloads
of 500 or more students.
OPTIONS makes college more accessible to students through these
free services:
- Early Awareness programming
for middle and high school students, including our
REACH mentoring and tutoring
program;
- One-on-one educational
counseling for 11th and 12th graders;
- SAT preparation;
- Assistance with admissions
and financial aid applications, essays, portfolios,
and scholarship and internship opportunities;
- A resource center with
up-to-date materials and internet access;
- Visits to college campuses
and contact with OPTIONS alumni on campus;
- Workshops on the transition
from high school to college; and
- Short-term mental health
counseling to students, parents and families by
a licensed professional on staff at OPTIONS
Every year OPTIONS serves over 2,300 students and their families
from all over New York City and sends 200 graduates off to college,
the majority of whom are the first in their family to attend.
Through OPTIONS, Goddard Riverside is a leader in
the college access movement. We offer
training and professional development programs
for other youth-serving agencies and college counseling
professionals. Click
here for the latest OPTIONS Newsletter. Click
here for the previous version.
Useful college links: College
and scholarship searches
New
York State Higher Education Services Corporation
Federal
financial aid info
College
searches, SAT info and more
Contact OPTIONS:
Email: options@goddard.org
Phone: (212) 873-6600
Address: 593 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10024
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