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Makenna Hutchinson was hoping to sample what college life was like when she joined the University of Rochester\u2019s summer Upward Bound program in late June.<\/p>\n

She soon discovered her sample was a full entr\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

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Upward Bound student Makenna Hutchinson. (University of Rochester photo \/ Jim Mandelaro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over six weeks, the rising senior at Rochester\u2019s Wilson Magnet High School took classes in Arabic, college orientation, money management, writing, psychology, law, and chemistry. She also went on four college tours.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great experience,\u201d she says. \u201cThe versatility and opportunity Upward Bound gives you can\u2019t be beat.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are 206 Rochester City School District students in the University\u2019s year-long college preparatory program, and 168 took part in the summer portion. Many displayed their work through poster boards and presentations at the Upward Bound Academic Summer Showcase on August 2 in Hutchison Hall.<\/p>\n

Upward Bound is run by the staff at the David T. Kearns Center<\/a> and funded by the US Department of Education to help students\u2014many of them economically disadvantaged\u2014develop the skills and motivation to complete high school and succeed in college.<\/p>\n

Kyvaughn Henry, assistant director of pre-college programs at the Kearns Center, says the \u201cCollege 101\u201d summer class is a vital part of the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the students will be first-generation students,\u201d she says. \u201cThey don\u2019t have someone in their household to tell them the things they should know about college.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jason Cao is a rising junior at Wilson Magnet. He has been part of Upward Bound for three years, visiting the University twice a week during the school year for tutoring sessions while working with an academic advisor at Wilson.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one in my family has ever gone to college, and I probably wouldn\u2019t have either,\u201d he says. \u201cA middle school counselor approached me at my locker a few years ago and asked what I had planned for summer. I said I\u2019d probably sleep a lot. He told me about Upward Bound, and I applied.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cao now carries a 4.25 grade-point average, plays violin in the Joseph C. Wilson Magnet Orchestra, and is a member of the varsity bowling team. He hopes to major in psychology and neuroscience in college.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had never joined Upward Bound, I wouldn\u2019t have even thought of college,\u201d he says. \u201cNow, I can\u2019t wait to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 60 faculty members and graduate students at the University assist Upward Bound students. Wilson senior Patience Girigiri worked in a laboratory with Michael Neidig, associate professor of chemistry, and Stephanie Carpenter \u201914, exploring cobalt-catalyzed reactions.<\/p>\n

Neidig says he never tires of seeing the \u201cfresh faces\u201d who join the Upward Bound program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they walk into a research lab for the first time, it\u2019s a completely different world,\u201d he says. \u201cYou see the excitement and awe on their faces.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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