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Student Spotlight: Prapty Dey
Prapty Dey, a Breakthrough New York student, will be attending City College of New York and majoring in biomedical engineering. Prapty shared some of her reasons for choosing City College of New York and what makes her passionate about biomedical engineering. Prapty...
Student Spotlight: Haerat Alabi
Haerat Alabi, a Breakthrough New York student, will be attending Yale and majoring in either Biotech or Bioethics. Haerat shared some of her reasons for choosing Yale what makes her passionate about Biology. In the interview with Haerat, she passionately discusses...
Student Spotlight: Storm Peterson
Storm Peterson, a Breakthrough New York student, will be attending St. John's University and majoring in Nursing. Storm shared some of their reasons for choosing St. John’s University and passion for Nursing. Thinking forward about the new opportunities they’ll have...
Olivia Njoh-Mbengue Wins the Susan Blum Teaching Excellence Award
Olivia Njoh-Mbengue is a recipient of this year’s Susan Blum Teaching Excellence Award, which is an award given to a Teaching Fellow who demonstrates a wholehearted commitment to and love of teaching. She is a junior at Tulane University who is double majoring in...
Ethan Moreh Wins the Susan Blum Teaching Excellence Award
Ethan Moreh is a recipient of this year’s Susan Blum Teaching Excellence Award, which is an award given to a Teaching Fellow who demonstrates a wholehearted commitment to and love of teaching. He is a senior at Hunter College who studies English with a minor in Women...
Getting Ahead with Internships: Dennis’ Story
Dennis (Class of 2024) is a senior at Cornell University. He is studying information science with a concentration in UX (user experience) design and one day hopes to become a product designer. This summer, he completed a six-week internship at Pace Gallery. Developing...
Jennifer Coyle Joins Breakthrough New York’s Board of Directors
Breakthrough New York is excited to welcome Jennifer Coyle to its Board of Directors. Ms. Coyle recently served as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Americas at Macquarie. “I am excited to join the board of Breakthrough New York. This organization...
Gregory Gale Joins Breakthrough New York’s Board of Directors
Breakthrough New York is pleased to welcome Gregory Gale to its Board of Directors. Mr. Gale is a partner in Squire Patton Boggs, LLP’s New York office. “Breakthrough New York serves a vital function in helping some of our brightest students achieve their goals,” Mr....
Getting Ahead with Internships: Tracy’s Story
Tracy gets her foot in the door to the finance industry through her internships. Tracy (Class of 2024) is a rising senior at Cornell University. She is majoring in applied economics and management with double concentrations in finance and strategy. Tracy is currently...
Alumni Spotlight: Tim Garcia
Tim Garcia (Class of 2006) graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in film and media studies. He attended Breakthrough New York as the original Summerbridge program, and returned to serve in multiple teaching and tutoring roles. The Impact of Near-Peer...
Our Response to the Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
Dear Breakthrough Community, Almost one week ago, the Supreme Court overturned a decades-long precedent of the use of affirmative action in college admissions. This means that admissions officers can no longer use race as a factor during the college admissions...
How I Applied to College: Angel
Angel (Class of 2027) is a high school senior who will enroll at Cornell University after applying under early decision. They plan on majoring in chemistry after researching and attending a virtual science fair at the university. When you first started searching for...