AVID Senior College Experience
Evanston Township High School’s (ETHS) Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program is a four-year elective course that ETHS offers for college-bound students. The Partnership Office organizes three experiences for ETHS AVID seniors. Students take part in an in-class Q&A with undergraduates, a fishbowl discussion, and a shadow day on Northwestern's campus. Northwestern undergraduate students play a key role in helping organizing these events designed to prepare AVID seniors for college life. They facilitate panel discussions on college academics and host conversations focused on social-emotional readiness for the transition to higher education. Northwestern students also help plan a visit to campus undergraduate who will have a small group of seniors shadow them for an afternoon. This includes attending class, eating in the dining hall, and a campus tour highlighting resources and other general information that will prepare them for their respective colleges in the fall.
Contact: bonnerk@eths202.org