C C WINN High School is proud to announce that Ivana Muza, 11th
grade GEAR UP student has been selected to participate in the Young Yale Global
Scholars program with paid tuition, room and board, hosted at Yale University
in New Haven Connecticut.
The Young Yale Global Scholars offer interdisciplinary and
pre-collegiate sessions. Participants will live and work together as a
community in an environment and curriculum tailored especially for high
achieving high school students like Ivana.
Admission is very selective. For example, for summer 2015
Young Yale Global Scholars accepted around 27% of all applications for its
three sessions. In Ivana’s case, she competed for a spot with around 115
applicants from 115 countries and at least one applicant from all 50 USA
states.
Ivana Muza applied for the Sustainability, Energy and
Environment session hosted from July 26th – August 8th
2016; in which she will be able to analyze and discuss how people have
influenced the environment and what effects it has had in present day society.
Emphasis will be given to issues arising in agriculture, food security, climate
change, biodiversity, sustainable development, evolutionary patterns and
migration.
Ivana’s application essay spotlighted on the fact that
living near the Rio Grande River and living in one of the poorest counties in
the U.S. Has given her a perspective of
the climate and the environment that not many have.
Ivana’s application consisted of one main essay, three short
responses, a resume, two recommendation letters, as well as financial aid
application.
Due to this recognition, GEAR UP IV will be providing with
additional costs such as transportation and meals so that Ivana may attend.
CC Winn High School Administration, GEAR UP IV, and EPISD
would like to congratulate Ivana for a
job well done.
