College and Career Readiness
Hello HSHP! Ms. Yessenia Ramirez, the College and Career Advisor, is here to assist all grade level students and parents with their plans for a post-secondary education or military plans. This includes assistance with college and career exploration, college applications, SAT & ACT registration, scholarships, financial aid applications and much more!
Place yourself at the front of the line and be college ready!
Welch Summer Scholar Program is for interested 10th and 11th Graders:
The program is open only to sophomore and junior students who attend high school in Texas and selected individuals will participate in a five-week summer residency program engaging in one-on-one mentoring and first-hand research training with professors and graduate students at one of five Texas universities. Participating institutions are The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Houston and Texas Tech University.
The primary goal of WSSP is to expose partipants to a riqorous scientific research experience while also giving them a glimpse into life on a college campus. Through assignments, research projects, guest speaker series, tours of chemistry-based research facilities and presentations of personal research findings, students will complete the program with a better understanding of chemical principles. Many participants go in to pursue science and engineering degrees in college.
Students selected for the WSSP are chosen on a competitive basis by the selection committee comprised of participating faculty at each of the five universities. The committee considers various factors in their selection such as SAT scores, academic standing, participation in extracurricular activities, writing skills, and teacher recommendations.
The dates for the summer 2024 program are June 2 - July 5.
The application deadline is March 15th at 5:00 PM CDT.