一封来自于STARS的邮件

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今天凌晨收到了一封热情洋溢的邮件，从中感受到STARS在教育公平上作出的不懈努力——

鉴于您在支持我们未来领导者方面的日常工作和持续付出，我们希望您提名贵校优秀的11年级学生申请这些机会。全美乡村和小城镇高中的学生均有资格申请以下飞行入学项目……

目前STARS大学网络汇集了32所顶尖大学，致力于为乡村和小城镇学生提供更多进入高等教育的途径。STARS提供了一系列免费的支持项目，包括线上辅导、奖学金机会和飞行入学活动。学生们可以通过可汗学院和Schoolhouse.world提升技能，并有机会参加由布朗大学、麻省理工学院和芝加哥大学等名校举办的入学项目。这些项目不仅全额资助所有费用，还为学生们提供了宝贵的大学体验机会。

如果您在海外有亲朋好友，可以把这样的教育公平机会传递出去，让更多学生受益。在国内的家庭，可以参与STARS的线上活动和课程。八月份，STARS将相继由芝加哥大学、加州理工学院、耶鲁大学等举办从求学到就业的在线研讨会。这些活动不仅提供关于大学申请和财务援助的实用信息，还帮助学生们了解未来的职业规划和发展路径。欢迎大家踊跃参与，共享这宝贵的教育资源和机会。

邮件全文（中文翻译）：

亲爱的William，

感谢您为学生的未来所做的一切以及您扮演的众多角色！在这个秋季，我们希望通过分享一个令人兴奋的新机会来帮助您的学生走向大学及更远的未来。

今年，布朗大学、麻省理工学院（MIT）和芝加哥大学合作，通过乡村和小城镇学生（STARS）大学网络为您的学生提供一系列免费的飞行入学机会。STARS大学网络是由全美32所大学和学院组成的联盟，致力于改善乡村和小城镇学生进入高等教育的机会和负担能力。

鉴于您在支持我们未来领导者方面的日常工作和持续付出，我们希望您提名贵校优秀的11年级学生申请这些机会。全美乡村和小城镇高中的学生均有资格申请以下飞行入学项目：

  • 2024年10月17-19日在麻省理工学院（MIT）举行的秋季STARS飞行入学项目。学生将有机会从STARS成员学校的招生和财务援助专家那里了解更多关于大学申请过程的信息，探索波士顿的校园和生活，并与现任MIT学生交流，了解他们的大学经历。
  • 2024年10月20-22日在布朗大学举行的秋季STARS飞行入学项目。学生将有机会从STARS成员学校的招生和财务援助专家那里了解更多关于大学申请过程的信息，探索普罗维登斯的校园和生活，并与现任布朗大学学生交流，了解他们的大学经历。
  • 2025年5月4-6日在芝加哥大学举行的春季STARS飞行入学项目。学生将有机会从STARS成员学校的招生和财务援助专家那里了解更多关于大学申请过程的信息，探索芝加哥市和校园生活，并与现任芝加哥大学学生交流，了解他们的大学经历。

STARS飞行入学项目名额有限，学生必须由教育工作者提名才能被考虑。请使用此表格提名尽可能多的优秀11年级学生——我们只需提供合格学生的姓名和电子邮件地址即可完成在线提名表格。

一旦被提名，学生将被提示在8月23日之前完成简短的申请——包括一篇简短的文章和上传正式或非正式成绩单。学生还可以选择他们希望参加的项目。

所有STARS飞行入学项目对学生都是免费的，项目包括旅行、往返大学校园的交通以及他们逗留期间的所有餐饮和活动。

乡村和小城镇学校代表了美国公立学区的绝大多数，我们认为确保这些学生的独特观点和能力在所有大学校园中得到体现是至关重要的。STARS大学网络成员致力于为所有高中学生提供更多了解大学的机会，无论他们的地理位置或支付能力如何。

再次感谢您在这个学年所做的一切工作，并与您的学生分享这个机会。我们希望能有机会在我们的校园中见到您的一些杰出学生！

诚挚的问候，

Marjorie Betley
STARS大学网络执行董事

邮件原文（英文）：

Original Email in English


Dear William,

Thank you so much for all you do and the many roles you play in preparing students for their futures! As you continue your important work this fall, we would like to help by sharing an exciting new opportunity that you can offer your students to aid them in their path to college and beyond.

This year Brown University, MIT, and the University of Chicago are working together to offer a series of free fly-in opportunities for your students through the Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network. The STARS College Network is a consortium of 32 colleges and universities across the United States committed to improving access and affordability to higher education for rural and small-town students.

Given your daily work and relentless dedication to supporting our future leaders, we seek your expertise in nominating top juniors at your school to apply for these opportunities. Students from rural and small-town high schools across the United States are eligible for any of the following fly-in programs:

  • The Fall STARS Fly-in at MIT will take place October 17-19, 2024. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about the college application process from admissions and financial aid experts at a wide variety of STARS member schools, explore campus and life in Boston, and meet current MIT students to learn more about their college experiences
  • The Fall STARS Fly-in at Brown University will take place October 20-22, 2024. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about the college application process from admissions and financial aid experts at a wide variety of STARS member schools, explore campus and life in Providence, and meet current Brown students to learn more about their college experiences.
  • The Spring STARS Fly-in at the University of Chicago will take place May 4-6, 2025. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about the college application process from admissions and financial aid experts at a wide variety of STARS member schools, explore the city of Chicago and life on campus, and meet current UChicago students to learn more about their college experiences.

Space for the STARS Fly-in programs is limited and students must be nominated by an educator in order to be considered. Please use this form to nominate as many talented 11th grade students as you’d like – we only require qualified students’ names and email addresses to complete the online nomination form.

Once nominated, students will be prompted to complete a brief application – which includes one short essay and uploading an official or unofficial transcript – by August 23rd. Students will also have the opportunity to rank their preference for which program they would like to attend.

All STARS fly-in programs are free for students, and the programs include funding for travel, transportation to and from the college campus, and all meals and activities during their stay.

Rural and small-town schools represent the overwhelming majority of public-school districts in the United States, and we find it imperative to ensure that these students’ unique viewpoints and abilities are represented on all college campuses, including ours. STARS College Network members are committed to offering all high school students the opportunity to learn more about college, regardless of their geography or ability to pay.

Thank you again for all your hard work this academic year and for sharing this opportunity with your students. We hope to have the chance to meet some of your incredible students on our campuses soon!

Warm regards,

Marjorie Betley
Executive Director of the STARS College Network

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