Admission Requirements

We are delighted that you are interested in University School’s REACH Summer Program. 

Eligibility for admission into REACH extends to African American boys currently in the 5th grade. The admissions process is competitive. Applicants should have strong academic records (B average required), high academic aspirations, and an eagerness to embrace new experiences. Students chosen for the program enter at the end of their 5th grade year and remain enrolled for three consecutive summers.
Students are enrolled under the following conditions, which become the obligations of the students' parents or guardians and the students themselves:

  1. Completion of the Application for Admission and all attached enrollment forms.
  2. Perfect attendance during the summer REACH Program.
  3. Attendance at follow-up REACH activities during the school year.
  4. Timely submission of grade reports (B average required) from current school. 

2020 Application

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020

TO APPLY, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
  1. Complete the STUDENT STATEMENT. We suggest that you do a rough draft and show it to someone before you complete the application. Please mail directly to our office.
  2. Have your parent(s) or guardian(s) complete the PARENT/GUARDIAN STATEMENT. Please mail directly to our office.
  3. Give two of your current academic teachers the TEACHER REFERENCE FORM, along with a stamped envelope addressed to REACH, so that your teachers may mail the completed reference directly to our office. 
  4. Have your parents sign the COUNSELOR FORM. Please give this form, along with a stamped envelope addressed to REACH, to either your counselor or your principal so that your latest grades and test scores may be mailed by your school directly to our office.

Program Dates, Location & Hours

DATES:
Monday, June 8, 2020 – Friday, July 10, 2020

LOCATION:
REACH Program University School
2785 SOM Center Road, Hunting Valley, Ohio 44022

HOURS:
8:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday - Friday

Director

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  • Photo of Terry Lipford

    Mr. Terry Lipford 

    216-321-8260 X8394

Online Student & Parent/Guardian Statements

You have the option of filling out the Student Statement and Parent/Guardian Statement Online. Simply click on the links below.

Download Application Forms

Click on any of the forms below to download, print and complete.

Important Dates

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE
All materials must be postmarked by this date.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020
INTERVIEWS FOR ADMISSION FINALISTS
Save the date. Interviews are scheduled between 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2020
ADMISSION DECISIONS
Families will be notified by mail of admission decisions.

Shaker Heights Campus

20701 Brantley Road
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
GRADES Junior K-8
Phone: 216-321-8260

Hunting Valley Campus

2785 SOM Center Road
Hunting Valley, Ohio 44022
GRADES 9-12
Phone: 216-831-2200
University School serves 840 boys in Junior Kindergarten to grade 12 on two campuses in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The School’s mission is to inspire boys of promise to become young men of character who lead and serve. Dedicated faculty, rigorous curriculum, and experiential programs foster intellectual, physical, creative, and moral excellence. 
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