Access to Achievement Related ResourcesThe SMYSP website is tailored to low-income and first generation college students. It offers detailed information about college admissions, financial aid, and health and scientific careers.
The SMYSP film, Opportunity of a Lifetime, captures the energy of SMYSP’s summer residential program. From SAT prep classes to working in the morgue to salsa lessons, the film documents a life-changing experience for the 24 high school students and their families. The film inspires viewers through interviews with the student participants, their families, and the 10 Stanford student-counselors who guide the students through the program. See a 10-minute clip here.
The SMYSP book, Healing Journeys: Teaching Medicine, Nurturing Hope, written by Dr. Marilyn Winkleby and Julia Steele, presents the compelling life stories of 16 SMYSP alumni
whose lives have been deeply affected by hardship. Complementing their life stories are vignettes that allow readers to follow students as they gain hands-on experience in the anatomy lab, don hospital scrubs, hear lectures by Stanford faculty, and learn to live together in preparation for college. In his foreword, Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General, tells of his own childhood and commitment to higher education. The book, Healing Journeys: Teaching Medicine, Nurturing Hope can be purchased at the Stanford Health Promotion Resource Center. All proceeds from the sale of this book go to funding scholarships for SMYSP graduates. You can also purchase this book at Amazon.com.
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