Teens Hit Jackpot to Study at Top U.S. Universities (The Times)

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Close to 40 British teenagers, many from lower-income families, have received financial aid through the Sutton Trust to attend Dartmouth and other universities in the United States, reports The Times.

“Two-thirds of the students are from households earning less than 25,000 pounds a year and a similar proportion will be the first in their families to go to university. They will attend institutions including Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Brown, Columbia and Dartmouth,” writes the Times.

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The Sutton Trust launched its U.S. programme in 2012, cooperating with the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission. As the trust’s website explains, “The programme aims to support highly talented low- and middle-income U.K. youngsters to apply for undergraduate study in America, and to act as a beacon to inspire other talented state school students.” Dartmouth has been connected with the trust’s work in the U.S. from its beginnings.

 

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