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Prep for Prep
SAT and ACT instruction
The Advantage Testing Foundation provides pro bono intensive SAT and ACT instruction to high school juniors in Prep for Prep, a highly regarded and extremely successful leadership development program for minority students founded in 1978. Students enter Prep for Prep in the fifth, sixth or seventh grade and complete a rigorous 14-month course of study to prepare for the transition from New York City public schools to leading independent schools. Prep for Prep supports student success in high school and college by provid- ing participants with leadership opportunities, college and career counseling, and access to a deep alumni network. • More than 280 Prep for Prep students prepared for college admission tests • 40.5% of Prep for Prep students tutored by Advantage Testing attend or have graduated from an Ivy League institution
FOR MORE INFORMATION www.prepforprep.org
AT Foundation Honors & Recognitions
• Profiled in the Wall Street Journal’s “Donor of the Day” column for “helping to find the next generation of leaders who will bring diversity, new ideas, compassion and a different kind of leadership to institutions.” • Honorary Pi Eta Kappa Fellowship awarded by Medgar Evers College for “advancing the lives of young men of color.” • AT Foundation President Arun Alagappan was the 25th Reunion Class Speaker for Harvard Law School’s Class of 1985. Delivered presentation on “Promoting Access: How Private Enterprise Can Partner with Universities to Diversify the Nation’s Leadership Pool.” • Featured in New York Magazine’s “The Influentials,” a compilation of 200 professionals “whose ideas, power, and sheer will are changing New York.” • South Asian Council for Social Services Award for extraordinary service to the community. • Mr. Alagappan was recognized as Guest of Honor at LEDA’s 15th Annual Gala and awarded the first-ever LEDA Hero Award for his “relentless support of LEDA and our Scholars.” • Recognized by Mayor Bloomberg for fostering “an extraordinary commitment to the public good…Advantage Testing’s commitment to excellence and social responsibility truly represents the very best our great City has to offer.”
Initiatives & Partnerships
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