The students who participated were selected through an exhaustive process that involved high school principals, guidance counselors and teachers. More than 350 requests were made for applications, and the high schools received about 300 completed forms. The group also proposed solutions to a future senior design project. They also had fun with each other, during lab tours and, in the evenings, during softball and volleyball games, movies, and laps in the Hawley Armory pool. They bonded really well.
Wood says the program is likely to continue next year, but with a new set of students.
It worked out very well. It was good to get the high school counselors and principals involved, thinking about UConn, and the kids got to see parts of the campus they wouldn't see during a tour. And, of course, join the campus community.