The Valedictorian Project: Checking in with students on their college careers
Last year NBC10 Boston met with two students working with The Valedictorian Project, a nonprofit that aims to mentor high-achieving high schoolers as they navigate their futures. Now we’re checking back in.
For many top graduates of the Boston Public Schools, the journey to college and beyond is filled with obstacles that often derail their dreams.
When the Boston Globe tracked down BPS valedictorians from the classes of 2005 to 2007, they found about a quarter failed to get a bachelor’s degree. None went on to medical school, even though nearly one in four hoped to become doctors.