The EMERGE Fellowship is an intensive college access program which targets talented but underserved students. It aims to encourage them to attend selective colleges and universities since these students often attend less selective postsecondary institutions (known as academic undermatch). However, not all students eligible for EMERGE apply. This…

EMERGE is a college access program for talented but underserved high school students. EMERGE aims to encourage students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (economically disadvantaged, first-generation college-going, or both) to attend selective colleges and universities since disadvantaged students are prone to academic undermatch--enrolling in a…