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The Gateway to Success Program gives access and academic support to students who are academically underprepared, but have demonstrated the potential to succeed at Arcadia. We consider your high school grades, intended major, and standardized test scores (if submitted). The Act 101 portion provides additional support and services to students who are Pennsylvania residents and meet an income criteria.
Students are selected through the admissions process, and are then invited to be a part of the program. Once students are selected for our program, they may be required or given the option to participate in our summer bridge program prior to their first year. During the five-week summer bridge program, students live on campus, are enrolled in three college classes, and participate in activities and workshops designed to jump start to their college experience. As our students affectionately say “Once Gateway family, always Gateway family!”
The Gateway Program is different than the REAL Certificate Program (for students with intellectual disabilities), please go to arcadia.edu/real or contact Simon Mohr at 215-572-4095 to get more information about the REAL program.
The Gateway to Success/Act 101 Program exists to:
We accomplish our mission by facilitating programs and providing resources for students beginning as early as the summer bridge session before their first year. Being "college-ready" requires autonomy, self-management, and study skills. Our program will engage you in college classes and academic resources—such as tutoring and the Writing Center—during the summer bridge program. The objective of these opportunities is to ease the transition to classes in the fall.
Students in our program will:
Topics in ID100: Becoming a Lifelong Learner include:
Taylor Hall, Suite 107
Cristina Cintrón-Marsh
Director of Gateway to Success
cintronmarshc@arcadia.edu
215-572-4045