ORI’s Newest Scholars Begin Orientation

This summer, ORI accepted its sixth class of new scholars — 27 extremely bright young people who possess an impressive combination of ambition, intelligence, and resilience.

ORI's Newest Scholars at Orientation

We were fortunate to choose these new scholars from an extremely talented group of applicants: we received 2,700 applications this year, 80% more than we received last year. In September, the newly selected students began a 10-week Orientation & Training program that provides the scholars with the opportunity to improve their computer and language skills in advance of beginning their university educations in January. The first week of Orientation involves intensive workshops on subjects such as time management and study skills, and gives students a chance to meet and learn from each other and current ORI students (and recent ORI graduates!).

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