Pre-College Preparation for High School Students
ANSEP Pre-College Program
The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP) is a longitudinal program that works with students from the time they are freshmen in high school all the way through graduate school. ANSEP increases university recruitment and retention rates through hands-on high school outreach initiatives, rigorous summer bridging programs, focused academic learning communities, organized student cohorts, networks of peer and professional mentors, community-based learning, professional internships and undergraduate research projects. Please visit their website to see all the wonderful opportunities that they have for pre-college students.
National Ocean Sciences Bowl
Each winter, Alaska holds a regional ocean sciences competition as part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The Alaska regional NOSB has a unique research component for the competition. This component includes a research paper, which is submitted in December, and a 20-minute presentation at the Tsunami Bowl. This research component is conducted by teams of four or five students and is worth 50 percent of the final score. The other 50 percent comes from a competition in which four students, plus an optional alternate, compete against other teams in a timed quiz match. The winning team competes against other regional teams from across the United States.
Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI)
The Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) is a bridging program that assists students in Rural Alaska in making the academic and social transition between high school and college. RAHI is for college-bound students who are wiling to work hard and who are dedicated to excellence. RAHI was organized by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to serve rural and Alaska Native high school honors students. Those who apply should have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and plan to have finished their junior or senior year. They should read at or above grade level and be committed to earning a college degree.