Y Tu También

College Access Program

La Unidad Latina Foundation’s college access program Y Tu También strives to increase access to higher education for NYC high school minority and first-generation students.

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Since 2014, we have provided free college application workshops, mentorship, and networking for students and their parents.Since 2014, we have provided free college application workshops, mentorship, and networking for students and their parents.

We strive to help each student find the school that is the right match for their interests, while encouraging them to strive for the best college and universities. It is key to our mission that all of our programs are offered at no costs to students and their families.

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Become an Y Tu También  Mentor

For college alumni and working professionals, we are always looking to add to our group of mentors who support our students through the college application process. To become an Y Tu También mentor and support our high school students, please email ytutambien@lulfoundation.org.

Our Approach

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College Applications:

We walk our students through the entire college application process. Several of our mentors are current or former admissions officers from Ivy League schools. We also assist students through the financial aid process.

Interviews:

All students are thoroughly prepared for college, internship, and work interviews. We use theater education techniques to conquer stage fright, and students go through various mock interviews.

College Trips:

Our college trips are not simple tours. We have alumni from top tier schools who help arrange for our students to meet with high ranking administrators and officials in charge of diversity initiatives. Students also meet with current college students who are Y Tu También alumni.

Parent Engagement:

The college application process can just as daunting for parents. We offer workshops to support parents as their students transition from high school to college. We want parents to know that their students will have all of the support they will need to succeed.

Giving Back:

As all of our services are free of charge, we ask that students come back and serve as mentors. This part of our programming was born out of Yale Day of Service hosted by the Yale Latino Alumni Association.

By the Numbers:

600

high school students in our program

3 HRS

weekly devoted to each student

600+ HRS

every year of college access programming

annual college application panels

During the 2018-2019 academic year, all 76 high school seniors received at least one offer to a top 50 school as ranked by US News and World Report, Forbes, and Wall Street Journal.

1% of Harvard's Class

In 2025, 15 YTT students gained admission to Harvard University, accounting for 1% of the incoming class.

"Before YTT there were many nights where I felt alone… YTT changed everything for me. It gave me the information and resources to feel like I had the upper hand in the college process and finally understand what I had to do”  

- Melanie Esterine, YTT 2019, University of Michigan

List of College Acceptances

Amherst College

Barnard College

Boston University

Brandeis University

Brown University

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Duke University

Emory University

Fordham University

Georgetown University

Harvard University

Hunter College

John Hopkins University

Lehman College

Long Island University

McGill University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

New York Institute of Technology

New York University

Princeton University

Queens College

Reed College

Rice University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Ross School of Business

Seton Hall University

St. John’s University

Stanford University

SUNY Albany

SUNY Binghamton

SUNY Buffalo

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

SUNY Stony Brook - Honors College

Tufts University

UCLA

University of Chicago

University of Michigan

University of North Carolina

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

University of Texas - Austin

University of Virginia

Vanderbilt University

Villanova University

William E. Macaulay Honors College

Williams College

Yale University