Applying to BATS Scholars


​Attention: given the impact of COVID-19, the BATS Scholars application deadline has been pushed back to April 1, 2020.

​Please disregard any mention of the original March 15 deadline in the application documents or elsewhere.

​The educators of the Bay Area Tutoring Summit seek two to three high school sophomores to join each fall’s class of BATS Scholars. The application for students in the high school class of 2022 (current sophomores) is now open.

This year's application deadline is 11:59 PM on April 1, 2020.

Instructions
Before you begin working on your application, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with BATS Scholars. Two good ways to start are by reading the information on this website and talking the the person who nominated you. The steps to apply are:

  1. Complete and submit the Candidate Questionnaire.
  2. The person who nominated you must complete and submit the Nominator Questionnaire. They should know this already, but please communicate with them to ensure it gets done on time.
  3. Download the Financial Disclosure, have your parent/guardian complete it, and attach an electronic copy (PDF preferred) to an email to liminuslearning@gmail.com. Please put your name and FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE in the subject line.
  4. Send an electronic copy (PDF preferred) of your high school transcript to liminuslearning@gmail.com. Please put your name and TRANSCRIPT in the subject line.

You don't have to submit these pieces in order, and it's completely okay to send them in at different times. However, all four parts must be complete and received no later than 11:59 PM on April 1, 2020.

If you have any questions, contact the Admissions Director, Andrew Lovett, by email at liminuslearning@gmail.com or by phone at 415.302.2152.
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Candidates will be assessed in terms of:

Need
We provide top-flight, comprehensive educational support to students who might not otherwise receive it. We encourage those from groups traditionally underrepresented in elite education to apply.

Commitment to Education
Candidates must be committed to high school and college success and willing to receive several hours per week of academic assistance outside of the school day. Families of BATS Scholars support them in these efforts.
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Academic Skills
Candidates must already be succeeding in their high school program and be ready to take their intellectual development to the next level.

Character
BATS Scholars contribute to the community through their example and their civic participation.
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BATS Scholar Josiah Densby (center, Lick-Wilmerding '21) and family
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BATS Scholar Caitlin Choy (Galileo '21) with Scholars alumni Chaiyia Taylor-Jackson (Pitzer '23) and Sabrina McFarland (Barnard '23)