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The College Honors Institute (CHI) at Crafton Hills College provides a rigorous educational and cultural college experience for students who are motivated to achieve at the highest level. And that they did this past year. Miriam Fadel, for example, received invitations to transfer this fall to UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley. Travis McEntee was also accepted by UCLA, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley, which, in his words, "is all that matters," because he has always dreamt of attending Berkeley. All 19 of those who completed the CHI program this year were offered invitations to transfer from many UC and CSU campuses. CHI students have also been offered invitations to transfer from several prestigious private universities as well. CHI students enjoy several benefits of membership, including potential priority consideration for admission to designated universities through honors transfer agreements; contact with a dynamic cadre of professors interested in enriching students' academic experience; and opportunities to participate in local, state, and national research conferences. The transfer invitations offered to Crafton's CHI students this year are living examples of how the California Master Plan for Higher Education can offer tremendous benefits to students who chose to begin their college education at Crafton Hills College. UCLA is a case in point. Whereas only seven percent of those who applied to UCLA as freshmen for fall 2015 were offered admission, over 25 percent of those transferring from community colleges were offered admission. And of those who completed programs certified by UCLA's Transfer Alliance Program (as Crafton's CHI program is), over 76 percent were offered admission. In point of fact, 83 percent of the TAP-certified transfer applicants from Crafton were offered admission to UCLA. One of those not offered admission by UCLA was, in fact, offered a full-ride scholarship by UC San Diego. Indeed, all those from the Crafton Hills College Institute will be transferring to one of their universities of choice. OUR YUCAIPA | SEPTEMBER 2015 7 Those who completed the fall 2014 CHI: Lauren Ochs (CSUSB), Nick Linares (CSUSB), and Rose Guzenski (CSU East Bay). Crafton Hills Honors Institute Enhances College Experience Aftan Sneed is recognized for being accepted to Yale as a transfer student. She begins in the fall, bringing her two young boys with her.

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