Our Students |
Our student body consists of teenagers from Boston. Most come from Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park, and take two trains each day to get to school. They come from dozens of countries. All are here by their choice; entrance to MATCH is by lottery and this year, 641 families wanted to send their children here for 65 slots.
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Quick Facts About Our Student Population |
63% African-American, 30% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 4% White
73% Qualify for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
Enter ninth grade far behind grade level in math and reading (like almost all Boston students)
Have tremendous potential to achieve their goals in college and beyond
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Colleges and Universities |
MATCH has had four graduating classes so far. Ninety-nine percent of the first four graduating classes have been accepted into a four-year college or university. These schools include
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Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Boston College
Brown University
Centre College
Dartmouth College
Denison University
Duke University
Eastern Nazarene College
Fisher College
Framingham State College
Georgetown University
Hofstra University
Howard University
Jacksonville University
Johnson and Wales University
LIM College for the Business of Fashion
Mount Ida College
Newbury College
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Northeastern University
Pace University
Pine Manor College
Quincy College
Regis College
Salem State College
Smith College
Spelman College
Trinity College
Union College
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts-Boston
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
University of Notre Dame
University of Tampa
Virginia State University
Wheelock College
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From left to right, MATCH Alumni Julian Henderson, Ashlie Tyler, and Hessiel Polanco. Julian is attending Salem State College; Ashlie is attending Duke University; and Hessiel is attending Framingham Sate College.
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