The HAAA elects two projects annually to focus on during the course of the upcoming year. The success of these projects relies on the involvement of our membership and on the generous support of our sponsors. The HAAA always welcomes ideas for new projects. Please submit any project ideas to info@harvardarabalumni.org   Project Harvard Admissions Long-term project goals: . To reach a level of at least 15 admitted students to Harvard College from the Arab world per annum . To raise $500,000 for the Harvard College "Arab students" endowment fund . To provide at least 50 summer internship opportunities for local high school students throughout the Arab world . To provide test prep courses for top students throughout the Arab world   Specific goals for this year: . To spread awareness among students throughout the Arab world about the Harvard admissions process and the Harvard experience . To raise funding to offset the costs for Arab students to attend Harvard College . To better inform the Harvard admissions office about local high schools in order to promote their recruiting efforts in the region . To better prepare students in the region for admission to Harvard College by offering local internship opportunities and test prep courses   Opportunities to get involved: . Volunteer to make a presentation about the admissions process at a local high school in the Arab world . Volunteer to coach an applicant through the application process . Make a donation to the "Arab Students" endowment fund . To get involved, please contact us at (info@harvardarabalumni.org)   Target high schools We have identified the following local high schools in the Arab world as candidates for school visits. If you have suggestions for additional schools to add to this list, please contact us at (info@harvardarabalumni.org) Jordan: Amman Baccalaureate School Alahlia School for Girls Choueifat Jubilee School Al Maarif Orthodox School Lebanon: International College Choueifat Jumhour International Colege College Protestant Broumana High School American Community School Lecee Francais College Louise Wegmann Univted Arab Emirates: Choueifat (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah) Al Mawakeb School Emirates International Rashid School Al-Ittihad School Dubai International School Egypt: American Community School Cairo American College Manor House School Saudi Arabia: Dhahran Ahliyya Schools Madaris al-Riyadh Dar al-Fikr al-Faysaliyya   Progress to date . We have made informational presentations about the Harvard admissions process and experience to students at local high schools in the UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. . We are working with the Harvard admissions office to organize a regional visit for the fall. . We have coached several prospective students through the application process.

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