Graduate Support Program

Our Graduate Support Program (GSP) is a critical component of our students’ overall success in high school and college.

GSP provides the following:

• direct guidance throughout the college application process and college financial aid process
• financial assistance for high school tuitions and fees
• logistical and financial support for transportation to high school
• social and academic support through a variety of planned activities on and off campus

High School Admissions – As early as sixth grade, our students and their parents begin visiting high schools and discerning the best choices for matriculation to the ninth grade. In eighth grade, we work more closely with parents and students to help them prepare for interviews, for admissions test-taking, and for the timely completion of the written application.

Alumni Study Hall – Graduates in any of the four years of high school may return to Nativity after their school day ends, on any day when school is in session, to attend study hall and to receive tutoring from teachers and volunteers, all free of charge.

Senior Academy – One night a week, graduates and their families can work on college applications and college scholarship applications. This is open to any graduate of our school currently enrolled as a full-time, fourth-year (i.e., senior) high school student and available on-campus one night each week throughout the school year.

Ongoing Contact – We maintain ongoing contact with each graduate in a number of ways, including formal and informal visits to their high schools, meetings with families, and monthly e-newsletters. We also host two to three scheduled social events throughout the year as an opportunity for graduating classes to reunite with their peers.

For more information on supporting our GSP, please contact Mrs. Xochitl Alvarez, Director of Graduate Support, at 619-544-9455, x 244, or by e-mail at xalvarez@nativityprep.org.