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Pioneer Alumni at Penn

Pioneer on Campus: The University of Pennsylvania

Continuing the “Pioneer on Campus” event series, we visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home to the University of Pennsylvania, where 59 Pioneer alumni were admitted between 2019 and 2020.  A storied institution founded by statesman Benjamin Franklin over 280 years ago, Penn is one of eight Ivy League colleges, alongside Dartmouth, Yale, Brown, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia and...
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Transformational Mindset

Pioneer scholars share how the research program has transformed their mindset

Ruby (literature, 2020), a Pioneer scholar from Taipei, credits Pioneer with giving her a transformational academic experience. “Pioneer pushed me to be able to learn. Even though it was really challenging, now I have more confidence that I have the ability to learn and do research and write. I’d had people advise me against studying...
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Pioneer on Campus: Stanford University

Welcome back to Pioneer on Campus! In this series, we share some examples of past “Pioneer on Campus” events, organized by Pioneer alumni. These events are informal, casual meetups where Pioneer alumni connect and learn more about each other’s research and interests. What do 17 astronauts, 74 billionaires and one president have in common? They...
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Pioneer Alumni at Harvard

Pioneer on Campus: Harvard University

Pioneer on Campus is back again, this time in Boston! In this series, we share some examples of past “Pioneer on Campus” events, organized by Pioneer alumni. These events are informal, casual meetups where Pioneer alumni connect and learn more about each other’s research and interests. Harvard University – an Ivy League University that needs...
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Announcing the Publication of the 2021 Pioneer Research Journal

Pioneer Academics announces the publication of Volume Eight of The Pioneer Research Journal! This multidisciplinary collection of undergraduate-level research by outstanding high school students from around the world features studies in a wide range of academic disciplines in STEM, the humanities, and the social sciences. We are proud to share the work of these young...
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Pioneer Scholar Spotlight Sannivas

Pioneer Scholar Spotlight: Sannivas

“I really enjoy every single moment I’m doing mathematics.” Pioneer Scholar Sannivas Pioneer Scholar Sannivas, from Bangalore, India, has known what he loves since middle school. Mathematics is his field. He loves the problem-solving aspect of mathematics, and the fact that it isn’t just “direct learning from a teacher.” It requires a reliance on logic...
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Reimagining Community Building in Education in the Time of COVID-19 – Reflections on a Pioneer Faculty Seminar

    Celebrating her eighth year mentoring at Pioneer Academics, Professor Colette Mazzucelli has a surprisingly upbeat assessment of the potential outcomes of the current pandemic crisis. “It’s certainly a crisis, but it is also an opportunity,” she said in a recent seminar addressing the impact of the pandemic on the broad field of international...
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Supporting alumni transition to college and beyond: the Pioneer Academics Alumni Network

There are currently over 2000 alumni of the Pioneer Research Program, from countries all around the world. In order to give our alumni more opportunities to connect to each other and to academic, research, and professional opportunities, Pioneer Academics has started an Alumni Advisory Board. The Alumni Advisory Board is made up of alumni who...
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Introducing POSS

Introducing POSS (Pioneer Open Summer Study)

      An online research alternative for curious minds       Pioneer’s answer to COVID-19’s academic disruptions       Free to any interested, motivated high school student For the first time ever, Pioneer is offering a free alternative to the rigorous Pioneer Research Program. A huge increase in the number of applications...
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Meeting todays new challenge the Pioneer Academics admission team responds to Covid 19

Meeting today’s new challenge: the Pioneer Academics admission team responds to Covid-19

When the pandemic lockdowns shut down virtually all in-person summer enrichment programs for high school students, Pioneer Academics received an unprecedented number of applications for its online program, an increase of over 150% over last year. This presented several challenges to the Pioneer Academics admissions team: We wanted to offer as many students as possible...
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