In order to qualify for a Bottom Line Program you must be:

 

For the College Access Program 

For the College Success Program 

For the Bluprint Program 

1. A rising high school senior with at least a 2.5 high school GPA 

1. A rising first-year college student with at least a 2.5 high school GPA

1. A rising first-year college student with at least a 2.5 high school GPA 

2. A resident of one of the following communities:

  • Greater Boston 
  • Chicago, IL
  • Dayton, OH
  • Detroit, MI
  • New York City

2. A resident of one of the following communities: 

  • Greater Boston 
  • Chicago, IL
  • New York City

2. A resident of one of the following communities: 

  • Chicago, IL resident and a graduate of a CPS or Charter High School

3. In the first generation of your family to earn a Bachelor's degree AND/OR live in a household that meets Bottom Line's income eligibility. Review Income Eligibility.   

3. In the first generation of your family to earn a Bachelor's degree AND/OR live in a household that meets Bottom Line's income eligibility. Review Income Eligibility.   

3. In the first generation of your family to earn a Bachelor's degree AND/OR live in a household that meets Bottom Line's income eligibility. Review Income Eligibility.

4. A U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Refugee / Asylee (additional eligible statuses vary by state) 

 

4. A U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Refugee / Asylee (additional eligible statuses vary by state) 

 

4. U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, Refugee / Asylee, DACA or Undocumented 

5. Interested in applying to Bachelor's degree programs at four-year colleges. 

 

5. Enrolling in college for the first time in the Fall of 2025, at one of Bottom Line's Target Colleges

 

5. Enrolling in college for the first time in Fall of 2025, at a college in the U.S. but NOT at one of Bottom Line’s Target Colleges (before applying, please check target college eligibility). 

Apply here for Bottom Line’s College Access Program

Apply here for Bottom Line’s College Success Program

Apply here for Bottom Line’s Bluprint Program

 

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