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Focus on your future

If you want a solid academic foundation and the chance to explore a potential career field, then this program is for you! As a Focus Program scholar, you will highly distinguish yourself when applying to college. The Focus Program is an opportunity to go beyond the regular school curriculum and independently study and experience a particular field you are interested in. Knowing what you want to study in college and why has a huge impact on your college application experience and choice of universities.

Participants in the Focus Program will: 

  • Learn professional skills at the junior career readiness seminar
  • Solve real start-up challenges at the senior entrepreneur workshop
  • Shadow professionals to gain work experience and make industry contacts
  • Attend career-oriented field trips
  • Conduct informational interviews and network with alumnae
  • Engage with professional guest speakers
  • Sharpen personal finance skills before college
  • Select elective courses related to your chosen field
  • Make a significant contribution to extra-curricular activities on the school campus

5 Focus Program Cohorts to Choose From!

70% of Louisville’s juniors and seniors participate in the Focus Program: They focus their time and energy on real-world experiences that influence future decisions about college and careers. Their transcripts and interviews stand out among millions of college applicants.

May Nicole C.

Class of 2023

The alumnae informational interviews helped me get first-hand insights into health care careers I am interested in. I talked to doctors, pulmonologists, an OBGYN, researchers and Ph.Ds .They helped guide me towards which path I want to pursue and what lifestyles are intriguing to me. Talking to professionals gave me a look into careers I’ve never seen.

May Nicole C.

Class of 2023

Alyssa N.

Class of 2023

The Focus Program has taught me how to properly contact professors, mentors and experts in my field. I have connected with people who have helped me understand specifically what being a marine biologist would be like. I can reach out to them as I take courses and get closer to working in the field if I ever need any help.

Alyssa N.

Class of 2023

Elyse M.

Class of 2023

While I’ve been in the Focus Program I’ve learned that my skills are transferrable – not just confined to one career field or job. I can use the movie editing skills that I’ve gained as a base for advancing my sports broadcasting career as well as for my community. The script supervisor who spoke with our cohort taught me how skills and jobs can be transferred to multiple industries.

Elyse M.

Class of 2023