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College Acceptance
Every AOP senior applies to a balanced list of best-fit colleges and is accepted to at least one affordable option.
Promise. Preparation. Purpose.
Preparing students for college, careers, leadership, and life through athletics and education.
AOP Foundation equips NYC student-athletes and students with athletic aspirations with academic support, athletic development, mentorship, leadership training, and postsecondary planning.
The Three Promise Outcomes
We measure ourselves on outcomes, not activity
Everything AOP does is organized around three measurable outcomes — the metrics by which we hold ourselves accountable and report to funders.
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Scholarship Attainment
Every family completes the FAFSA and the full New York aid stack, and every scholar builds a scholarship pipeline beyond athletics.
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Career Readiness
Every scholar progresses through a structured work-based learning continuum: awareness, exploration, and preparation.
Our Mission
To prepare student-athletes and students with athletic aspirations for success in college and beyond — developing their academic achievement, athletic performance, leadership, and character, while helping families identify affordable education pathways aligned with each student's passions, talents, and career goals.
More about AOPOur Programs
Four programs, one integrated model
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Drives: College Acceptance Academic Success Academy
Rigorous academics and college-prep coursework.
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Drives: Engagement, Character & Admissions Leverage Athletic Excellence Institute
Athletic development built on positive youth development.
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Drives: College Acceptance + Scholarship Attainment College & Career Success Center
One named advisor, to and through college.
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Drives: Career Readiness Leadership Institute
A work-based learning continuum for every grade band.
Built on evidence
Our design follows what research shows works
55%
Bachelor's completion under intensive advising (vs. 47%) in a multi-site RCT including NYC.
84%
More likely to enroll immediately in college when a senior completes the FAFSA.
~2%
Of high school athletes receive athletic scholarships — so we build the plan on aid, honestly.
Figures from Bottom Line (Barr & Castleman RCT), NCAN, and the NCAA. Sources are listed on our About page and verified before use in funder materials.
Help a young person turn talent into a future
Your support funds tutoring, athletic equipment, leadership workshops, college visits, mentoring, and scholarship assistance for NYC student-athletes.