College Admissions & Summer Enrichment

College and University Acceptances

To date, HMA’s senior class has received acceptances from over 30 excellent institutions, including the American University of Beirut, Bowdoin College, Colorado College, Hong Kong University, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, Pomona College, Sabanci University, Wellesley College and Williams College. In many cases, the schools have offered our students generous financial aid.

The process is ongoing, with US admissions in particular on an earlier timetable than in Ethiopia and other regions of the world. We are extremely proud of the results to date, and expect more good news in coming months.

Seniors smiling after submitting the first batch of college applications

Summer Enrichment

Our students have also been accepted to an extraordinary range of prestigious summer programs. These include:

  • Yale Young Global Scholars Program (YYGS, US)/Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS, Zimbabwe). Residential programs for students who want to make an impact as future global leaders. Students admitted to YYGS travel to the US and students admitted to YYAS travel to Zimbabwe or participate virtually.

  • University of Hong Kong Academy for the Talented. Residential program that brings together local and overseas students from diverse backgrounds. Students engage in hands-on learning in HKU labs, attend lectures, and enjoy cultural exchange immersions.

  • Pioneer Academics Global Problem-Solving Institute. Innovation laboratory for outstanding high-school students to collaborate on complex problems. Participants earn 2 college credits from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Virtual.

  • Pioneer Academics Research Program. Pioneer Academics’ even more rigorous, 3-month intensive research program. Students work with university professors to publish an original research paper and earn 4 college credits from Oberlin College. Virtual.

  • Babson College Summer Study Program (US). Highly selective 3-week entrepreneurship program. Students work with college professors and earn 4 college credits. Virtual.

  • Addis Coder. An intensive 4-week coding program in Addis Ababa.

  • Hong Kong Baptist University Summer Program. College-level courses in business, journalism, sciences and social sciences taught by HKBU faculty. Virtual.