High School Students

Welcome!

Within Student Outreach and Recruitment (SOAR), the Spartan East Side Promise Program is designed to support East Side Union High School District students and their families.

Established in 2016, the Spartan East Side Promise (SESP) began as a collaboration between San José State University and East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) with the goal of offering guaranteed admission to qualified students who graduate high school from the District. Through a variety of interactive programming, the SESP provides a pathway to admission at SJSU by clearly specifying the admission requirements and sharing information about resources for academic success with students and families in the district. 

The following high schools are SESP eligible: 

Interested in applying? Just admitted? Check out the following admissions and next steps virtual presentations!

• Next Steps (Seniors)

  • Tune in for our Next Steps presentations for provisionally admitted Freshmen students for Fall 2021.   Audience: Provisionally admitted Freshmen students, parents, and counselors.   We would like to invite newly admitted first time Freshmen to attend a Next Steps Presentation session to learn about the Intent to Enroll process. In this session, admitted students will  learn what they need to do to complete their admissions to SJSU: Meeting critical deadlines Submitting your Intent to Enroll   Required final documents Preparing for a successful start of your first semester. Live Q&A with Admissions Counselors

    Register for Wednesday, March 17th @1:00pm PST Register for Wednesday, March 17th @3:00pm PST Register for Tuesday, March 23rd @2:30pm PST Register for Tuesday, April 13 @2:30pm PST Register for Wednesday, April 14 @11:00am PST Register for Wednesday, April 14 @2:30pm PST

• Getting College Ready (Juniors)

  • Interested in applying to SJSU or a CSU? Join us for to learn more about: College planning and research CSU and SJSU admissions Student Life Audience: high school Juniors, parents, and counselors.
    	Register for Wednesday, April 21st @2:00pm PST Register for Wednesday, April 21st @3:15pm PST Register for Tuesday, April 27th @2:30pm PST

• Spartan East Side Promise brochure

  • Download a copy of our program flyer to share with your students!

     

• Virtual Drop-in Office Hours

  • Meet with the Program Lead for any questions you have about the admissions process.

    

• Text the SESP Program!

  • Admitted for Fall 2021? Considering applying for Fall 2022?

    

• Recorded SJSU Admissions Presentation

• Recorded Next Steps Presentation

  • Coming Soon!

In partnership with the East Side Union Education Foundation and the East Side Union High School District, the following online transition program was developed to support incoming ESUHSD graduates and their families, as they prepare for their first semester at SJSU.  This 10-day program will be held June 14 - 25th from 1:00 - 3:00pm, and includes multiple components to educate, empower, and provide a community of support for our new Spartans. Register for the 2021 ESUHSD Spartan Summer Program here!

Check out a recap of last year's program, and upcoming services offered by the SESP Program, below!

Prospective Students (or parents) from an ESUHSD school: Contact the Spartan East Side Promise Program Lead, Amanda Aldama at amanda.aldama@sjsu.edu, or schedule a Zoom appointment here.