Executive summary: EA Northeastern London successfully revamped their intro fellowship by adding project-based learning and focusing on personal relationships, resulting in lower dropout rates and higher engagement.
Key points:
Improved marketing with consistent professional design and positioning as high-commitment program (though uncertain if this excluded potential candidates)
Enhanced social connections by increasing cohort size (6-10 fellows) and investing in personal relationships with each fellow
Created mandatory final “GraduEAtion” event featuring project presentations and professional networking, which drew 60 attendees (up from <20 previously)
Tailored program to career-oriented student culture at Northeastern through hands-on learning approach
Uncertainty remains about whether project-based approach would work at other universities or might deter some potential “good EAs”
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Executive summary: EA Northeastern London successfully revamped their intro fellowship by adding project-based learning and focusing on personal relationships, resulting in lower dropout rates and higher engagement.
Key points:
Improved marketing with consistent professional design and positioning as high-commitment program (though uncertain if this excluded potential candidates)
Enhanced social connections by increasing cohort size (6-10 fellows) and investing in personal relationships with each fellow
Created mandatory final “GraduEAtion” event featuring project presentations and professional networking, which drew 60 attendees (up from <20 previously)
Tailored program to career-oriented student culture at Northeastern through hands-on learning approach
Uncertainty remains about whether project-based approach would work at other universities or might deter some potential “good EAs”
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.