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Creative confidence
Students learn to begin before they know the answer, make ideas tangible, share unfinished work, and improve it through feedback.
Outcomes
NuVu students leave with more than completed projects. They carry creative confidence, self-direction, and the ability to turn uncertain problems into meaningful action.

A broader measure of success
College placement matters, but it is only one part of the story. NuVu prepares young people to enter unfamiliar situations, collaborate across differences, and build a path around their evolving interests and strengths.
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Students learn to begin before they know the answer, make ideas tangible, share unfinished work, and improve it through feedback.
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Students become more deliberate about setting goals, making choices, reflecting on progress, and advocating for what they need.
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Students develop the empathy and communication skills to contribute their strengths, understand others, and move ambitious work forward.
The Senior Five
A short documentary follows NuVu’s Class of 2019 as five seniors reflect on their experience, their growth, and what they will carry into the next chapter.
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College pathways

NuVu students develop creative thinking and analytical skills valued by colleges and employers. Their portfolios provide a comprehensive record of how they research, collaborate, make decisions, and bring complex work to completion.
College admissions officers recognize that NuVu graduates arrive prepared to think critically, work collaboratively, use technical tools, and engage with complex real-world issues.
Schools accepting NuVu graduates · 2015–2025
ArtCenter College of Design · Babson College · Bard College · Brown University · Bennington College · Boston University · Brandeis University · Carnegie Mellon University · Case Western Reserve University · Clark University · Cleveland Institute of Art · Colby College · Colorado College · Cooper Union · Cornell University · Culinary Institute of America · Champlain College · College of the Atlantic · Drexel University · Denison University · Emerson College · Franklin & Marshall College · Hampshire College · Harvard University · Hofstra University · Howard University · IAAD · Johnson & Wales · Lafayette College · Lesley University · Massachusetts College of Art and Design · Maine Maritime Academy · MIT · Massachusetts Maritime Academy · Mount Holyoke College · North Carolina A&T · Northeastern University · NYU · Oberlin College · Olin College · Parsons School of Design · Pitzer College · Pratt Institute · Purdue University · RISD · RIT · Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · Reed College · RPI · Salem State · SCAD · School of the Art Institute of Chicago · Simmons University · St. John’s University · Syracuse University · School of Visual Arts · Smith College · Think Tank Training Centre · Tufts University / SMFA · UC San Diego · UMass Amherst · UMass Boston · UMass Dartmouth · Union College · University of Cincinnati · University of Colorado Boulder · University of Michigan · University of New Hampshire · University of Rochester · University of Southern California · University of Vermont · Vermont State University · Wentworth Institute of Technology · Wesleyan University · Worcester Polytechnic Institute