What is the Collegiate World Series? 

CWS is the National Hispanic Institute’s (NHI) capstone experience for high school juniors preparing for their senior year. Created 30 years ago, it aims to provide future leaders as much insight and practice as possible to prepare for the transition to adulthood, with an emphasis on both college readiness and leadership development.

The CWS addresses the emotional and psychological factors that impact life plans by providing a process for decision-making called Inquiry Based Learning. Using this process, students team up to take on complex challenges and use inquiry-based processes to offer strategic plans for their future goals.

Part 1 of the CWS - the League Series - features several competitive challenges. Here, participants practice jumping several college admissions hurdles through advanced work on their: College application using national models, essay and personal statement, one-on-one interview, academic resume, and digital professional profile, making sense of financial aid packages.

CWS also features the "Thought Series". In the "Thought Series," students practice investigation, inquiry, and analysis to strengthen their executive faculties to make complex leadership decisions. Through the Thought Series, teams of CWS scholars tackle case studies and challenges they will invariably face in future leadership roles. Teams who do their best in fully examining the possibilities of each challenge are declared the Thought Series champions!