 | | In remarks at a White House event on social innovation, President Obama praised Admission Possible's work. Photo: Jim McCorkell (center), Admission Possible founder & CEO speaks with the President. L-R: Admission Possible co-founder Chris Greenhow and Steve Goldsmith, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza). |
RECENT ADMISSION POSSIBLE NEWS
06/30/09 - President Obama Praises Admission Possible as a Program Making a Difference
*To watch the video, click here and forward to the time 47:20.
*To read the transcript, click here.
06/01/09 - Admission Possible Year-End Graduation Celebration - Largest Group of Students Yet Complete Two-Year College Prep Program
ABOUT ADMISSION POSSIBLE
Admission Possible is a nonprofit organization founded Minnesota in September of 2000 and dedicated to helping promising, low-income students obtain admission to college. We serve 1,300 students in 17 high schools across five school districts in the Greater Twin Cities.
- Overall, 99% of the students we assisted have been admitted to college.
- Nearly 80% of our students who enrolled in college are still working toward their college degree or have graduated. By comparison, only 7% of all low-income students nationwide earn a college degree by age 24 (Education Trust).
- Students in our program have shown an average ACT score improvement of 20%! Leading for-profit companies, by comparison, advertise average increases of 12-14%. To learn more about the success of our students and our program, view the Wilder Research evaluation report of Admission Possible.
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