Support through high school leads to college education for city students
College Possible’s goal is to make college admission and success possible for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. Students enter the program in their sophomore year in high school and complete it at the end of their freshman year in college.
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service followed four diverse College Possible students from the spring prior to their high school graduation through their transition into college and throughout their freshman year on three area campuses.
NNS follows four diverse seniors through their first year of college
by Andrea Waxman
Meet four high school seniors who are participating in College Possible, a program to help low-income students get in to, pay for and succeed at college. This is the first in a series following them from acceptance through freshman year.
College Possible seniors anticipate graduation at year-end celebration
by Andrea Waxman
With their college choices made, four students joined fellow College Possible seniors at a year-end graduation celebration.
College Possible freshmen move in to their futures
by Andrea Waxman
After a summer of academic preparation, four students featured in a yearlong NNS series make the transition to college.
Time management main challenge for College Possible freshmen
by Andrea Waxman
As they near the end of their first semester, four College Possible students are adjusting to demands of schoolwork, jobs and family.
College Possible students reflect on challenging freshman year
by Andrea Waxman
NNS followed four freshmen who participated in College Possible from the time they were admitted to college through their first year. In this article, they look back at their experiences.
