Great College Advice

AUGUST 23, 2023

Based on an annual survey by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), only 45.7% of colleges and universities view scores on the standardized tests to be of “considerable importance”. Bear in mindMore colleges and universities cite grades in college prep courses (73.2%). Definitely.

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College Forward

JANUARY 17, 2024

Over the past couple of months, we had insightful conversations with AmeriCorps alumni who recently served with College Possible and have since transitioned into roles within higher education. Former college access coach Jerry Jones served with College Possible Omaha during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Hope College Network

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The college admissions process felt daunting as I began my senior year of high school. It was what my entire life and education had been leading up to. I also came from an average public school and didn’t have the same resources as my friends who went to college prep schools. If this is you, you’re not alone!

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College Forward

MARCH 18, 2024

But at College Possible, I was the one who reached out to the students, not anyone else. I was responsible for setting up meetings with students and making sure they were not falling behind on their college prep milestones. But I quickly learned that I needed to take more initiative in building our connection.

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Hope College Network

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The college admissions process felt daunting as I began my senior year of high school. It was what my entire life and education had been leading up to. I also came from an average public school and didn’t have the same resources as my friends who went to college prep schools. If this is you, you’re not alone!

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For those of you who haven't heard of College Greenlight, the simplest way to describe it is that we're a network of partners dedicated to supporting first generation, lower income and historically underserved students on their path to and through higher education. So Let's Get Ready is a national near-peer mentoring organization.

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Parchment

DECEMBER 3, 2024

I get to work every day with incredible educators, college and career advisors, counselors, teachers who are supporting this work, school leaders, district level staff. Are they applying for financial aid? Nobody knew what a college counselor was. Nobody knew what college and career planning was.

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