Student Outreach for College Enrollment
An Effective Practice
This practice has been Archived and is no longer maintained.
Description
SOURCE pairs high school students with college and graduate student mentors to help research colleges, sign up for entrance exams, write application essays, fill out applications and financial aid forms, apply for scholarships, and transition into college.
Goal / Mission
SOURCE aims to help students from low-income families in the Los Angeles Unified School District to select and apply for college and financial aid.
Results / Accomplishments
SOURCE served 1,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District's class of 2007.
Of the students that participated:
* 90% of advisees applied and 84% were accepted to 4- year colleges.
* 78% of advisees applied to California State Universities and 90% of those applicants were accepted.
* 53% of advisees applied to University of California schools and 90% of the applicants were accepted.
* 11% of advisees enrolled in private or out-of-state colleges, including: Amherst, Bowdoin, Brandeis, Claremont McKenna, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, Reed, Rice, Stanford, Tufts, Penn, and Yale.
Of the students that participated:
* 90% of advisees applied and 84% were accepted to 4- year colleges.
* 78% of advisees applied to California State Universities and 90% of those applicants were accepted.
* 53% of advisees applied to University of California schools and 90% of the applicants were accepted.
* 11% of advisees enrolled in private or out-of-state colleges, including: Amherst, Bowdoin, Brandeis, Claremont McKenna, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, Reed, Rice, Stanford, Tufts, Penn, and Yale.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
EdBoost
Primary Contact
EdBoost
3300 Overland Avenue, #202
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 559-1991
edboost@edboost.org
http://www.edboost.org
3300 Overland Avenue, #202
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 559-1991
edboost@edboost.org
http://www.edboost.org
Topics
Education / Educational Attainment
Organization(s)
EdBoost
Date of implementation
2007
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Los Angeles
Target Audience
Teens