Summer Program Helps Low-Income Students Get To College

The College Summit program, which teams up with both high schools and colleges, substantially increases the odds that low-income students may attend college. The workshops, which 1,500 low-income seniors across the country will attend this summer, are part of College Summit’s effort to extend the college-going culture beyond the middle class. The colleges that play host to the workshops and are eager for more low-income applicants get a first look at the portfolios of the students. Read more at:
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