Needs-based aid outreach.I read ["It Takes More Than a Village," Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. , Nov. 2003] with great interest and agree that the process can be daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin . The basic question that you didn't touch on is, "How do you get the prospective students to come in to the aid office and do their FAFSA FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid (US Department of Education) "? What are the touch points, [so] that we can grab them? We have a diverse population; many don't file, don't respond to phone calls or letters, and have to be dragged out of class. Any suggestions? NEAL v. t. 1. To anneal. v. i. 1. To be tempered by heat. K. HARRIS, Director of Financial Aid Mercy College Yonkers, NY I read your editor's note about the need to reach out more actively to low-income students regarding financial aid. I thought you might be interested to learn about the organization I founded three years ago to address many of the problems you so correctly identify. Admission Possible (www.admissionpossible.org) is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to helping promising, low-income young people prepare for and earn admission to college. Our mission is to identify low-income young people with the potential and the motivation for college and then provide them with three critical services: (1) SAT and ACT test prep; (2) intensive college application guidance, (3) help in obtaining financial aid; and (4) assistance in transitioning to college. We now work with more than 400 tow-income students for 10 public high schools in the Twin Cities. We use 52 AmeriCorps and VISTA members to deliver our services. Last year, 89 percent of our seniors earned admission to college! Please visit our Web site! JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape MCCORKELL, Executive Director Admission Possible St. Paul, MN |
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