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Who Are Admission Possible Students?
Admission Possible students let their creativity shine as they recreate the gate logo.
Admission Possible students let their creativity shine as they recreate the gate logo.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2009-2010, we are serving 1,400 students. The 1,400 students currently in the program reported an average family income of less than $25,000.  The average grade-point-average of our students is 3.0, and 93 percent are students of color.

Overall the racial and ethnic demographics are as follows:

33% Hmong
18% African-American
19% African Immigrant

6%   Asian (Non-Hmong)
9%   Latino/a
7%   Biracial/Multiracial/Other  

7%   White
<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

Admission Possible recruits students who have the potential to succeed in college but are not likely to obtain admission to a four-year college without our help.  For the current seniors in our program, the average baseline ACT score as juniors (before receiving our services) was 14.5, which places the students in the 10th - 15th percentile of all ACT test-takers.   

We're Getting Some Great Results!
Overall, 98% of Admission Possible students have earned admission to college. The Admission Possible class of 2009 included 619 students, 98 % of whom were admitted to college. Historically, admitted students have a 93% college enrollment rate.

Approximately 80% of our students are currently enrolled in college or have already graduated.  Click here to see where our alumni attend college.  By comparison, only 7% of all low-income students nationwide earn a college degree by age 24 (Education Trust).  Click here to see graduation rates from Minnesota colleges and universities. 

Students in our program have shown an average ACT score improvement of greater than 20%! Leading for-profit companies, by comparison, advertise average increases of 12-14%. In the 2008-2009 school year, the average score of our students moved from 14.4 to about 17.6 - more than a 22% increase!