| Author(s): | Sherwin, J. |
| Title: | Make me a match: Helping low-income and first generation students make good college choices |
| Source: | http://www.mdrc.org/publications/623/policybrie... |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Organization: | MDRC |
| Short Description: | Developed by MDRC in partnership with the Chicago Public Schools, College Match targets a population that has been overlooked by many other college success initiatives: moderately to high-achieving students who are prepared for college but need advice and support to choose college wisely. |
| Annotation: | Developed by MDRC in partnership with the Chicago Public Schools, College Match targets a population that has been overlooked by many other college success initiatives: moderately to high-achieving students who are prepared for college but need advice and support to choose college wisely. By placing young adult advisers in high schools to help these students find colleges that meet their academic, social, and personal needs, the program tests the theory that students who enroll in a "match" college are most likely to thrive, persist, and graduate. This policy brief describes the intervention and offers encouraging early findings from a pilot in three Chicago high schools. It concludes with a discussion of issues related to further expansion, modification, and testing of the model. |
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