Jump Start the Journey…

The Journey to College begins in Middle School

Join us as we gather together as college presidents, admission and financial aid professionals, and middle school principals, counselors and teachers to discuss how to ensure Middle School students get the tools they need for success!!!

Partnerships between middle schools and colleges can inspire kids with the knowledge that college IS possible!

Friday June 8 2007

8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Assumption College

Worcester, MA

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Register for this great event under the "Events" tab above.

PDP’s will be awarded upon completion.

Hope to see you there!

Gaps Persist Despite over $50 Billion in Federal Financial Aid.

Federal loans, grants, and work-study aid each year have encouraged rapid growth in college attendance, but the gaps between economic and racial groups remain as wide as they were in 1970. (The College Board, Financial Aid Is Not Enough, 1998)

• Are you supporting low income middle school students and their parents to make college their goal?
• Learn about different models of college and middle school collaboration.

Low-income high school graduates are less likely to go to a postsecondary institution than their middle and upper-income peers. Nearly all eighth graders say they want to go to college. While almost all high-income students meet their expectations, only two-thirds of low-income students see their expectations come true. (U.S. Department of Education, 1997).