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Evaluation of the College Possible Program: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. NBER Working Paper No. 19562

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Avery, Christopher – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2013

This paper reports the results of a randomized trial of the College Possible program, which provides two years of college preparatory work for high school juniors and seniors in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The trial involved 238 students, including 134 who were randomly selected for admission to the program. The results indicate that the College…

Descriptors: After School Programs, High School Students, College Preparation, Program Effectiveness

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This study investigated the effect of the "College Possible" program, which is designed to serve low-income high school students. "College Possible" provides a 2-year afterschool curriculum to high school juniors and seniors that includes SAT and ACT test preparation services, college admissions and financial aid consulting,…

Descriptors: After School Programs, High School Students, Low Income Groups, Test Preparation

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What Works Clearinghouse, 2014

The 2013 study, "Evaluation of the College Possible Program: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial", investigated the effect of the "College Possible" program, which is designed to serve low-income high school students by providing SAT/ACT test preparation, financial aid consulting, and college admissions guidance in an…

Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Regression (Statistics), Low Income, High School Students