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I am proposing an improvement/ replacement of this entry, which uses a lot of promotional language and no citations, to a version that is more in align with Wikipedia's guidelines on maintaining a neutral point of view and using only verifiable information. This page has been deleted before for being overly promotional, so this has been a recurring problem.

I volunteer with Admission Possible's communications team, and because of this conflict of interest, I'm hoping to get the input of other editors. Please take a look at the proposed version and suggest or make any changes you can think of. Your help is appreciated! Jenbendewood (talk) 18:47, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done See below comment under 'Improving this article'. Also, please reply at that section or below it so we can keep the proposal intact. Shearonink (talk) 02:19, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Proposed replacement follows:

Admission Possible
Founded2000
FounderJim McCorkell
Location
  • Saint Paul, MN
Area served
Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Milwaukee
MethodUtilize AmeriCorps volunteers to provide low-income students with ACT preparation, admission and financial aid counseling, and guidance in the transition to and through college.
Revenue
US $3.2 million
Volunteers
approximately 70 Corps members
Websitehttp://www.AdmissionPossible.org

Admission Possible is a nonprofit AmeriCorps organization whose mission is to help academically motivated, low-income students earn admission to and graduate from college. Its model utilizes recent college graduates as near-peer mentors to students lacking the social resources to successfully navigate the high school to college transition. Headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the organization currently serves students in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area and in Milwaukee.

History

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Admission Possible was chartered as a nonprofit in September of 2000, beginning operations in two Saint Paul public high schools the next spring. By the 2008-09 school year, the organization was serving students in 17 schools across Minneapolis-Saint Paul and opened a second site in Milwaukee.[1] In the current 2010-11 school year, the organization serves approximately 1,400 juniors and seniors in 17 Minneapolis-Saint Paul high schools[2] and 230 juniors and seniors in 7 Milwaukee high schools.[3]

Partner high schools

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In the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area:

  • Saint Paul Public Schools
    Central High School
    Como Park High School
    Harding High School
    Highland Park High School
    Humbolt High School
    Johnson High School
  • Minneapolis Public Schools
    Edison High School
    Patrick Henry High School
    Roosevelt High School
  • Greater metro area schools
    Columbia Heights High School
    Coon Rapids High School
    Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
    Robbinsdale Cooper High School
    St. Louis Park High School
  • Public charter schools
    Community of Peace Academy (Saint Paul)
    Higher Ground Academy (Saint Paul)
    Ubah Medical Academy (Hopkins)

In Milwaukee:

  • Milwaukee Public Schools
    Alexander Hamilton High School
    International Peace Academy
    Milwaukee School of Languages
    Riverside University High School
    South Division High School
    Northwest Secondary School
  • Milwaukee Choice Schools
    Saint Joan Antida

Programming

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Admission Possible operates at no cost to students; however, students are expected to complete eight hours of community service each year. To be accepted, applicants must qualify as low-income (in practice this means being eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches) and they must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher.[4]

Average family income of accepted students is under $25,000 per year, and average GPA of students in the program is between 2.7 to 3.0. Over 90% of participants are students of color. In the Twin Cities, 32% of students are Hmong, 17% are African immigrants, and 15% are African-American; in Milwaukee, 43% of students are African-American and 26% are Latino/a.[4]

A New York Times article from November 2005 quotes CEO Jim McCorkell as saying: “My starting idea was what if we replicated Kaplan for poor kids.”[5] Students accepted into the program participate in over 320 hours of after-school sessions over their junior and senior years.[4] Curriculum in the junior year is focused on ACT preparation, in the senior year on applying to college and for financial aid. Students also lead college awareness workshops for freshmen and sophomores in their school, in cooperation with their AmeriCorps coach,[6] and participate in organized volunteer projects.[7] The program has recently been expanding to include more services to program alumni enrolled in college, including support in renewing financial aid and help in utilizing the college’s own student resources.

Evaluation

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The organization reports a 21% average ACT score increase during students’ junior year. It also reports that 98% of all of its students gain acceptance into any post-secondary institution.[4] Wilder Research (an arm of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation of Saint Paul) performed an external evaluation of Admission Possible in 2006, and substantiated its claim that 91% of the organization’s students enrolled in college—a figure higher than comparable programs.[8] The organization is currently undergoing an external, randomized controlled evaluation to address the problem of selection bias in previous program evaluations.

The Charities Review Council deems that it “meets all standards”.[9]

Recognition

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McCorkell was named an Ashoka Fellow, a recognition for social entrepreneurship, in 2006.[10] The organization has been recognized with awards from the National Association for College Admission Counseling,[11], College Board,[12] and the National College Access Network.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Admission Possible history, accessed 10.28.10
  2. ^ Admission Possible Twin Cities branch news release, September 10, 2010
  3. ^ Admission Possible Milwaukee branch news release, October 14, 2010
  4. ^ a b c d Admission Possible 2010-11 Program Profile
  5. ^ “Test Prep Help for Those Too Poor to Afford Kaplan” by Michael Winerip, New York Times, November 16, 2005 [1]
  6. ^ College Workshops on the Admission Possible website
  7. ^ Community Service on the Admission Possible website
  8. ^ Admission Possible evaluation results, Laura McLain (2006), Wilder Research
  9. ^ Admission Possible profile on Charities Review Council website
  10. ^ Jim McCorkell’s profile on the Ashoka website
  11. ^ A list of Human Relations Award recipients on the NACAC website, retrieved 10.26.2010
  12. ^ 2010 Innovation Award Winners on the College Board website, retrieved 10.26.2010
  13. ^ NCAN Announces 2009 College Access Awards of Excellence, NCAN news release, 09.30.2010
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Admission Possible
Corporation for National and Community Service
AmeriCorps

Improving this article

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In my opinion the major problem with the article right now is the quality (or lack thereof) of the references, most of the citations are from the article subject's own website. Outside references - newspapers, magazine, TV stations' websites, etc. - that are from reliable sources are needed. Any possible tone issues can be handled by keeping a neutral point of view. Also, there might be some possible confusion between two entirely different organizations here - adMISSION POSSIBLE (from San Francisco, website ending with a '.com') and Admission Possible (from Minneapolis, website ending in a '.org'). User:Jenbendewood, while it can be difficult to edit an article when one has a relationship or close knowledge of the subject, it is not impossible. I suggest that you improve this article as you see fit, I'll keep an eye on it and you can also contact me with any questions on my talkpage. Shearonink (talk) 02:03, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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