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More Helping Hands for Michigan's College-Bound Seniors

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011   

LANSING, Mich. - A year after bringing its program to Michigan, the National College Advising Corps is quadrupling the number of high schools it serves, giving the state's college-bound students a unique advantage.

The corps will expand from eight to 32 schools, with the help of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and the Michigan College Access Network. Recent graduates spend a year as advisers, working full time with high school seniors to help them navigate the path to college. They pay special attention to first-generation and lower-income students.

Nicole Hurd, the corps' executive director, says it helps students select a school that fits their needs and assists with all the necessary paperwork to get there.

"One-point-four million students started their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form and didn't finish. So, there are little tiny barriers, like filling out forms, that become like the Grand Canyon for our students because they don't have somebody there to hold their hand and help them through it. Having a recent college graduate to be able to say, 'I did it. You can do it too.' is an incredibly powerful statement."

Joilyn Stephenson, a Pontiac High School college adviser, says the work is rewarding because she has an opportunity to alter the course of someone's life in a positive way. She says many high school students are naive about what it really takes to get into college.

"They're not aware of the processes or the steps that you have to take. They don't realize that you have to have certain credentials to go to certain places. If you did bad in high school, you're not going to be able to just walk on Harvard's campus with bells and whistles playing! You might have to start off at community college."

Michigan's high school counselor-to-student ratio is 643-to-one, so it isn't surprising that some students can fall through the cracks on their path to higher education. Michigan's College Access Network, the Kresge Foundation, the University of Michigan and Michigan State help fund the program.


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