Ultimate Outcome

Let’s Get Ready envisions a future in which students from historically underrepresented backgrounds have the support they need to attain a college education.

THROUGH

  • Well-supported and highly-engaged near-peer coaches

  • Relevant and student-centered content

  • Sustained and collaborative partnerships

WE HELP STUDENTS GAIN

  • Meaningful connections to coaches and Let’s Get Ready

  • Access to critical information and supports

  • Self-efficacy skills to pursue and achieve college goals

  • A sense of belonging in a college-going community

Let’s Get Ready’s unique program supports students through three phases:

ACCESS

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS

Near-peer led prep for SAT exam, personalized goal-setting and introduction to the college admissions and financial aid process.

OUTCOMES

  • Increase SAT score

  • Increase college knowledge and application preparedness

TRANSITION: CORE

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

College enrollment support through frequent, curriculum-based, two-way texting.

TRANSITION: CORE+

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Virtual near-peer coaches provide personalized guidance around college applications, financial aid, college decisions, and combating “summer melt.”

OUTCOMES

  • Submit college and financial aid applications

  • Enroll in college

SUCCESS: CORE

COLLEGE STUDENTS

College persistence support through frequent, curriculum-based, two-way texting.

SUCCESS: CORE+

COLLEGE STUDENTS

Virtual and on-campus, near-peer coaches provide personalized guidance and support to overcome barriers to college persistence.

OUTCOMES

  • Identify and address barriers to ensure persistence semester over semester

  • Graduate from college

“I AM A PRODUCT OF ALL THE MENTORS BEFORE ME; MY SUCCESS AND MY MOTIVATION TO SEE MY STUDENTS SUCCEED COMES FROM THE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT I RECEIVED FROM MY MENTORS AND ALL THE PEOPLE I’VE WORKED WITH IN THIS ORGANIZATION, AND I HOPE TO HAVE INFLUENCED MY STUDENTS TO PAY FORWARD THE GUIDANCE THAT THEY GOT AND FOSTER THE SUCCESS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.”
— LGR TRANSITION COACH