Reach for College! for Students

Phone: 202-246-7357

Reach for College � helping inner city kids get to college

Reach for College! For Students

Education after high school is your best bet to open up more opportunities for yourself in life. "The more you learn, the more you earn" is one solid reason to go to school after you graduate. More schooling also opens you up to new people and new networks that can take you places.

There are all kinds of schools for all kinds of career paths. You just have to choose based on what interests you. Here are some examples:

Technical school where you learn a trade such as plumbing or car mechanics or computer tech skills. (These generally take a few weeks to a couple years to complete, depending on what you choose.)
Two-year schools where you can learn to be a radiology technician or an executive secretary, as just two examples of hundreds of careers. (Usually takes about two years.)
Four-year schools (colleges) where you can learn to be a teacher or a nurse, as two of the many careers available. (Takes four years.)
Universities where you can learn to be a lawyer or doctor or most anything else too. (Takes four to eight years.)

It's not hard to get into a school after high school. You just have to pick a school (or a few schools) and apply. But sometimes that seems like a lot of work, especially if you don't really know how to do it. And a lot of kids don't know how to go about it, so don't feel dumb.

That's why Reach for College! works in schools, in your classrooms, to help you with the application process right in class. We also work with organizations in your community. With everyone in your class or community center thinking about careers, picking out schools and filling out the applications right there, with your teacher's or leader's help, it's a lot easier.

And then when you start getting your acceptance letters, saying you got into the school and program that you applied for and, now, you've got a solid plan for after high school, you feel really great. You're going somewhere!

Find Out More

For Educators...
For Students...
For Parents...
For Community Groups...


	"I'm at an advantage, a big advantage this year. I saw it best at my junior year because I was not really in the mindset that I needed to get ready for college. This class gets you thinking about college and really helps you with the tools you could use to get to college. I know that if I hadn't taken the class, I wouldn't have four college applications done and won the scholarship that I have now." ~Wesley