Admission Possible

Admission Possible is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping promising and motivated low-income young people prepare for and earn admission to college. Their mission is to identify low-income young people with the potential and the motivation for college and then provide them with four critical services: 1) ACT and SAT test preparation 2) intensive assistance in preparing college applications 3) help in obtaining financial aid 4) guidance in transition to college.

Admission Possible relies on AmeriCorps members to fulfill its vision for the future that "the future of America's children is determined solely by their talent, motivation, and effort".

Admission Possible recruits recent college graduates for a term of service ranging from 10-12 months. AmeriCorps members participate in a two week orientation learning the process behind the organization's mission, and they receive ongoing training throughout the term of service.

Admission Possible serves 1,200 students in 15 public high schools and charter schools in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park. The organization was founded in 2000 with the first group of AmeriCorps members joining in 2001. The organization has won multiple awards, including the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Innovation Award, and its founder and CEO, Jim McCorkell, was named an Ashoka Fellow.

Admission Possible has received significant coverage in various publications including the New York Times (November 16, 2005), Business Week (October 22, 2007), A National Service Agenda for the Next Decade from the Center for American Progress (September 2007), and repeated coverage in the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press. These features recognized Admission Possible for its committment to the issue of college access for all as well as for innovation in the use of its funding as well as its use of AmeriCorps members.

Each Admission Possible student is required to participate in community service events as thanks for the services they receive. The organization annually participates in National Make a Difference Day. The most recent of which took place October 27, 2007 when Admission possible students collected 4,749 pounds of food to assist flood relief efforts in Southeastern Minnesota.

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