GEAR UP North Carolina

College Application Week 2009

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The College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) and the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (CACRAO) are cosponsoring College Application Week to be held November 16-20, 2009.

Counselors and school staff, please register for College Application Week 2009.

For more information, please visit College Application Week 2009 or contact Julia Conrad, Coordinator, at (919) 843 - 5875 or jeconrad@northcarolina.edu.

 

GEAR UP North Carolina Student Newsletter
Check out our first edition of the GEAR UP North Carolina Student Newsletter. New editions of the Student Newsletter will be published several times a year and can be downloaded from the GEAR UP North Carolina Student Newsletter page. We need your assistance in creating the Student Newsletter, so please send articles written by students, photographs, and ideas to jeconrad@northcarolina.edu. GEAR UP North Carolina Student Newsletter thumbnail
GEAR UP NC Student Newsletter – Fall 2009

 

About GEAR UP

GEAR UP, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a national initiative whose mission is to significantly increase the number of students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP is funded through grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

GEAR UP North Carolina works with students and their families in 20 of North Carolina's 100 counties. Beginning in 7th grade, students are afforded opportunities to participate in exciting activities that prepare them to enter and succeed in college.

By investing in the future of those students who would not otherwise pursue postsecondary education, GEAR UP North Carolina is enabling the dream of "leaving no child behind."

 

GEAR UP North Carolina Facts
  • 75% of students claim their participation in GEAR UP has changed their plans about attending college.
  • 90% of GEAR UP students plan on attaining an Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, and/or a Graduate or Professional Degree after graduating from high school.
  • 98% of GEAR UP parents aspire for their child to at least attain an Associate's Degree.
  • All GEAR UP counties have experienced an increase in academic achievement.
  • EOG, End of Grade, testing reached higher levels in all counties.
  • 93% of GEAR UP parents regularly discuss college attendance with their children.

To learn more about GEAR UP North Carolina, please browse our website or contact us:

GEAR UP North Carolina
The University of the North Carolina
General Administration
140 Friday Center Drive, Room 240
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Phone: (919) 843-3000
Fax: (919) 843-5465