Hawa joined the College Possible program in 2018 before graduating from Franklin High School in 2020. She is currently in her second year at Seattle Central Community College. Hawa has shared her story with the College Possible community about how…
College is challenging, and I do not need to recount the events of 2020 to show how they have emphasized the barriers our students face. How we face those challenges indicate something of ourselves. Therefore, when Marco responded to my…
When COVID-19 hit last year it raised all kinds of questions for our organization and our program. We were worried about the safety of our students and our team. We were worried about transitioning to a completely virtual environment. We…
Washington is excited to give a warm welcome to a new cohort of AmeriCorps coaches for the 2021-2022 school year! These near-peer coaches will support students on their path to college graduation. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we spent the…
From July 21 to 23, College Possible Washington provided another round of summer bridge programming for the new 15 Lotus Scholarship recipients from the Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation! Throughout the three day event, students were invited to attend virtual workshops that…
I wouldn’t say that this is a “Great Story” but this is my story. After college I felt even more lost than when I had started. I attended three different colleges (in two different states), changed my major three times,…
College Possible Washington is pleased to welcome four summer transition coaches: Kelly, Adam, Sophia and Mark! Each of them have previously served with Washington, both as former college coaches and community partnership team members, and we are welcoming them back!…
In May, College Possible Washington was excited to collaborate with foundry10 on a scholarship for high school seniors. The scholarship team awarded 10, $2,000 scholarships to students who are enrolling for the 2021-2022 school year in college, university, technical or…
Without a doubt, 2020 was one of the strangest years in modern history. Tomorrow, you could ask someone why it was so strange and they will list a series of events from the novel COVID-19 pandemic, to personal comedies and…
In May, College Possible Washington hosted it's third annual CollegeFest where students were able to meet with our college team to learn more about services and support available to them after high school graduation. CollegeFest, along with our summer bridge…