college and career
planning
Every Scholar gets a customized plan to optimize their journey.
Planning for entry into college or university begins before Scholars enter high school. Our programming begins in middle school to make the path to and through college as smooth and accessible as possible. GenOne makes sure each student is on track both in and out of the classroom.
The need in our community
52%
Financial burdens represent the number one reason students from under-served communities drop out of college. Low-income students who received expert counseling were 52% more likely to enroll in four-year colleges where they would not face significant debt burdens – Castleman and Goodman 2018.
25%
Nearly 1 in 4 high-achieving, low-income students apply to college completely on their own. GenOne ensures each student has a college advisor to advocate, educate, and guide them through the college admission process.
471:1
The national ratio of high school guidance counselors to students. Counselors are overwhelmed, under-resourced and under-funded. Due to the overwhelming nature of their work, many struggle to meet with all the students on their caseload once a year.
15:1
GenOne Scholar ratio of students to expert college advisors. This ratio ensures that each student from our cohort personalized and professional guidance.
Our full-time College & Career Advisors support Scholars while they navigate high school to chart a roadmap that best meets their future post-secondary education goals. GenOne’s student to advisor ratio is 15:1, ensuring that each Scholar receives personalized and professional navigation.
Advisors support Scholars to research and select colleges, complete college admissions applications, and complete financial aid forms, and scholarship applications. The primary goals of Advisors are to aid Scholars in affordable and relevant post-secondary enrollment.
