Admission Possible, Founder McCorkell ’90 Praised in White House Ceremony
Admission Possible founder and CEO Jim McCorkell ’90 was praised by President Barack Obama during a June 30, 2009, White House event in the East Room in support of Obama’s proposed social innovation fund. “We’ve got Jim McCorkell here from Admission Possible, a group that helps promising young people from low-income families attend college,” Obama said during his speech. “Ninety-nine percent of the Admission Possible class of 2008 got into college – 99 percent. The vast majority of students stay in college and earn their degrees. Admission Possible operates in just two states now, so imagine if it were ten or 20 or 50.” The event also drew coverage in the Pioneer Press, as Khullani Abdullahi ’07 reflected on how the program helped her find Carleton. “Maybe you find your way and maybe you don’t,” said Abdullahi, who is starting her third year at the University of Minnesota Law School. “But with Admission Possible, you’re almost guaranteed to find a way.”
Admission Possible founder and CEO Jim McCorkell ’90 was praised by President Barack Obama during a June 30, 2009, White House event in the East Room in support of Obama’s proposed social innovation fund. “We’ve got Jim McCorkell here from Admission Possible, a group that helps promising young people from low-income families attend college,” Obama said during his speech. “Ninety-nine percent of the Admission Possible class of 2008 got into college – 99 percent. The vast majority of students stay in college and earn their degrees. Admission Possible operates in just two states now, so imagine if it were ten or 20 or 50.” The event also drew coverage in the Pioneer Press, as Khullani Abdullahi ’07 reflected on how the program helped her find Carleton. “Maybe you find your way and maybe you don’t,” said Abdullahi, who is starting her third year at the University of Minnesota Law School. “But with Admission Possible, you’re almost guaranteed to find a way.”