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Empowering Students to Achieve Their College Dreams
Are you looking for support and tips on how to thrive in college? You don’t have to do it alone!
Welcome to Let’s Get Ready!
At Central, we’re dedicated to helping students navigate their college journey. Our collaboration with the Let’s Get Ready program provides the tools, guidance, and support necessary to make higher education accessible and achievable.
What is Let’s Get Ready?
Let's Get Ready is a free, near-peer mentoring program via text message that pairs Central students and TRiO Educational Talent Search juniors and seniors with experienced student mentors.
What’s a near-peer? It’s someone close in age and experience to a student in the Let’s Get Ready program.
Let’s Get Ready’s college student coaches are available on your phone via text to answer your questions and to offer encouragement along the way. Let's Get Ready also sends out texts reminding students of important deadlines and resources to support student success. Coaches will periodically check in to see how students are doing, and students can text their coach whenever they have questions or need support.
Program Highlights
- Individualized goal setting, support, and motivation from a current college student mentor.
- Build meaningful mentoring relationships with college students who understand your journey.
- Convenient text-based assistance to help you stay on track.
- Guidance and support for re-enrolling in college if challenges arise.
- Personalized assistance with applications and essay writing.
- Learn how to navigate FAFSA, scholarships, and grants.
- Peer-to-peer advice from those who’ve been in your shoes.
- Your coach continues to support you through high school and college graduation.
Who Can Join?
This program is available for current and incoming Central students and TRIO ETS Juniors and Seniors, seeking support and tips to thrive in college.
Why Choose Let’s Get Ready?
Let's Get Ready students graduate from college at double the rate of their peers.
Connecticut-based students who have participated in Let’s Get Ready are outpacing their peers in college enrollment and graduation, matching national impact trends. Let's Get Ready is on pace to serve over 25,000 students nationally this year.
Your Future Starts Here!
Don’t wait to take the next step. Join Let’s Get Ready and achieve your college dreams!