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Juniors still have until June 1; M-Cubed Milwaukee Direct Admit has already exceeded 35% participation target<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MILWAUKEE \u2014 High school juniors at Milwaukee Public Schools have a few days left to join nearly 1,500 of their classmates in applying early to college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deadline is June 1 for juniors to complete the free, simple M-Cubed Milwaukee Direct Admit form. In less than five minutes, students can apply to Milwaukee Area Technical College, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, or both. Students can go to mpsmke.com\/directadmit<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milwaukee Direct Admit effort is part of M-Cubed, a partnership connecting MPS, MATC and UWM to build bridges from K-12 to higher education and transform Milwaukee through education. As one initiative in the partnership, M-Cubed Milwaukee Direct Admit is specifically designed to simplify the college application process. There are no essays, no letters of recommendation, and no test scores, attachments, or transcripts for the students to send. MPS provides UWM and MATC with transcripts and other needed information directly. And by starting the process early \u2014 during junior year instead of senior year \u2014 students can focus their senior year on finishing strong, completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and getting registered for college classes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students and families are already responding in increasing numbers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 1,467 MPS juniors who have already applied represent 39% of the class, exceeding M-Cubed\u2019s goal of 35% and nearly doubling the 21% who applied last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year\u2019s applicants are now high school seniors and nearly 900 began their senior year with a college acceptance in hand. Through another M-Cubed initiative \u2014 Smart Start \u2014 they spent their senior year getting to know one another, registering for classes and getting oriented to college. They can participate in a summer program, and the support continues into their first year at UWM or MATC. Together, these efforts are aimed at increasing the number of Milwaukee high school students who go on to and succeed in higher education, lifting up the individuals, their families, our community \u2014 and building a skilled, diverse workforce. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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