San Francisco State University Hosts Rally to Encourage At-Risk 7th Graders to Set Sites on College Early SFSU Public Affairs Press Release Published by the Public Affairs Office at San Francisco State University, Diag Center. While more students are attending college, research shows that more young people have the potential to do college level work if they are motivated early and give them the support they need.
Research also shows that many young people and their parents think about college too late.
They think college is more expensive than it is, and they don't take the right courses. This is especially true of at-risk kids. Also, most students decide whether or not they are college material by 8th grade. James Lick is a small, diverse California Model Restructuring School. The personalized middle school environment, present at James Lick, has attracted local and national attention.