What Does It Take To Get To, And Through, College?

Following up on our "Life after High School" study on college prep and attendance issues among 18- to 25-year-olds, we are researching the aspirations, obstacles and decision points on going to college and earning a diploma. We're talking to 22 to 30-year-olds who earned a degree or are on their way to doing so, and those who have dropped out or are strongly considering doing so, including a look at the choices of low-income students. Funding for this study comes from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For more on these issues, check out "Squeeze Play" and "The Iron Triangle."