Yleana's Theory of Change

ACTION: Increasing college selectivity changes the following (by orders of magnitude)

  • higher graduation rates

  • significantly better financial aid packages

  • higher salary outcomes

OUTCOME: Students’ college outcomes yield better financial outcomes/enable wealth accumulation (by orders of magnitude)

  • higher earnings

  • less debt/avoid poverty

  • live longer and healthier lives

How Do We Execute It?

SAT score increase: We increase the selectivity of the colleges our students attend, in order to: 

  • [1] Increase persistence and graduation rates and access more supportive programming so students make it to college graduation

  • [2] Secure better financial aid packages and decrease loans, allowing students to start life with less debt

  • [3] Increase salaries after graduation - double and triple what students would have made after a less selective college

Ongoing Family Support: We also make sure they have the support they need to get into college, persist through college and transition successfully into a career - with the aid of the following programs: 

  • [1] College Access Mentoring

  • [2] College Success (Persistence) Mentoring

  • [3] College-to-Career Transitional Mentoring

  • [4] Job/internship Database

  • [5] Safety net: Once you’re part of the Yleana family, you’re family forever - we’re here for you, whatever you need!