MULTIWEEK LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Learn the moves that help you hold on.

The REACH Academy turns student survival into skills: money clarity, academic recovery, advocacy, support systems, purpose, and practical next steps.

8-WEEK PATH

Choose your first track.

Complete honest work, scenarios, planning tools, and short knowledge checks. Certificates belong after learning — not after a single click.

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STUDENT PATHWAYS

Courses for the semester
you are actually living.

WEEK 01

Before You Drop Out

Spot the early warning signs, gather documents, name your support people, and make a 72-hour route.

Start your plan →

WEEK 02

Financial Aid Without Confusion

Understand your bill, the questions to ask, appeal basics, and the difference between a problem and a dead end.

Federal Student Aid ↗

WEEK 03

Academic Recovery

Rebuild after a hard grade with professor meeting prep, tutoring routes, time mapping, and course decisions.

Try the decision story ↓

WEEK 04

Scholarship Bootcamp

Find a fitting opportunity, tell your real story, ask for recommendations, and submit with a checklist.

Find scholarship tools ↗

WEEK 05

First-Gen College Guide

Learn the systems schools assume you already know, from office hours to billing language and belonging.

Open support shelves →

WEEK 06

Student-Parent Survival

Build a support map around childcare, work, class, food, and the people who can help carry the load.

Build a route →

WEEK 07

Purpose, Faith & Perseverance

Reflect on what keeps you going without pretending faith makes every barrier disappear overnight.

Connect with EFF ↗

WEEK 08

Career Beyond Graduation

Turn your current experience into a resume story, build connections, and identify the next professional move.

Explore careers ↗

CHOOSE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Jada’s Friday

Jada’s financial aid has not released. Rent is due Friday. She is considering withdrawing and has not emailed anyone yet.

What should Jada do first?

Pick a choice. The goal is not perfection — it is the next informed move.

YOUR REFLECTION

Make it yours.

Write the one issue you have been avoiding, the office or person who could help, and the first sentence you will send.