Catch Up on the Latest LGR News
Featuring Anya Cole: A Passion For Putting People First
Let’s Get Ready is a community of many. Students, alumni, staff, and partners work together to advance a mission that supports students from underserved backgrounds as they pursue their goal of earning a college degree. Our collective dedication [...]
2021 College Decisions
College Signing Day is an opportunity to celebrate students committing to pursue their educational goals. Here at Let’s Get Ready, we want to champion, support and celebrate our Transition students that have selected their new home away from home. [...]
Grad Week Recap
Thank you for celebrating the Let’s Get Ready Class of 2021 with us last week! If you missed the celebration, you can view a quick two-minute highlight reel to the left. If you want to check out [...]
Let’s Get Ready 2020 Annual Report
Check out our 2020 Annual Report to learn more about LGR’s program, our impact, and our community of donors. Download the report
Let’s Get Ready Grad Week 2021!
Thanks to lots of hard work and the support of the LGR community, the class of 2021 is getting ready to graduate in just a few weeks. Over the next month we’ll be sharing the stories of some [...]
Pandemic Response
With colleges closing classrooms and dormitories, high schools suspended for uncertain amounts of time, and college admissions decisions delayed, on top of the overarching health and safety concerns, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students across the country has been enormous.
A Message from LGR Leadership
There is much to reflect on, but we must begin by sharing deep gratitude for the consistent support of our community in this time of uncertainty, and unending admiration for the resilience and creativity of LGR students, coaches, and staff.
“College in the Time of Covid” Study Break
Let’s Get Ready students and coaches have been working harder than ever this semester – so we hosted a virtual Study Break on October 26. Check out the recording of the event (video at left) to [...]
Jumoke’s Story
Watch poet, alum, coach, site director Jumi Opeyemi weave a tapestry of New York, Nigeria, aspiration and achievement.
Let’s Get Ready 2020 State of the Org
This is a critical moment for Let's Get Ready's students, who come from low-income and first-generation-to-college backgrounds, and are therefore at an increased risk to disrupt their college plans or drop-out due to economic, family, and/or [...]