Successes and Impacts

 

Summer Camp Evaluation Findings

GEAR UP students had the opportunity to attend 7 summer camps in 2025!

  • 119 students attended
  • 51% of the students thought the camp length was just right; 43% said the length was too short
  • Student quotes about what they learned at camp:
    • "To be a good teammate and to take all opinions/ideas as positive."
    • "Vision board: how to manifest your life and time managment."
    • "To not let people think you can't do something."
  • 90% of students reported being somewhat or very interested in attending college based on the camp.

Chart showing student interest in attending college based on the camp: 1% not interested; 9% unsure; 35% somewhat interested; 55% very interested.

 Picture of students who attended East Stroudsburg University summer camp.

 

View the full 2025 Summary. 

 

Previous Year's Summaries

Summer of 2024

Summer of 2023

 

 

Previous PA GEAR UP Grant Successes and Impacts

Learn about where GEAR UP-3 students went to college. 

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Learn about the impacts of GEAR UP-3 from students, educators, and GEAR UP staff

What's the impact of GEAR UP?

GEAR UP staff motivate me to go to college after high school, to get my grades up.”- GEAR UP Student

A lot of students have said that they don't know where they would be if they didn't have GEAR UP.”- GEAR UP Counselor

GEAR UP influences me to get somewhere in life. Most of my old friends in school say 'let's just skip class.' When I went to GEAR UP, that changed everything for me.”- GEAR UP Student

Read the full Evaluation Report about GEAR UP-3 or an individual issue brief:

Learn how GEAR UP services impact college enrollment and persistence.