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Bridge, or GS 101 is a class designed to help the incoming Upward Bound Graduates who are accepted at the University of Washington, to transition to the rigors and challenges of UW. Our follow-up research shows that students who participate in Bridge express consistently higher academic GPA, retention and success. 

Bridge Goals:

• Improve the understanding of the college student's responsibility in the teaching/learning process and support skills needed for college level course work.
• Increase student's college-level critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.
• Promote a positive adjustment into the university environment.
• Help students develop a set of adaptive study, coping, and survival skills while attending the university Increase awareness of personal learning styles and how to work with other types of learning styles.
• Begin a strong academic resume.
• Develop student leaders in academics, as well as on campus and within the community.