BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama’s new Direct Admissions Initiative is already paying off for more than 9,000 high school seniors who received a combined $2.2 billion in scholarship offers from participating colleges and universities – without applying. The colleges found them.

That’s the kind of result Chandra Scott, executive director of Alabama Possible, is hoping for.

“I am in awe of how this is changing how students experience postsecondary access,” Scott said.

This is the first year of the initiative, which is designed to help students – especially those who might not think college is an option – see what’s possible. It’s part of Alabama Possible’s “ Alabama Goes to College ” campaign and was built in partnership with EAB, a national education company that manages the Match p

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