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The program includes recruiting teams (\u201cPosses\u201d) of highly motivated high school students, training such teams in educational leadership and organizational development, and assisting such teams in admission to the nation\u2019s top private colleges. Once a Posse is admitted to a college, the team functions as a social support network and receives continued guidance from the Posse Foundation in the form of counseling, additional training, and group programming such as the Posse Plus Retreat (PPR). Each student of the Posse program not only benefits individually, but also promotes positive change and growth to the greater campus community. 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