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I think the point of posse is simply to provide the kids contact with each other so that they can talk out normal adjustment issues with someone coming from a similar background (really not that much different than my daughter enjoying talking with other students she's met from the south-missing trees, southern comfort foods, etc) and, since these are first generation college students, providing them with the support that other kids can get from their college educated parents.
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well said, hornet. also, the Posse students are VERY carefully screened - they go through several rounds of competition before being accepted into the program, so those who become "dropouts" are, by far, the exception.
another note: the current Grinnell student government president is a Posse student, which I think reflects well on Posse AND Grinnell.