Deferred from FSU. What Now?

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<p>The CARE Program at Florida State does not coddle students. Anything but.</p>

<p>See here for more: [Tampa</a> Bay Times(2007) </p>

<p>More blacks succeed at FSU
A program for first-in-their-family college students helps them stay - and finish - at above-average rates.](<a href=“http://www.sptimes.com/2007/11/19/State/More_blacks_succeed_a.shtml][I]Tampa”>http://www.sptimes.com/2007/11/19/State/More_blacks_succeed_a.shtml)</p>

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Many state universities have so-called summer bridge programs for first-generation and minority students. But what sets CARE apart is its continuity and intensity.</p>

<p>Other Florida programs tend to drop off after the first summer or fall semester. But FSU assists students through graduation, and many students stay in touch through medical and law schools.</p>

<p>CARE students must study in the student union lab at least eight hours a week - more if their grades start to fall. Students who fall short can’t register for future classes until they make up the hours. History professor Fabian Tata, coordinator of the CARE lab, meticulously tracks every hour students spend in the lab. Last month alone, students spent 6,600 hours under his watch.</p>

<p>“We are hard on them,” says Tata, 40, a native of Cameroon. “We make sure they realize what an opportunity this is.”

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