Middle School GEAR UP Students Go on College Trip
- Part of the process of preparing GEAR UP middle school students for high school and college are early college visits that help students gain a better understanding of what colleges are all about. Starting in the middle school and continuing through high school, GEAR UP students participate in college trips to four-year state universities, private colleges, and community colleges. For many students and their families, this is their first exposure to colleges.

This college visit was for Madero Middle school students. Next year, many of these students will be attending Curie High School. All 23 Chicago GEAR UP middle schools will be going on college tours.