AVID IV develops strategies to ensure academic success in core studies required for entrance to four-year colleges and universities by developing college awareness and cross curricular writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading skills. Students finalize college admissions essays, continue focus on college placement examinations, and examine/prepare for college life by selecting courses and finding support services available on university campus. The AVID Elective twelfth grade course is the second part in a junior/senior seminar course that focuses on writing and critical thinking expected of first- and second-year college students. AVID IV supports students as they apply to four-year universities and confirm their postsecondary plans.