Helping Students through their College Application Process
As a College Advisor, my goal is to not only support my students in the college application process but alsoRead More…
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My Higher Education Journey as a First-Gen Student and Mom of Two
In life, sometimes we need adversity to shine through. In my personal experience, adversity motivated me to get through myRead More…
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After Working 5 Jobs to Pay for College, this First-Gen Student Would do it Again
My best friend Adelita is one of the greatest champions of higher education I know, but she didn’t always believeRead More…
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How Great Mentors Led me to my Career as an Assistant Principal
I’m the oldest of three siblings and the first in my family to graduate from college. As the daughter ofRead More…
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Unity, Perseverance, and Success: Meet the Gutierrez Family
I am proud to introduce you to the Gutierrez family, who emigrated to this country in 1986 from Tacatzcuaro inRead More…
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Education is Essential for Healing, Growth, & Success
Having been undocumented in the United States until I was 19 years old was one of my most mentally, emotionallyRead More…
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United, We can Change the World
I always had a sense of wanting to help others. I knew going into college that I wanted to helpRead More…
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My Advice To Parents Is Don’t Settle
A couple of decades ago, my husband and I migrated to the United States with many hopes and dreams. WeRead More…
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Over 20 Years Ago She Came to the U.S. with a Dream and She is Now a San José State University Alumna!
I wanted to share the journey of a friend whom I see as a role model, especially to Latinas. AliciaRead More…
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Piecing Myself Back Together: My First Semester Online
This semester contained some of the heaviest meltdowns of my college career. I’d always heard junior year was the hardest,Read More…
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