Join Us for the 18th Annual Lynwood Alumni College Conference!
In 1999, a group of Lynwood Alumni came together to coordinate the first ever “Lynwood Alumni College Conference” with theRead More…
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Journey of a Dreamer and Engineer
My mother brought me to the United States when I was two years old. Imagine a single mother crossing theRead More…
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Will President Trump Throw DACA Recipients Under the Bus?
Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is hanging by a thread under the Trump administration this week. The Obama eraRead More…
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We Need to Expose Our High School Students to Colleges and Universities that Are Outside of Their Comfort Zone
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go on a once-in-a-lifetime trip with my little brother, Eduardo.Read More…
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Dear High School Teacher Who Tried to Discourage Me from Applying to UCLA, I’m a BRUIN Now!
To My 12th Grade High School Teacher, At the start of college application season during senior year, I told youRead More…
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Being a College Student and Loving Yourself
My mind was clouded with thoughts of the classes I would take, of the people I would meet, and ofRead More…
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Telling Kids from the Hood They Need to Leave to be Successful
“¡Mija, ya vamonos! Es hora de ir a la escuela.” I quickly shoved my notebook into my blue Jansport backpack,Read More…
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How The Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Inspired Me To Push Ahead
I’d like to believe that raising my children as a single mom merits an honor badge of some type. NotRead More…
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GREAT NEWS: California Will Lead In Tackling College Student Debt #DegreesNotDebt
California’s Democratic leadership announced that they will lead the way in tackling the enormous college debt being amassed by CaliforniaRead More…
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California Kids First: UC Proposes an Enrollment Cap for Out of State Students
We Californians want our students to have opportunities to attend the state’s top tier public university. In the past decade,Read More…
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