Johanna made sure to let colleges know she has surmounted major challenges to make it to college. She spent significant time writing her essays. She told powerful stories to help convince major top colleges to accept her. Tell Your Story in Your Application Essays.November 19, 2010 in News tagged College Access / college applications / college essays / college students / First Generation / first in college / High School Seniors / Latinos in College / obstacles / penn / success / university of pennsylvania by rjoseph
Consider four year private colleges. They want diverse, low-income students. Arthur and Jesus share their reasons for applying. Why We Are Applying to Private Four Year CollegesNovember 12, 2010 in News tagged College Access / college admissions / college applications / college freshmen / college life / college types / college years / diverse students / diversity / first generation students / four year colleges / Latino students / Latinos in College / low income students / private colleges / scholarships / under-represented students by rjoseph
6 Meet your match college at a college fair!!! They want diverse students so go and tell your story. Make new contacts!!! Martin–Go to college fairs and meet your match college!!!October 22, 2010 in News tagged college / College Access / college admissions / college fairs / diverse students / Gear Up / High School Seniors / la puente / Latino students / villanova by rjoseph
Great advice for honesty in UC essays. Adrianna, the first in her family to go away to college, talks about her UC essays. Adrianna: What I Wrote About In My UC EssaysOctober 21, 2010 in News tagged College Access / college essays / colllege / essays / first to go / High School Seniors / Latinas in college / Latinos in College / parents / UC Essays by rjoseph
Michelle and Jennifer-both first generation college goers and Latinas, share why it's great to live in dorms and how they convinced their families to let them go away to college. They both attend UC Riverside and graduated from La Puente High School. Michelle and Jennifer-Why It’s Great to Go Away to CollegeOctober 16, 2010 in News tagged college / College Access / college admissions / college applications / college life / Dorms / Gear Up / La Puente High School / Latinas / Latinos in College / parents / UC Riverside by rjoseph
Johanna wants all high school juniors and seniors to take the SAT and other tests seriously. You can get fee waivers to take them twice---each test--SAT, ACT, and Subject Tests....for free. Johanna: Video Tips–Take SATs seriously. You can take them for ...October 14, 2010 in First Generation College Blogs tagged ACT / college / College Access / college admissions / college admissions tests / college applications / College Board / college deadlines / Compass / Educational Testing Service / ETS / fee waivers / free test prep / high school / high school juniors / High School Seniors / Kaplan / Princeton Review / Revolution / SAT / Standardized Tests / test prep / Tests by rjoseph