Hear Glow Scholars: “Why I want to go to college”
Glow Scholars share what motivates them to go to college and what it means to them.
Also: hear what they learned from Glow’s Financial Education Program
RosaAttending Santa Clara University |
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| Rosa is a highly motivated student who has been actively involved in her community while maintaining a GPA of 3.913! Rosa will be the first person in her family to attend college and is living not only her dream, but the dream of her late sister. Despite these obstacles, Rosa pushed herself to excel and hopes to not only make her family proud, but to also be a role model to her younger siblings. She has been taking steps throughout her entire high school career to make the transition to college as easy as possible by taking part in College Track, Summer Search, and BUILD where she acted as CFO to “Heart and Soul Publishing,” a greeting card company. Rosa is very excited about attending Santa Clara University and plans to major in communications. | |
HakeemAttending UC Santa Barbara |
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| In Hakeem’s essay to Glow, he wrote that in his freshman year of high school, a classmate told him, “I’ve never met a smart black person before.” Hakeem is driven to challenge this stereotype and is excited to attend UC Santa Barbara and continue to achieve academic excellence. Hakeem is a top performer at Leadership Public Schools (LPS), San Jose. He has participated in a number of activities at LPS including student government, yearbook and basketball. He wants to study medicine so he can help others. | |
JonathanAttending UC Santa Barbara |
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| While participating in “Sojourn to the Past,” an educational trip to the South that allowed students to visit historical landmarks in the Civil Rights Movement, Jonathan realized the importance of education. Prior to the trip, he described himself as the “class clown” and would sometimes forgo his education in order to hang out with friends. After returning to his community of East Menlo Park, Jonathon began to strive to improve his community. Things that were once obstacles now served as motivation to Jonathan and he became more focused on living out his dream of going to college and being a role model to his peers and family. Jonathan is also very involved in extracurricular activities serving as the co-captain of his soccer team, playing on his basketball team, volunteering at an elementary school, and joining College Track. Jonathan wants to study business and political science. | |
MiriamAttending UC Santa Cruz |
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| Miriam admits that her life has never been easy. Yet, despite the personal and financial struggles she has faced, Miriam has never lost sight of her dream of attending college. She has taken apparent steps to help her get there including participating in College Track and BUILD. Miriam was even awarded the Lazier award for her strong entrepreneurial skills – BUILD’s highest honor. If past behavior is any indication of what’s to come in the future, expect Miriam to overcome any future challenges and obstacles that stand in her way. Miriam has worked hard in school to get the most out of her education and as a result, was admitted to UC Santa Cruz where she plans to study business and communications. | |
YaraAttending Loyola Marymount University |
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| Yara will be the first in her family to attend college. She is Leadership Public Schools, San Jose’s valedictorian. In the classroom, Yara is credited with inspiring other students to work harder through healthy competition and acts as a “dedicated, resourceful team player.” She is motivated to act not only as a primary family contributor, but also as a community contributor and role model. She plans to pursue a BA in Art in addition to getting her teaching credential. In the future, Yara hopes to found a community center where she can create workshops for parents of underserved youth to help them become better involved in their children’s education. | |