This summer I was given the opportunity to travel. Not only was I able to go to Mexico to to visit my father, but I was also given the opportunity to participated in a pre-college program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The purpose of the program is to prepare students coming in from low-income…
When I applied to the California State University, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, I also applied to the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) of the school. I was lucky enough to get in the program for it has already provided many resources that have been very helpful in my college career. During the summer,…
As my senior year in high school approached to an end, I was terrified for what was coming next. College! No one said college would be easy and of course I was not expecting it to be easy. But after constantly hearing negative comments on how Richmond High did not prepare its students for a…
The transition to college has definitely been hard because the expectations have suddenly risen to a new level than I was use to in high school. During the summer my first college assignment was to read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman. When I was reading the book I started…
I am Janeth, a Latina who lives in San Pablo, CA. but am from Mexico. I attended Richmond High School but now I am attending Berkeley City College. For now I am not sure of what I plan to study but I am currently working on trying to get my requirements done so I can…
During my high school carrier, I felt as every year got harder, I got wiser. I believe the same will be true in college. I’m also happy to say that my decision to attend Sonoma State is working out well. Some of my biggest fears about coming to college were being away form my family…
Honestly, I was not very excited to begin my Fall semester in college. I finished summer school only two weeks before the fall semester begin. During the summer I was part of a program in UC Berkeley called Summer Bridge. Summer Bridge was designed to help student with disadvantages –low income, came from school with…
My name is Nelly and I have been studying in UC Santa Cruz for almost two months. The transition to college has been really challenging. But because I have the opportunity to be a member of the Bridge Program through EOP the transition has being more easier. Through the Bridge Program I have a mentor…
My transition into college has been very interesting. Coming into UC Berkeley, I did not expect things to be easy. However, regardless of me thinking I was mentally prepared enough, I was not; it was a big culture shock. I was no longer around the people I had been used to my whole life. At…
I didn’t believe people when they said, “Don’t worry, time will go by quickly.” I look at how quickly it has gone by and can’t believe there’s less than two months before I finish my first semester at UC Berkeley. I remember attending my first lecture on Friday, August 26 at 8 AM. Compared to…