Yuselly is one of the many students at CV with a voice and passion to help those who need it the most. She has volunteered at numerous non-profit organizations and has discovered her passion: helping the next-generation of young people succeed. This pushed her to become a Youth Development major, but it doesn’t stop there. Read her interview below to find out more!
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MEET STUDENT ACTIVIST: LICELOT CARABALLO
Meet Licelot; a 12th grader in CV’s class of 2017! She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and currently attends E-Cubed Academy. Licelot plans to pursue a career in the medical field; read her interview below to find out why!
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MEET CV 12TH GRADER MICAELA
Do you need some good news? Meet Micaela! She entered College Visions in the summer of 2015 with the dream of going to college, and with a need to access the knowledge and resources to get there. With support from her CV advisor, Francesca, Micaela is now going through the college application process and has a new outlook on her future because of the opportunities you help provide.
I feel very thankful for being part of College Visions! My concern was that I would not be able to attend college because of personal hardships. Being at College Visions has proved to me that I have a chance, and that there are people like me out there who have gotten very far! Not only does CV prepare you for interviews, they help you with supplemental essays, and ESPECIALLY with financial aid!! The help I receive boosted my confidence in getting accepted to schools.
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COLLLEGE VISIONS ALUM PROFILE: LIANA WEEKS
Your support matters because it made me not want to quit knowing that so many people contributed to help me. It made me want to be better and make you proud.
As you know, College Visions supports students to apply to college and then continues to coach students until they earn college degrees. Our first step is encouraging students to apply to schools with high graduation rates, strong financial aid, and good support for first-gen students. Sometimes our students make the bold choice to attend a college they had never before considered. Liana is one of those students. With your help, she is a proud graduate of Smith College.
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MEET LUIS: GEARING UP FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
Each year, College Visions welcomes a new group of 12th graders who have a vision of walking across that stage with a college degree in hand. Luis M. is one member of CV’s diverse class of 2017. . Luis was born in Charallave, a small city in Venezuela, and is currently a senior at Cranston West. Luis likes to play the piano and loves all things electronic; he even built his own machine. He is ready to take on the new challenges of the college application process.
It’s been fantastic so far. There have been so many activities that have been engaging and CV has made the college process less overwhelming. Through that summer workshop that I did for the week, I was able to learn so much during that time. From just the financial aid to the resume building workshops; that was so helpful to me. That’s what I love about CV, they make it engaging.
Thanks to your support, Luis is on the path to a college degree. Young people like Luis who join College Visions are entering and graduating from college at extraordinary rates. 97% of College Visions enroll in college and 65% graduate within 6 years!
Read his interview below to find out more.
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