First Graduate student Ivan Garcia was featured on ScholarMatch.org. Ivan has a goal to raise $5,000 in scholarships for college by May. You can view his profile at ScholarMatch.org, and help him meet his goal!
First Graduate student Larissa Martinez was featured on ScholarMatch.org. Larissa has a goal to raise $6,000 in scholarships for college by May. You can view her profile at ScholarMatch.org, and help her meet her goal!
School: John O'Connell High School
Making Change, One Child at a Time
Yvette Ramirez, a First Graduate Senior at Harvard University, was just recognized as a “Champion of Change” (Agente de Cambio) - a part of President Obama’s “Winning the Future” initiative (whitehouse.gov/champions).
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Making Change, One Child at a Time
Yvette Ramirez, a First Graduate Senior at Harvard University, was just recognized as a “Champion of Change” (Agente de Cambio) - a part of President Obama’s “Winning the Future” initiative (whitehouse.gov/champions).
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
La Vida Cotidiana; or, The Little Things I Haven’t Mentioned Yet
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
Possibly the best thing about studying abroad in the southern hemisphere in the fall is getting a Spring Break in September of all things. I say this because a week off from classes is exactly what allowed me to have the time of my life traveling through two different South American countries.
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
I hope you North-Hemispherians are enjoying your summer. I’d give anything for a true “beach day” right about now.
A Pothole in the Road: La Huelga
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
Consider this your fair warning: If I intend to do the past week any justice, then this blog entry is going to have to be epically long. I suggest that you make yourself an iced tea and get comfortable.
My Internship at the U.S. Department of Education
By Yvette
College Senior
School: Harvard
Q: Tell us about an experience you had this summer related to career exploration and/or your educational development?
A: This summer I had an internship at the U.S. Department of Education. I applied for the internship because I wanted to gain insight
into education policy. I also studied abroad in South Africa.