Student Stories
Meet Alex: I Got This – Defying Immigration Stereotypes
Like a lot of other students at Santee, I come from another country and don’t have a tradition of college going in my family. Even if they wanted me to […]
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Meet Olawunmi: Peer Leader Racks Up Acceptances
Congratulations to Peer Leader Olawunmi Akinlemibola at Duval High School in Prince George’s County! Olawunmi has been accepted to more than 14 schools, including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Duke and the […]
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Meet Moises: From Homeless to College and Financial Aid Advocate
Moises Urena, now a SUNY student, came to believe he could go to college after attending a PeerForward workshop. There, he was not only inspired to seek higher education, but […]
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Meet Izzy: Of Peers and Pirouettes
Next fall, Izzy, a senior and Peer Leader at Lake Wales Charter High School, is heading to Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. She earned a tennis scholarship and looks forward to […]
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Meet Cornelius: I’m Living Proof
Imagine a still lake on a sunny day. A single drop of rain hits the water’s surface and ripples begin to appear. I am a ripple. On Aug. 24, 2009, […]
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Meet Greg: What First-Generation College Students Want
College Summit alumnus, Gregory Dendy of Washington, D.C., shares his experience as a first-generation college student with The Atlantic. Gregory finds the role of leader quite comfortable; he is planning on being the U.S. Attorney General someday.
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Meet Vanesa: Before PeerForward I Had Never Been On a College Campus
Alumna Vanesa Coger shares how PeerForward helped prepare her for college and financial aid. Now, she gives her time to help other students get the help they need. Prior to […]
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Meet Hannah: Neither of My Parents Went to College
Neither of my parents went to college. My dad pretty much worked his fingers to the bone making a life for me and my siblings. But in the last month […]
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Meet Giovanni: Overcoming Roadblocks to Get to College
Coming from Haiti, my family was not familiar with things like FAFSA or college applications. With the help of College Summit, I began the college application process – but then hit a large roadblock. When I took my first application home to my grandmother, she told me the devastating truth that I was undocumented.