Student Voices: What I wish my parents knew

Joseline Arreaga (Sociology and Psychology, College Ten ‘19)
Motivation for college: My parents’ sacrifices and hopes for me to obtain a college degree have always motivated me to pursue higher education.
Janely Cárdenas Vargas (Psychology and Latin American/latinx Studies, Merrill ’ 20)
Motivation for college: My motivation had been fueled by stereotype threat; I just really wanted to prove wrong the "statistics" on young Mexican-descent womxn.
Adriana Diego Garcia (Neuroscience, Oakes '22)
Motivation for college: To make my loving family proud of our sacrifices and accomplishments and to discover my true passions!
Rodrigo Mora Sandoval (Business Management Economics, Kresge ‘19)
Motivation for college: To make my mama proud!
Christina Yu (Cognitive Science, College Ten ‘20)
Motivation for college: Find out what I'm passionate about!