Westview High School junior Brooklynn is many things—drill team captain, editor of the school newspaper and a proud student ambassador, just to name a few. But beyond her impressive list…
Back in 2023, Chloe decided to apply to the College Prep Scholars Program with QuestBridge during her junior year of high school. The program aims to prepare high-achieving high school…
When Sana first heard about College Possible Texas, it wasn’t through a flyer or a school announcement. It was through family. Her older sister had gone through the program at…
When AlayViona was 13, she didn’t see college being part of her future. “Being a naive teenager, I saw college as a waste of money,” she recalls. But her dad…
For Ralston High School graduate Andi, education has always been the goal. A first-generation college student, Andi grew up knowing that school was the pathway to something more—not just for…
When Naomi Lovato first heard about College Possible Texas as a student at Pflugerville ISD, she wasn’t sure what to expect. Neither of her parents had attended college, and she…
At the start of her high school career, Yaretzy never imagined she would be where she is today. Once a quiet and reserved student at Omaha South High School, she…
For Jay Jay, pursuing higher education was never a question, it was a necessity. As a junior neuroscience major at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), she knew early on…
Maria, a senior at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, first learned about College Possible in 2019 while attending Champlin Park High School. As a first-generation college student, Maria “wanted…
When Dr. Jonathan Rowland was a high school student at Del Valle High School in Austin, Texas, the path to college wasn’t entirely clear. His mother had never finished school,…
Judith, a biochemistry major at the College of St. Scholastica, first joined College Possible Minnesota because she was unsure what steps to take to even get to college. College Possible…
As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Yasir Hirsi was learning a lot about computer science, but he knew an internship would help him translate his skills from the…
When I walked into my flagship school as a College Possible coach, I felt like I was stepping back in time. Just a few years earlier, I had been a…
For students preparing to begin college, the first semester can feel like a leap into the unknown. For first-generation college students, the daunting transition can offer an opportunity for growth…
