By Vanessa Barbic, College & Career Advisor One of the most common issues college students and recent grads bring into a career counseling session is the feeling that they have no idea what they want to do with their life! …

The Need: Lorna One of our favorite times of year at SRA is early summer, when we get to call the high school juniors who have been selected into our newest class of SRA students. 10 years ago, I was …

 This summer I was presented with the opportunity to become a Kaiser SYEP (Summer Youth Employment program) Intern. At first I was a little skeptical about being an intern for Kaiser due to the fact that the only thing that …

After arriving to Indiana for college I did not know what to expect. I knew that I got accepted into “Belles Connect” a one-week program for low-income students to get the opportunity to get acquainted with the college campus and …

“I didn’t know it was going to be this hard”, I began to explain to my freshmen roommate. “I chose Carleton because I wanted a challenge, but I feel like I am behind in comparison to everyone else”. I believed …

Everyday, I miss the feeling of the wind blowing in my face while riding on a game drive vehicle. The beauty of the animals and their environment is breathtaking. My name is Jacky Lu and I am currently a rising …

By Lynne Martin, Executive Director It’s college application season for our new class of 100 students. The dream of going to college now is a realistic possibility, and the hard work begins. If you’re the first in your family to …

I had learned about Students Rising Above years before becoming a mentor. I began my partnership with the organization in various ways at first; resume review, connecting potential intern candidates with hiring managers, interview run throughs; etc..All the while, I …

Student loan debt is real and deters all students – especially low-income students – from attending and completing college. Money is always a stressful issue with students from low-income environments. Contemplating and incurring loan debt is beyond the scope of …

Cave drawing and carrier pigeons were a thing of the past when I went to college, but we still hadn’t gotten beyond typewriters and landlines. If you were really high tech, you’d have an ELECTRIC typewriter—woo hoo! No one had …