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 …
Students Rising Above was featured today in the Mercury News! Please share the article on your Facebook, Twitter, and with your friends. Check it out: http://bit.ly/ZyUK78 And don’t forget to register for the GradWalk if you haven’t done so already! http://www.firstgiving.com/SRA/SRA-3rd-annual-GRADWalk
Char-Leen Craner spent part of her summer as an Assistant Instructor for Inventors Inc. and Lego Robotics with Galileo Summer Quest. Check out what she learned along the way! I was an Assistant Instructor this summer with Galileo Learning. I …
Whitney had a fantastic summer outdoors! She reports back to us with her experience as a ranger in the Marin Headlands. Check out what she has to say! This summer, I got the chance to be an Interpretation (Interp) Ranger …
We asked Melissa Lewelling, SRA class of 2010, to tell us a little bit about what she learned this past year from her internship. She blew us out of the water with these great tips! Enjoy! 1) Go In With …
By Nina Torres, SRA Class of 2008, Columbia University Class of 2012 I know what you must be thinking: of all the fun classes to take in college, how did a class called Topics in Neuroethics make the top of …