We’re excited to announce that all 15 students of our second College Connect cohort are off to four-year universities. Ranging from Mills College in the East Bay to Colby Sawyer in New Hampshire and back to Cal Berkeley in the bay area our second cohort of students are off to great universities across the US. Not only are students starting to leave next month, but they’re leaving with generous scholarships and grants! Below is a list of college choices and a list of scholarships which were awarded!

College Decisions
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University, Humboldt
San Francisco State University (4)
San Jose State University
UC Berkeley
UC Davis (2)
UC Los Angeles
UC San Diego
UC Santa Cruz
Colby-Sawyer College
Mills College

Scholarships (in no particular order)
Meritus (4) $12,000
Education First $9,000
826 Valencia (2) $5,000 and $10,000
SF College Access Center (3) $6,000
Comcast $1,000
Maisin (3) $8,000
Save Me a Spot in College $500
Latin American Teachers Association $1,500
7 Tepees $500
ACE Mentor Program $1500
PG&E Asian Employees Association $2500
Incentive Award — Full-ride to UC Berkeley

Total Scholarships for Cohort 2 = $204,500

Below are some statics about our 2nd College Connect cohort who will be starting their freshmen year in college this Fall. All 15 students were accepted and will be attending four-year universities across the US! See where they’ll be attending in the fall, universities they got in to, and what scholarships they received. Read more »

“Mayor Gavin Newsom is trying to ensure that’s the case in San Francisco”

Please join us for a special evening as Mission Graduates presents its 3rd annual “You Are an Example to Me” awards celebration!

The “You Are an Example to Me” awards honors individuals who set strong examples and contribute to the success of children and youth from the Mission District. We will be recognizing special youth, parents, business owners, and Mission Graduates community partners.

When: Tuesday, April 20th 6-8:00pm
Where: Vanguard Properties (2501 Mission Street @21st Street)
RSVP: Please RSVP by Monday, April 19th for your complimentary tickets. Email your name and # of people attending to Art at art@missiongraduates.org or call 415.864.5205 x12.

Kevin Ramirez is a college freshman at City College of San Francisco, Mission High alum, and participant in MG’s newest College Bound Ambassador program.  As an “Ambassador”, Kevin tutors and mentors 5th graders at Marshall Elementary.  His role includes sharing his personal journey with his mentees as the first in his family to attend college. Read more »

It’s spring break! This week, Mission Graduates is hitting the road and heading to Southern California as we take 14 high school juniors in our College Connect program to check out colleges. They will spend five days visiting nine college campuses, a mix of UC’s, CSUs, and private liberal arts colleges. The ultimate goal? “By the end of the week, we want each student to be able to describe their ideal college campus based on what they experienced throughout the week. With that image in mind, we’ll start the college search process in earnest upon our return.” – Maddy Russell-Shapiro (Program Director)

Please see job posting: OC Manager and OC Trip Leader.

Please email your resume and a cover letter expressing interest in the position to: HR@missiongraduates.org Subject: Outdoor Challenge Manager OR Outdoor Challenge Leader (no phone calls, please).

Mission District residents, women, bi-lingual Spanish-English speakers, and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Listen to this two-part program from Michael Krasny that was broadcast last week about first generation college students.

Part I: HERE Part II: HERE

Watch Jerome Pusung, going to San Diego State in the fall, tells us his inspiring story!

I am now fully immersed in the world of a college freshman, after so much work, the really hard work is just beginning.

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