2012â2013 Issue - Outreach & International Affairs - Virginia Tech

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One studied law.One loves HR work.One pursued the news biz.All three credit the same impetus:by Denise YoungEven high school students whose parents attended collegecan find the higher-education process overwhelming.There are campus visits, admissions essays, financial-aidapplications, and award letters — not to mention learningwhat to expect once arriving, from living with a roommateto choosing a major to navigating campus.To keep such problems from seeming insurmountable, Upward Bound and TalentSearch acts as an experienced guide.Many first-generation college students simply can’t picture themselves in the universityenvironment, says Latanya Walker, who recently left the Upward Boundprogram for another job at Virginia Tech after 13 years. “My mom had gone tocollege, so the vocabulary in my house was college, college, college. That doesn’tnecessarily happen in a home where the parents don’t have experience in college.Even if they want their child to go, they might not know how to get them there.Some parents support their students, but they might not know how to supporttheir efforts at going to college.”Upward Bound/Talent Search Director Kimberly Andrews agrees. “These programshelp make students more well-rounded — to succeed not only at the institutionthey’re going to, but in the world, because they’ve seen something morethan their hometown.” Visits to the theater or opera, tours of college campuses,and six-week camps that expose students to the college environment — evencourses on financial literacy — heighten the odds that students will arrive oncampus eager and ready to succeed.There’s no shortage of success stories to prove that the efforts of center staff arepaying off, making a big difference in countless lives. Turn the page for storiesof three Upward Bound participants now in the midst of amazing careers madepossible, in part, by their experiences in the program.continued on page 16Outreach NOW 15
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