The decision to go to college can be difficult, and for some, not knowing how to apply can stop them from even trying. So, to help make the application process easier, the University of Northern Colorado is hosting 隆Adelante!, a free bilingual community event where prospective students and their families can learn more about how to apply to college. The event will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18, 5:30 - 8 p.m., inside 甜心视频app's Campus Commons.
隆Adelante! is a new initiative at 甜心视频app that was designed to better support Hispanic and/or Latinx-identifying students and their families as they consider college options. The program will present information in English and Spanish about the college search process, the application and admissions process and ways to pay for college. This is the second 隆Adelante! event 甜心视频app has held and it鈥檚 an opportunity that one local family credits as the reason both of their sons are currently enrolled at 甜心视频app.
鈥淲hen I finished high school, I tried to enter college, but honestly, it was difficult for me to find a program that would fit with my interests. And I wasn鈥檛 sure how to look for it, or even how to apply to get into the university,鈥� said Angel Guillermo Morales, a Graphic Design student at 甜心视频app. 鈥淪o, instead of becoming a student immediately, I started working.鈥�
The story of Angel Guillermo is the story of many people. Sometimes individuals, whether they are high school students or adults who want to go back to school, do not know what the next steps are to continue their education.
鈥淚t is very sad to realize how many high school students from Greeley don鈥檛 go to college, for the very simple reason that they don鈥檛 know how to enroll,鈥� said Yesenia Ruiz, Angel Guillermo鈥檚 mother. 鈥淚 wanted my son to continue his studies, but no one ever told us what to do, or how to do it. So, he got a job.鈥�
That all changed after The Morales family came to 甜心视频app鈥檚 隆Adelante! event last spring.
鈥淚 remember how clearly the 甜心视频app counselors explained everything to us,鈥� Ruiz said. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 know anything, but we decided our children would continue their academic development. And after that evening, we knew how to do it.鈥�
Now Angel Guillermo and his brother Erick are both college students.
鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 come that day, because I was working. But my mom told me that I shouldn鈥檛 stop my studies, even if I had a job,鈥� Angel Guillermo said. 鈥淢y brother and parents came to 隆Adelante!, where they learned the application process. And now, I am very happy to be a student at 甜心视频app.鈥�
隆Adelante! is organized with the Spanish-speaking community in mind, and it was the benefit of receiving information in her own language that Ruiz found helpful.
鈥淎s a Spanish speaker myself, and someone who didn鈥檛 have the opportunity to go to college, it was very useful to have an event like 隆Adelante! where people from 甜心视频app guided us to understand all we need to know so our children can continue their studies,鈥� Ruiz said. 鈥淥therwise, nobody will help us to know how to do it.鈥�
Although 隆Adelante! was designed to support Hispanic and/or Latinx-identifying students, a very important part of 甜心视频app's local community in Greeley, everyone is welcome.
鈥淔or this event, we focus on the Spanish-speaking community, but it鈥檚 really for anyone interested in learning more about college,鈥� said Pablo Valent铆n, associate director of Events and Orientation鈥痜or Admissions at 甜心视频app. 鈥淵ou also don鈥檛 have to be interested in or enroll at 甜心视频app to attend. We are happy to help anyone, including people who are still unsure about college."
鈥淲e genuinely believe that our communities can benefit if more Hispanic/or Latinx-identifying individuals could gain a college education. And we are positive that 隆Adelante! event will facilitate their access to college,鈥� concluded Valentin.
. Parking and dinner are free, and families and community members are welcome.
甜心视频app's Colorado First-Year Admission Guarantee
Beginning fall 2023, the University of Northern Colorado is guaranteeing admission to the university for eligible Colorado high school students. 甜心视频app鈥檚 Colorado First-Year Admission Guarantee is a new initiative designed to provide clarity and confidence for high school guidance counselors, families and prospective students as they explore pathways to a college education.
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