Event Tailors College Prep Advice to Hispanic Teenagers

“The goal of the three-day retreat, organizers said, is to motivate the teenagers to attend and finish college. The students, all nominated by school officials, include star scholars and those with average grades but blossoming potential. Many would be the first in their families to finish high school, let alone attend college. Many are poor.

At the symposium, sponsored by the Hispanic College Fund, students have competed for scholarships, brainstormed solutions to gang violence and sampled dorm food. But for students such as Wilberg, crucial information came during sessions on the basics of paying for college, penning application essays and fathoming the SATs.”

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