Learning the Language: Latinos Tell How They Made it to College

One Latina got most of her information about college on her own, by searching the Internet. Another Latino student learned about the college application process through participation in Advancement Via Individual Determination, or AVID, a college-prep program. The personal stories of how those two students and some other Latino youths made it to college are included in a report, “Voces (Voices): A Profile of Today’s Latino College Students,” released by Excelencia in Education, a Washington-based nonprofit organization.”*

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