All students for our target demographic
is first-generation college students as
well as african-american students.
Statistics show that those two
populations of students are least likely
to be retained and so we offer extra
support to that population of students
to ensure that they feel connected to
the campus, like they belong here, and
like they're supported. All right what I
like about Boss is I get to create new
bonds and friendships so far and my
teacher Miss Amanda Jordan she's great.
She's made me want to better myself and
not give up. Boss is that I actually
get the chance to talk to people that
been in college or being where I've been
and that can help me guide me into the
way I need to because I don't have family
that can support me that way so being in
Boss helps me like that's all I got that.
Some challenges that I've faced are kind
of going to work and school at the same
time because I work a lot and then I
have to focus on homework and all of
that and then I have to focus on getting
a ride here because I don't have a car.
Effect that since I am the only
person in my family that went to school
having a mindset to staying in school
and keep going I think that's like one
of the challenges I'm facing.
Challenges I have faced with definitely
time management, balancing out my
schoolwork, and stuff I have to do at
home like babysitting wise and then the
other thing is transportation me
sometimes happen to catch rides
last-minute, me not always being able
to make it here so just having to do my
work outside of school. This means to me
it means that a chance to better myself.
Boss means to me to help myself get
through college
and not be in the minority
that's not graduating so yeah that means
it's just it means to me 
like graduating help myself get through
everything and not be a number.
