So I grew up in a one-parent home in St.
Louis, Missouri.
It's me, my mom and my little brother.
From a very early age, like my parents have been very focused
on making sure I go to college. So like
in middle school, so around the time that
my dad left, and that's like when the
emphasis on college got like even greater.
So right now I'm taking chemistry,
international relations, a philosophy class called Death.
My first-year seminar is
called Racism.
Yeah. I think I'm gonna, I think chemistry has like made me realize that I'm gonna be more science focused in my path.
Within like the first month of being here we had a first-generation and people-of-color retreat,
and that was amazing. I just met so many
great people there, like I
made great friends through that
experience and like, and I've, I mean I
still am in contact with a good amount
of people from that retreat. And just
having that community where you have
people that are like going through
similar experiences as you. Like, being a
first-generation student, not really
knowing how college works and not really
being able to go to your family to like
get help about how to guide yourself
through college, it's just nice being in
a community and having friends that are
like going through those same struggles.
It just kind of like makes you feel
better about yourself.
