by Believe in Students | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog
During the month of June 2018, I enrolled as a student at Mt. Hood Community College. I was filled with great excitement and ambition of the new opportunity. Yet, I was also overcome with fear and anxiety as I had been a 15-year-old first-generation college student...
by Believe in Students | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, Delaware County Community College has been the village that turned this man into a graduate. I entered the institution after years of battling mental health and substance use disorder. I am thankful to say that I am...
by Believe in Students | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog
I would wait until the evening, when it was pleasantly cool and dark enough, to slip unnoticed into the other dorms and make my way to recycling stations on each floor. I’d gather the glass bottles in a big garbage bag pilfered from my own dorm’s kitchen, and when I...
by Believe in Students | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog
Every morning, I listen to the song “Pursuit of Happiness” by Kid Cudi. Throughout my workday, I continue to recite the following lyrics from this song: “I’m on the pursuit of happiness, and I knowEverything that shine ain’t always gonna be goldHey, I’ll be fine once...
by Believe in Students | May 18, 2023 | Blog
Editor’s note: A previous version of this post said 4% of foster youth successfully graduate college and has been corrected to 3%. So much has happened since I’ve started here at ODU which is why it is important that I share as much of my experience with you for you...
