“From high school to community college to my 4-year university, 10,000 Degrees was there for me every step of the way. My 10,000 Degrees Fellows are the reason why I was able to navigate my educational journey successfully and I could not imagine my life without them. As a first-generation, low-income scholarship recipient, I always strived for academic excellence and am proud to call myself a 10,000 Degrees alumni and pay it forward.”