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Alumni Story

Yesenia J.

10,000 Degrees Alum

California State University, Sacramento, 2023

“Earning my Bachelor’s degree is something that no one can take away from me.”

“Earning my Bachelor’s degree is something that no one can take away from me. We didn’t come from a lot and it wasn’t easy for either of us – we had to work hard for it. Jose (my brother) showed me it could be done. I earned a 4.0 in college – not once but multiple times! That was something that I never saw myself doing and I’m very proud of that.

I feel like my bachelor’s degree is very much for my family. The next one, my post-graduate degree, will be for me. I know law school or a doctorate program won’t be easy, but I feel like I am up for the challenge and I will be able to do it.”

 

“We didn’t come from a lot and it wasn’t easy for either of us – we had to work hard for it.”
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