#01/2024
For Immediate Release
Thursday, January 11, 2024
College Fair “A Step Towards Your Future”
- A 100% bilingual College fair, offering relevant information on admissions and financial aid.
- Highly valuable for first-generation college applicants, DACA recipients & Dreamer students.
The Mexican Consulate in San Diego, in collaboration with the California Student Aid Commission, CAL-SOAP, and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), invites you to participate in the second edition of the “A Step Towards Your Future” college fair. The event will take place on Saturday, January 20th, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the UCSD Park & Market location in downtown San Diego (1100 Market St., San Diego CA 92101).
During this fair, attendees can participate in workshops conducted in both Spanish and English. These sessions will cover essential topics such as how to prepare for college, fill out admission applications, and, very importantly, how to finance their college education. Representatives from the Admissions Offices of ten higher education institutions in San Diego County, spanning the four educational systems of California --University of California, California State University, Community Colleges, and Private Universities-- will be providing information and personalized guidance to students. There will also be financial aid experts assisting families in completing the FAFSA and California Dream Act application forms. This year, both forms were delayed from their typical October availability due to major changes in each application; both forms have been updated to a more user-friendly and streamlined financial aid process.
In California, 55% of K-12 students are of Latino origin; however, only 43% proceed to higher education, and of these, only half graduate from college, according to information from ThinkImpact. One of the main reasons Latino students do not continue their studies is the perception of the financial burden associated with attending college.
For this reason, it is important for Latino students in their junior and senior years of high school, as well as their parents, to attend the college fair "A Step Towards Your Future." This event aims to assist them in realizing the dream of a higher education, which is now accessible to students who do not have a regular immigration status in the United States and who can also receive financial aid.
All fair services will be completely free. Interested students can register at the following link: https://bit.ly/3TBQ5TW
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