Dear Freshman,
So it’s your freshman year of college, congratulations not many of us make it this far. This is the path you chose to take, you could’ve been anywhere, but you ended up here at CAL STATE LA. Maybe it was by choice or maybe it was you last choice, but here you are. Let me tell you about my experience, I hope you learn from my mistakes or maybe just gain a little inspiration to stay motivated and get through it. CAL STATE LA was not my first choice like many other students here. What made me come here was mainly that it is economical, I planned on being a commuter so I didn’t have to worry about paying tuition PLUS housing. I was able to save money that way, through losing out on the “college experience”, the experience of moving out and being independent. Now that I am experiencing this, I am glad I did not go away because my family has become my number one support system and and i’m grateful to have them by my side.
Here’s to my black and Latino, minority students, we are at a place where we are underrepresented, and you might feel like you don’t belong. During my first semester I constantly found myself in this situation, I felt like everyone else was smarter and knew more most likely because of their background. It is hard to adapt to this environment specially coming from a hispanic family and being a first generation student, in which you basically have to figure everything out on your own. Coming from a family that speaks mainly spanish comes to a disadvantage because other students could relate and discus common things they grew up with influenced by their parents.
Don’t think about giving up, it’s what you’ve been working for the last twelve years, to be able to go to college and better your education. Although, it might be hard, it will be worth it. I will keep working hard so that someday I could provide my children with the experience of having a well educated college graduate mom. Since, that has always been my parent's dream as well as mine.
Sincerely ,
A Freshman
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