Summer 2026

Allie Silver always wanted to help people in her day-to-day work, but the path toward her role in Human Resources took unexpected turns. Raised in Miami, Florida, Allie navigated...

Summer 2026

As a high school student from a low-income background in Columbus, Ohio, Axusmawe Asmelash assumed the local state university would be the most affordable option for him...

Summer 2026

Growing up in Centennial, Colorado, Danielle Newton excelled in high school, and was even recognized as a U.S. Presidential Scholar. She accomplished all of this while living in a home environment where people close to her dealt with substance use disorder and mental health struggles, and money was often tight...

Summer 2026

Growing up in New York City, Angel Montesdeoca woke up at 5:00 a.m. each day to start the long commute to a competitive high school in Queens. Angel was focused on building a different future, but he knew college affordability would be a defining challenge for his low-income family...

Summer 2026

By the time Phuong-Nghi Pham graduated high school in Boston, Massachusetts, she had already been featured twice on a national music radio show and performed piano onstage with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall...

Summer 2026

As the valedictorian at her fifth grade graduation in Atlanta, Georgia, Briana Neal was already dreaming of attending a top college, despite the financial barrier of coming from a low-income background...

Summer 2026

As a high school student from a low-income background in Los Angeles, California, Oscar Wong was passionate about economic empowerment and mobility. He’s carried this passion throughout his life, from Stanford University, to big tech companies in Silicon Valley and abroad...

Summer 2026

Mairany Anaya’s path to working for the public sector in transportation was far from linear. As a first-generation, low-income college student admitted to Wellesley College through QuestBridge, she started as a Computer Science major...

Summer 2026

Zach Stepp cultivated a strong work ethic at a young age, working his way up to becoming a manager at the local Five Guys in Avon, Ohio, where spent his nights working full-time hours during his senior year of high school...