With the first week back to class now in the books for many North Texas students, many are looking ahead to the rest of the school year and their futures.
“I think one thing that I struggled with freshman year was definitely feeling like I like I fit in, like I had a place of identity,” Anderson said. “But I think the teachers and the people definitely make you feel like you belong.”
Since sixth grade, Rangel has connected her with an internship at UT Southwestern, community service, leadership roles, and other opportunities to improve her skills as an early age. "I think it is a barrier, but I think it's one we can all break down. I mean, all of my classmates were women of color. I want to see them do good. I want to do good for myself. So I think it is a challenge, but one that we all need to conquer. And I'm very excited to be one of the first in some fields."According to the Dallas Morning News
"We see a lot of them applying and getting into STEM field majors, especially being a person of color, being a woman and getting those high academics that we have on our campuses – they're being able to get a high merit scholarships into universities to go to into STEM fields that are dominated by men and being able to see them outcome and be able to graduate from these types of universities,” said Jeremy Cortez, executive director of college success for YWPN.
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