Nontraditional College Success

Interviewing: Immigrant, Full Time Employee, Mom, Community College, Returning, First Generation, Low Income Student Elizabeth Morales! Ep. 4


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Elizabeth Morales is a Honduras Immigrant that has not given up her dream of being a college graduate. Even if that means being nine years in four different colleges, two countries, and three cities, she has not taken this long because she has slacked behind; she has been a full-time student while getting super good grades and has two more years to go to finish her bachelors. Listen to her story and all the struggles she has to go through.

She has been first-generation, low income, returning, mother, full-time employee while attending school full time.

  • Elizabeth's College Journey min 1
  • Immigrant student challenges and how to overcome min 14:55 
  • Returning students (older) and how to overcome min 20:33  
  • Community College student and how to overcome min 24:35 
  • A full-time employee and going to school challenges and how to overcome min 29:28 
  • Being a mom and going to school challenges and how to overcome min 35:48


Mentions:
La Plaza
IUPUI
Ivy Tech Community College
Life with my superhero - Facebook Page
University of Washington
Universidad de San Pedro Sula
Hispanic Scholarship Fund YLI

Quotes:
"Perseverance, when you want something so badly, you will do anything it takes to accomplish it."

 "Giving up was not an option; it was no option before having my daughter ad; it is not an option now."

"You have to focus on the important part that is getting your education and finding your path. "

"Being a mom is not a full-time job; it is a 24-hour job."



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Nontraditional College SuccessBy Arnold Morales