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Student Stories

The Results Are In: Assessing the Preliminary Impact of Early FAFSA

When Enrique first met with his uAspire College Affordability Advisor, Michael Lau, in early October, he had already completed his FAFSA (the Free Application for Federal Student Aid). In Mike’s three years ...

A Student’s Poignant Realization: There IS a Way to Make College Work

 

“Really? You know the color of your dad’s first car?” I asked with surprise.

A grin shot across Ignacio’s face. “Yeah. It was a ’57 yellow Chevy. I know because it’s where I used to sleep.”

He said ...

Increasing the pipeline of low-income and first-gen college-bound youth into the UC system

Imagine yourself in the shoes of one of ...

uAspire Awarded $1 Million Barr Foundation Grant

The Barr Foundation awarded uAspire a $1 million grant to continue our research on college affordability best practices...
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Why uAspire? Part 5

Adam Reinke Deputy Director of Massachusetts 11 years at uAspire As the new Deputy Director of Massachusetts I’m excited to use my many years of programmatic experience to develop and nurture partnerships with key constituencies like funders, government officials, and school district leaders. I want to share stories of both struggle and triumph so...

Why uAspire? Part 4

Kristin Ouellette Muskat Virtual Advising Manager with the Virtual Advising Pilot Project 2.5 years at uAspire Along with the awesome Director of Virtual Student Support, Michelle Murphy, I help to manage a team of 6 advisors supporting high school seniors in 15 states across the US with applying to college and financial aid. The virtual advising team...

SVGives: How you can help Bay Area students successfully enroll in college! 🎓📱

uAspire Bay Area is thrilled to announce our participation in Silicon Valley Gives (SVGives) on May 3! What is SVGives? SVGives is an annual, 24-hour marathon of giving. Hosted by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, it’s a chance for everyone in our community to support local nonprofits in raising millions of dollars for high-impact initiatives. What...
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