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Reflections – Bay Area

MLK Day: A Reflection on Service

Jan 20, 2020 By Gaby Perez

Gaby Perez is an iMentor Program Manager in Oakland, working with seniors and post-secondary students from Lionel Wilson Prep. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Gaby reflects on the personal significance of Dr …

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College Essay Passion Public Service Feature

Reflections – Chicago

A Passion for Public Service

Dec 09, 2019

As seniors across the country are working hard on college applications, we are showcasing college application essays by iMentor students. Joshua graduated from Phoenix Military Academy in Chicago, Ill. in 2019 and is now a …

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Reflections – Bay Area

Girl Who Codes

Dec 04, 2019

As seniors across the country are working hard on college applications, we are showcasing college application essays by iMentor students. In her college application essay, Janet, a student at Lionel Wilson Prep in Oakland, Calif. …

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College Essay Chappan Bhog Mohona Feature

Reflections – New York City

From Chappan Bhog to Engineering Dreams

Dec 02, 2019

As seniors across the country are working hard on college applications, we are showcasing college application essays by iMentor students. Mohona, formerly an iMentor NYC student, graduated from Marble Hill School for International Studies in …

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Reflections – New York City

The Excitement of a New School Year

Oct 02, 2019

As they enter this new school year, a few of our Student Advisory Council members share their hopes and ambitions for this academic year.

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Reflections – New York City

In the Voices of iMentor Students: What Does Pride Mean to You?

Jun 10, 2019

Fifty years ago in June 1969, the Stonewall riots in New York City sparked the modern LGBT movement in the U.S. In the decades since, the move towards acceptance and equal protection under law has …

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Reflections – National

The Bamboo Ceiling and College Success

Jun 04, 2019 By Joseph Zhang

I immigrated to the United States from China at the age of five. During my first few years in America, my family moved around constantly—from Nebraska to Florida to Colorado to wherever my parents could …

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Reflections – Bay Area

MLK Day: A Reflection on Service

Reflections – Chicago

A Passion for Public Service

Reflections – Bay Area

Girl Who Codes

Reflections – New York City

From Chappan Bhog to Engineering Dreams

Reflections – New York City

The Excitement of a New School Year

Reflections – New York City

In the Voices of iMentor Students: What Does Pride Mean to You?

Reflections – National

The Bamboo Ceiling and College Success