Benefits of the UBMS program included THEA/SAT/ACT prep courses, assistance with college applications, financial aid, and scholarships — all extremely helpful but the path to achieving them was not easy.
“They were very persistent, nothing was going to stop them, especially Cynthia,” says Ray Martinez, director of UBMS. “There were times she was like it’s too much but she kept, on. She is not graduating in the top 10 [percent of her high school class] but she tackled every obstacle and got her associate while in high school.”
While enrolled in the program, both Lozano and Garcia worked part-time and were involved in extracurricular activities.
The biggest lesson, the two say UBMS has taught them is time management, but mostly that self determination will help you accomplish any goal.
Lozano, who is the class valedictorian, graduated from UBMSP with 67 college hours and a 4.0 GPA. She will be attending the University of Texas at Austin in the fall.
Garcia graduated in the top 16 percent of her high school class and graduated from UBMSP with 63 college hours with a 3.6 GPA. She will be attending UT-Brownsville.
Both will be continuing their studies in business administration.
--Margaret Kamara
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