Rosario Perez joined Reality Changers when she was in the 8th grade. She is currently in 12th grade and receives support from our College Apps Academy program. She is one of three siblings who are a part of the Reality Changers’ family. What is one way Reality Changers has supported you during this global pandemic? […]
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Anthony Wang has been a volunteer tutor with Reality Changers for nearly two years. What has been the biggest challenge you have seen your students face due COVID-19? By far the most common challenge that my students are facing is adapting to a new pattern of life. While dealing with the abrupt change to an
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Bianca Alvarado (featured on the right) has volunteered as a mentor with College Town for the past 3 months at Reality Changers. What motivated you to volunteer with Reality Changers? What motivated me to start volunteering was seeing the impact Reality Changers is having on their students. I work with youth and have been following
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Joined Reality Changers in 9th GradeCurrently in 11th Grade What initially brought you to Reality Changers? I was first introduced to Reality Changers through my sister. I decided to follow in her footsteps and join the Reality Changers family after seeing how involved and intricate they were in my sister’s life. Reality Changers provided community
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Kevin Wong dedicated more than 1000+ hours over the past 9 years with the majority of his hours spent tutoring our College Town students. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I joined Reality Changers (RC) as a volunteer through UCSD’s Circle K group in 2011. I received my Bachelor’s degree from UCSD and a
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Happy October! Although some people celebrate this month as the start of fall, pumpkin spice season, or the only month eating candy corn for breakfast is appropriate, those here at College Apps Academy know October is Financial Aid Month! Afterall, October 1 is the day that the financial aid applications, the FAFSA (or Free Application
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Name: Jocelyn Carranza High School & RC Grad Yr: Otay Ranch High School, 2012College & Grad Yr: San Francisco State University, 2017 Major: Print and Online JournalismWork: Video Assistant Editor, Freelance Photojournalist What was the biggest challenge you faced when transitioning from high school classes to college courses? The biggest transition was learning how to manage
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Alli and Debbi Leto have been fundamental participants and supporters of Reality Changers since the humble beginnings of our organization. A mother and daughter power duo, the two have helped Reality Changers grow from a grassroots effort in Golden Hill, to the thriving nonprofit we are today. Alli Leto, who works full-time for a San
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Cindy has always had a heart for social equality and equal access to educational opportunities. Cindy is originally from Indianapolis and studied social work in Tucson, Arizona. She started her career as a social worker at a community based shelter that provided short term care to runaway kids. She then worked with adults in the
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Reality Changers believes in supporting students throughout their entire college-going journey. We help our students believe that they can be successful in college and guide them through the entire college application process. However, not only do we want to make sure that students attend the right college for them, we also want to ensure they
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We are pleased to introduce you to Stuart Lee Lourie, a long-time supporter, College Apps Academy tutor, and friend to Reality Changers! Stuart is a proud alum of Cornell University during the turbulent 1960s and had a rewarding career in industrial and labor relations that sent him all over the USA and Canada. Born and
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Start by telling us a little bit about your experience with Reality Changers. I applied to be in the program and became a participant in 2011 when I was going to be a junior in high school. I was starting to think about college a lot more and I didn’t have any direction. My mother
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619.516.2222
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San Diego, CA 92165
Since 2015, Reality Changers’ programming has been funded in part by a City of San Diego Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). These funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the City of San Diego.
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