At Reality Changes, we work hard to raise up young people who can inspire and lead the youth of tomorrow. After all, it takes a village. When Reality Changers alumni are successful, they’re often motivated to give back to the next generation of students.
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August 28, 2018 – Opportunities to study abroad are often reserved for college students who can afford such trips. So imagine how exciting it must have been when nine of Reality Changers’ high school students heard the news that they had been selected to participate in what we believe is the world’s first foreign exchange
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January 12, 2018 – Reality Changers is all about facilitating academic and personal growth by fostering positivity and peer-to-peer support. Andrea, a Reality Changer Alumni, has embodied this ethos in her high school and collegiate life. Tell us a little bit about your early life and some challenges you had to overcome. I grew up
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December 13th, 2017 – Reality Changers hosts monthly Speech Tournaments where students share personal stories and triumphs with their peers, tutors, and community guests. Each student is given five minutes to speak using techniques taught by Achievement Coaches and the Chief Inspiration Officer (CIO). Community guests judge the speakers on their execution of the speech
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November 15, 2017 – At Reality Changers, we’re passionate about making an impact for the greater San Diego community by transforming the reality of hundreds of students by helping them become college graduates. While our staff has created a proven program to ensure maximum success for our students, we’re still amazed at how hard Reality
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October 18, 2017 – Reality Changers helps youth throughout Southern California achieve the dream of higher education. Our experienced staff and volunteers emphasize positivity and goal-setting to ensure students keep their focus on college. But that’s only half of the story; the other half involves our students’ determination and ability to dream big. Without these
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College preparation: two of the scariest words in the English language. But they don’t have to be. Like everything else, even the most daunting challenges are much more doable with a solid plan in place. Because we’ve helped hundreds of students in the San Diego learn how to prepare for college, Reality Changers has some
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BLANCA HERNANDEZ: UC Santa Cruz C/O 2011 Blanca graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2011, earning her Bachelor’s of Arts in Sociology. She is currently on track to enroll in graduate school for Public Health in Germany. What was the biggest challenge you faced when transitioning from high school classes to college courses? One of
Melissa’s nickname is Guerrera (Spanish word for warrior). Her 11th grade English teacher gave it to her, and it stuck. Melissa attends Point Loma High. She has been accepted to Cal Poly Pomona, Chico State, Grand Canyon University, Northern Arizona University, SDSU, and UC Merced. Though she is still waiting to hear from other schools,
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June 11, 2018 – Reality Changers was recently awarded one of a six prestigious small business awards by the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. At the annual San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Awards reception in August, our organization was honored in the “Outstanding Non-Profit” category. The award was presented to Reality
Approximately 99.6% of high schools in the United States did not have more than one Gates Scholar in 2014 (the last year data is available), yet Reality Changers has helped to produce seven Gates Scholars in 2015, more than twenty U.S. states. Additionally, the program based in the neighborhood of City Heights has had 19
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This summer, over 80 Reality Changers students earned $3,500 scholarships to participate in UCSD’s Academic Connections, a three-week program where students live on campus and take a real college course. There are over 20 different courses, including Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Photo Essay: Seeing San Diego Through Image and
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Email & Phone:
Info@RealityChangers.org
619.516.2222
Mailing Address:
PO Box 50220
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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