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Our Stories
Pathways to College
Scholar Stories
Meet the young people whose dreams we nurture.
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Testimonials
Hear from Pathways to College students, teachers, and friends.
Pathways to College
Student Voices
Pathways to College
Student Voices
"My Pathways to College experience has been great!... It’s like we have all created a little family."
- Jordyn
"To me this means that I am able to do anything I put my mind to and that there is someone or people that care about my future other than myself."
- Jaivasa
"When I first started out in Pathways to College I was a little uncomfortable because people called us 'nerds.'"
- Corey
"Being in Pathways means that I am important and that just maybe there is someone out there that wants to help me achieve something in life."
- Samuel
Pathways to College
Teacher Voices
Brian (Newark, NJ)
"I love the relationships we build with the kids. The kids who come all the time love Pathways to College and need it. It really is a community that gives all levels of kids a chance to realize their dream."
Marvin (New Haven, CT)
"Personally I feel that this is the “secret sauce” when it comes to helping students of color succeed in college. I love observing the Scholars engage in lively discussions that would not have otherwise occurred. It’s been beautiful watching the students blossom into critical thinkers."
Regan (Detroit, MI)
"I am inspired by my love and belief in my Scholars. I desperately want the best for them. I am also perpetually inspired by the design and mission of Pathways to College as an organization – because I believe Pathways to College holds the answers that so many brilliant, ignored students are yearning for."
Teacher
"While many teachers at this school would be quick to complain about the lack of intrinsic motivation endemic in the student body, my Pathways experience has reaffirmed the opposite forces of goodness and academic diligence that exist within the building."
Pathways to College
Teacher Voices
Brian (Newark, NJ)
"I love the relationships we build with the kids. The kids who come all the time love Pathways to College and need it. It really is a community that gives all levels of kids a chance to realize their dream."
Marvin (New Haven, CT)
"Personally I feel that this is the “secret sauce” when it comes to helping students of color succeed in college. I love observing the Scholars engage in lively discussions that would not have otherwise occurred. It’s been beautiful watching the students blossom into critical thinkers."
Regan (Detroit, MI)
"I am inspired by my love and belief in my Scholars. I desperately want the best for them. I am also perpetually inspired by the design and mission of Pathways to College as an organization – because I believe Pathways to College holds the answers that so many brilliant, ignored students are yearning for."
Teacher
"While many teachers at this school would be quick to complain about the lack of intrinsic motivation endemic in the student body, my Pathways experience has reaffirmed the opposite forces of goodness and academic diligence that exist within the building."
Pathways to College
Friends' Voices
Pathways to College
Friends' Voices
Pathways to College changed our school. . . (it) impacted the entire school body because it created an atmosphere of scholastic pride . . . The program’s dominant presence in our school was unusual because academic extracurricular programs often don’t have such eager participation. . . I see no reason why a superintendent would not invite and then keep the program in any school district. John O. Jacob, Pine Bluff High School
Last May, you really “twisted my arm” to get me to come to Detroit . . . there was no better way I could have spent my time than to be with the Pathways program . . . I don’t think I’ve ever had a more engaged and caring audience in over 20 years of admission presentations. “You were able to identify a group of students who can really take advantage of the special opportunity Pathways provides. You’ll never have to twist my arm again!” Audrey Smith, Smith College