{"id":2635,"date":"2018-02-10T20:26:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T01:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/?page_id=2635"},"modified":"2019-11-04T13:44:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T18:44:18","slug":"student-testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/student-testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a style=\"font-style: italic\" href=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Mariel-Charles.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1460 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Mariel-Charles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Mariel-Charles.jpg 401w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Mariel-Charles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Mariel-Charles-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><\/a><i>\u201cThe College Access Center was pivotal in providing me with the resources to navigate the often intimidating college admissions process. As a first generation college applicant, I felt supported in understanding my options, defining my goals, and knowing how to reach them. Its services made it possible for me to afford to apply to college, and for that I am forever grateful.\u201d <\/i>Mariel\u00a0Charles, CORO Fellow<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/story\/joseph-agyei\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1471 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Joseph-Agyei.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Joseph-Agyei.jpg 450w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Joseph-Agyei-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Joseph-Agyei-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a>I was blessed to work with an amazing counselor who was patient and believed in me. I believe the success of the College Access Center rests in the hands of the amazing counselors they employ. I had a great experience because all the counselors cared a lot about me and my friends and showed it through their work.&#8221; <\/em>Joseph Agyei, Project Manager Seton Healthcare Family<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/story\/helena-sowah\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1767 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Helena-Sowah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Helena-Sowah.jpg 400w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Helena-Sowah-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Helena-Sowah-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#8220;The College Access Center has been a second family to me. I received several full scholarship offers to college that I\u00a0 believe would not have been possible without the help of my amazing counselor. Even after college, I have been in touch with staff at the Center and they have been instrumental in my law school application process.&#8221; <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Helena Sowah, Law School Student<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/story\/jay-arzu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1274 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Jay-Arzu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Jay-Arzu.jpg 450w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Jay-Arzu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/12\/Jay-Arzu-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWithout the College Access Center, I would not have had the opportunity to go to college. I would never have left my neighborhood.\u201d <\/em>Jay Arzu, Fulbright Scholar<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/story\/awa-ndiaye\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1742 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Awa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Awa.jpg 400w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Awa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Awa-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 94px) 100vw, 94px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;The College Access Center played an integral part in my college application process. They helped to ease difficulties and challenges faced by many students and their families who are applying to college as a first generation student.&#8221; <\/em>Awa Ndiaye, Neurophysiologist<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2355 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Darly-Paredes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Darly-Paredes.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Darly-Paredes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Darly-Paredes-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Darly-Paredes-768x779.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Darly-Paredes-1010x1024.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Darly-Paredes-592x600.jpg 592w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 81px) 100vw, 81px\" \/>The College Access Center helped me through the whole college application process including SAT prep, helping me with college applications, providing assistance with filling out the FAFSA form and much more.\u201d Darly Paredes, Software Engineer<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Natashs-Burton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2098 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Natashs-Burton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Natashs-Burton.jpg 500w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Natashs-Burton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsettlement.org\/cac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/01\/Natashs-Burton-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a>\u201cThe college application process is tedious and can be intimidating. It was wonderful to have the Center where students like myself were provided with the additional support that isn\u2019t readily available in NYC public schools.\u201d Natasha Burton, Forensic Social Worker<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe College Access Center was pivotal in providing me with the resources to navigate the often intimidating college admissions process. As a first generation college applicant, I felt supported in understanding my options, defining my goals, and knowing how to reach them. 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