Meet Keren — a nursing student who explains how
Opportunity Scholars helped her further her education and brighten her future !

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"It was so stressful not knowing how I was going to pay for my classes and further my education. Opportunity Scholars alleviated that financial stress. If I need help with anything my Opportunity Scholars counselor is there for me. She is also fluent in Spanish which has helped my parents understand the process."

— Keren, Opportunity Scholar and Nursing Student

Opportunity Scholars is giving me the guidance and resources to be successful and achieve my goal in getting a job as a drafter.

My dream is to be an ESL teacher — to help others like I was helped. Thank you, Opportunity Scholars, for supporting my dreams!

Opportunity Scholars guided me in coming up with a plan after high school: I'm now in the Mechatronics Program at Laurel Ridge Community College.

Thanks to Opportunity Scholars, I’m now in the Accounting Program at Shenandoah University, getting my education and networking with people in my career field!

I'm so grateful to Opportunity Scholars for helping me pay for my Electrician coursework at Laurel Ridge Community College.

I've always been interested in healthcare. Opportunity Scholars is helping me navigate through the process of college admission.