Jose Sanchez
UC Berkeley
"My family came from Mexico in 1993 when I was only three. I arrived in the Mission district a shadow of a boy who faded to the background. I learned at a young age that my family had high hopes for me when my mother made me read many English books even though she knew no English herself. There is poverty here and Latinos are not going to college after they graduate and many don't even graduate from high school. Seeing my fellow classmates drop out makes me want to go to college because I want to be successful."
Press Releases
San Francisco - May 12, 2008 - Meritus College Fund, a San Francisco-based grass-roots nonprofit scholarship organization, is awarding the largest number of scholarships in its 12-year history due to a significant number of contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. A total of $684,000 will be awarded to its newest class of 58 scholars on Tuesday, May 20 to graduates representing 13 of San Francisco public high schools so they can attend the college of their choice. The Awards Ceremony will be held for recipients, their families, friends and donors in Cowell Theatre at Fort Mason in San Francisco.