| Name | Katrina Portillo | ||||||||||
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| Email Address | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||||
| What is your estimated income from the previous calendar year? | Students Income | ||||||||||
| Yearly Estimated Family Income or Personal Income: | Less than 20000K | ||||||||||
| Academic Information | |||||||||||
| If you were educated in the US, did you graduate high school or obtain a high school equivalency (GED)? | Yes | ||||||||||
| What year did you graduate from high school or receive a high school equivalency? | 2020 | ||||||||||
| Are you a currently in a Dual Enrollment program (such as a high school student taking community college courses)? | No | ||||||||||
| First-Generation Status (this question is optional): | First-Generation Yes | ||||||||||
| Community College: | Northern Virginia Community College | ||||||||||
| What is your student ID number at your community college? | 7997013 | ||||||||||
| Community College Enrollment Status: | Enrolled Part Time | ||||||||||
| Which semester do you expect to complete your required community college classes for your associate degree? | At the end of the Fall 2024 term | ||||||||||
| Which semester do you plan to begin, start, or enroll at a four-year institution? | Spring 2025 | Academic Year 2024-25 | ||||||||||
| How many credits do you expect to complete at the end of the current term? | 30 to 45 | ||||||||||
| Please share how many credits beyond 60 you will have at the end of the current term: | |||||||||||
| Grade Point Average: | 3.75-4.0 | ||||||||||
| Are you enrolled in an honors program, college, or taking honors-level courses? | No | ||||||||||
| What is your community college major? | Information Technology | ||||||||||
| What is your intended major or field of study at a four-year institution? | Information Technology or Information Systems or related fields | ||||||||||
| I will transfer as a: | Domestic | ||||||||||
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| Which Transfer Scholars Network partner institutions do you want to connect with? |
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| Before learning about TSN, what was your level of interest in transferring to any four-year institution? |
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| Before learning about TSN, what was your level of awareness of the colleges and universities in the Transfer Scholars Network? |
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| Currently, what level of interest do you have to transfer to a TSN four-year partner institution? |
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| At this point in time, what do you think is the likelihood that you will apply to transfer to a four-year institution in the Transfer Scholars Network? |
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| What do you think are the most pressing challenges or barriers to successfully transferring to TSN four-year institution? |
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| Please describe the challenge or barrier below. | |||||||||||
| What value are you hoping to receive by participating in the Transfer Scholars Network? |
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| Please describe other value you will receive from participating in the Transfer Scholars Network: | |||||||||||
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| If you’d like, share any extracurricular activities, professional details, or personal experiences you would like TSN partners to know about you. Responses can be as brief or long as you’d like. | I graduated high school in 2020 and had a rough transition into university studies. I was first enrolled in the University of Cincinnati, but it did not work out last minute because there was not enough financial aid for me to attend. I then went to Brigham Young University (Provo) on campus from 2021-2022 but it was not the university for me. I loved attending a university on campus but I knew BYU was not the right fit. I transferred to Northern Virginia Community College in 2022. I do not regret transferring to NOVA and I enjoy studying here. I am a first generation college student and found it difficult navigating university but I learned more after facing several setbacks. My parents were unable to guide me through college since they never attended any school in the United States but they are great supporters on me getting a higher education. My parents immigrated from Mexico and El Salvador and both did not finish high school, so I am very determined to earn a college degree. I am studying information technology as a part time student in online classes. Studying online works better with my full time work schedule, but I hope to return studying full time on campus. The program is great and I am learning plenty of things about computers. It has already become helpful, especially when I am learning more about how my laptop works or when my coworkers ask me how to complete a task on the computer. I work full time in retail, 40 hours a week, and I recently started a new job as a keyholder at a clothing retail store. I am responsible for helping to open and close the store along with other duties. Before that, I was the stock coordinator at another clothing retail store for over a year. I was responsible for maintaining and running the stock room with stock associates. The upcoming holiday season is sure to make my job hectic over the next two months but I find satisfaction in helping customers find what they need. During my free time I enjoy reading fiction books, playing video games, and spending time together with friends and family. I love going to Korean barbeque restaurants with them! Sometimes I will draw but I am not that good at it (yet). I like writing stories as well and prefer writing with pen and paper rather than with a computer despite me studying information technology. It does take longer to write on paper and it can get frustrating when my mechanical pencil runs out of lead but it gets my brain thinking! | ||||||||||
| Supplemental Interest: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship | |||||||||||
| Have you heard or know about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship provided by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation? | No | ||||||||||
| Would you like to receive more information about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation? | Yes | ||||||||||
| If you are interested in the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, what would you like to learn about it? |
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| What other resources can the Transfer Scholars Network provide to further support your transfer journey and educational goals? | Connecting with other transfer scholars to build support between students. | ||||||||||
| Date Created | November 18, 2023 |
