405: 7 Cosas Que Las Familias Latinas Deben Saber Sobre Cómo Prepararse Para la Universidad / 7 Things Latinx Families Need to Know About Preparing for College w/ Lorenzo Gamboa

The College Essay Guy Podcast: A Practical Guide to College Admissions

Today is a special episode in that it’s bilingual—the first part is in Spanish, the second part in English. My guest is Lorenzo Gamboa (Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach at Santa Clara University) and we’re discussing some of the things he believes Latinx families should know as they prepare for college. Hoy es un episodio especial porque es bilingüe: la primera parte es en español, la segunda parte en inglés.

Dejame terminar la introduccion en ingles y ya regreso en espanol.

On this episode, we discuss a variety of misconceptions that families sometimes have, including:

• The notion that students have to major in a high-paying profession/career

• The myth that undocumented students can’t go to college

• And we discuss whether or not students should discuss race or cultural influence in their application — post the SCOTUS decision to ban affirmative action

If you’d like to listen to the English part, just fast forward to basically halfway through this episode when you hear me speaking English.

I hope you enjoy.

Play-by-play:

[0:00] Introducción / Introduction

Spanish Part

• [00:00:08] - Introducción
• [00:01:20] - Quien es Lorenzo Gamboa
• [00:06:44] - Trabajo de Lorenzo en diversidad e inclusión
• [00:07:28] - Desmitificando conceptos erróneos
• [00:09:13] - La importancia de universidades públicas
• [00:10:37] - Información sobre pruebas estandarizadas
• [00:13:11] - La importancia de no enfocarse solo en carreras lucrativas
• [00:15:07] - Acceso a universidad para los estudiantes indocumentados
• [00:16:56] - Recursos y apoyo para estudiantes indocumentados
• [00:17:26] - Preocupación por el dinero y formas de financiar su educación
• [00:19:02] - Valorando la inversión en la educación
• [00:19:49] - Cambios en la consideración de raza en la admisión
• [00:20:17] - Como los consejeros pueden apoyar
• [00:22:02] - Mensaje importante para los estudiantes y familias
• [00:23:16] - Agradecimiento y cierre del episodio

English Part

• [00:23:27] Who is our guest, Lorenzo Gamboa?
• [00:26:13] What messages did Lorenzo hear growing up surrounding family and education?
• [00:26:59] Pulling back the veil of higher education access in Lorenzo’s role
• [00:27:47] What are some of the myths Latinx families have about going to college?
• [00:30:27] Money conversation: Should students look at private or public schools?
• [00:33:18] Why it’s important to pick a college major based on passion, not just pay.
• [00:35:03] Interested in learning more about passion over pay? Check out podcast episode 113
• [00:35:44] What are some of the considerations for undocumented students going to college?
• [00:38:05] What if you don’t have enough money to pay for college?
• [00:40:06] Does the Supreme Court’s ruling mean students shouldn’t talk about race and ethnicity in their application?
• [00:45:06] A message to high school and Community-Based Organization (CBO) counselors
• [00:45:45] Closing thoughts to families & students

Resources

• ImmigrantsRising.org

• ScholarshipsAZ.org

• CEG Podcast: Life As an Undocumented Student at Harvard

  • Should I Come Out As Undocumented in My Personal Statement? (Part 1 of 2)

  • How to Come Out As Undocumented in Your Personal Statement (Part 2 of 2)

• CEG Podcast: How to Advocate for Undocumented Students - Dr. Aliza Gilbert, Counselors that Change Lives recipient

  • 15 Ways to Advocate for Undocumented Youth