Student Spotlights

The students in College Forward’s Success program never cease to amaze us with their talent and ingenuity. This definitely rings true for small business owner Funmi Agboola. Funmi is the proud owner

Born in Cameroon, Africa and raised in Austin, Bryan Nya is currently a sophomore at Huston -Tillotson University’s Adult Degree Program majoring in Education with a focus in EC-6th grade.

Last week we interviewed Dell Scholar, College Forward student, and recent high school graduate, Angela Lopez, about her College Forward experience and college goals. Angela will be attending The University of

During the spring semester, we interviewed College Forward student Johnson Leyva. Johnson is a rising senior at Travis High School, and will be interning with the City of Austin this

Today’s student spotlight is on author, Dhiraj Adhikari. In Dhiraj’s book, Tangled Life, he explores “struggle, joy, fun, tears, laughter, and success in life” and the idea that “we all

We are ecstatic to share that our College Forward student, Alex Mejia, was named the winner of the Congressional App Challenge in Texas’s 21st district for his app, ArTour. The Congressional App Challenge

Mireya’s College Forward journey began at Stony Point High School in Round Rock, Texas. In 2017 she moved to Houston, Texas to study and play soccer at Texas Southern University. In this interview,

Before my brothers and I entered college, no one else in our family had graduated college in the U.S. It was important for me to attend and graduate college so

My parents are immigrants and sacrificed so much by coming to the USA. They dreamed of their children attending college and getting degrees, and I wanted to make that dream

It was important to get a college degree to have a secure and stable future for myself and my family. But mainly, I didn’t want my parents’ hard work to

As a high school student, my aspirations to attend college were slim; there didn’t seem to be much possibility of it for me. The Tuesday and Thursday nights that we

My college transition was abrupt, and having someone from CoFo checking in on me was great, and they all kept me motivated to push through rough patches and the homesickness.