Many
UC's offer free overnight programs to students of color in order to provide
underrepresented students with resources to help them succeed in college and to
facilitate their SIR process. Many of these programs, however, are not
advertised to students or are hard to find when the admission letters come out.
It is crucial to students to check out the dates of these programs and to RSVP
to them as soon as they check their admissions because spots run out quickly!
This
year, I have the honor of being one of the co-chairs for MEChA de UCLA's 18th
Annual Raza Weekend which takes place April 14th to April 16th. Our event
caters to Raza students and their families and is a 3 day, 2 night program. We
aim to facilitate the SIR process for students by proving self-identifying
Xicanx/Latinx students with culturally relevant experiences, workshops, keynote
speakers and an open community of fellow Raza Bruins.
One
of our goals as an event this year is to outreach to more students outside of
the LA area, therefore, I would like to encourage that any Raza SUHi student
who receives admission to UCLA, signs up for our program via our website http://uclarazaday.weebly.com/ or via their admission
portal under "events". Even if students are not Raza identified,
please let them know that they can feel free to outreach to me if they have any
questions about their specific overnight program and I can get them connected
to the right people.
As
we continue to increase our number of SUHi alumni here at UCLA, we want to
continue to foster a community at a collegiate level; having students attend
these type of events will only facilitate that process.
Thank
you very much in advanced for your time and for all of your hard work. I know
that if it was not for the amazing SUHi counselors, my path to higher education
would not have been successful.
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All the best,
Isaac Alejandro Felix
UCLA Undergraduate Class of 2019
Pre-Human Biology and Society B.A.
Xicana/o Studies Minor
Resident Assistant 2016-2017
UCLA RAZA Weekend Co-Chair 2017
Email: ifelix19@ucla.edu