-: But the greatest, greatest, absolute best help I got
was when Columbia University informed me
about a partnership that Hostos Community College
and the university had and Career Services sent me also
from Hostos a letter indicating that since I was a graduate
from Hostos, I qualified to apply for that scholarship.
And I called them up
and they gave me all the information about it.
At the time I was working two jobs.
I was working at a tour company
and I was also a writing instructor here
at Hostos Community College,
helping students prepare for the ACT writing exam
in order to graduate.
And I, as a staff member,
I came and I spoke with the folks at Career Services
and they helped me get all the documents ready,
get my transcripts in order, signed me up for a test
that I was missing in order to be able to qualify
to apply for the scholarship.
So they guided me through that process and it was fantastic.
I'm forever grateful.