Abeluleki Bontanga bakho be-TPP

Hlangana Nombhali: 
Sawubona, wonke umuntu! NginguLizette futhi ngimdala ngihola i-BA ku-Economics. Njengenxusa lango-2021 le-Umoja Ambassador Intern, ngisungula futhi ngenza izinhlelo zokufinyelela ku-Umoja emakolishi omphakathi esifundazweni. Ingxenye ye-internship yami ukudala le bhulogi ukusiza ukusekela abafundi abaNsundu abadlulisa imali. 

Inqubo yami yokwamukela: 

Lapho ngifaka isicelo ku-UC Santa Cruz angizange ngicabange ukuthi ngizoke ngiye khona. Angisakhumbuli nokuthi kungani ngakhetha ukufaka isicelo ku-UCSC. Mina empeleni TAG'd kuya e-UC Santa Barbara ngoba banikeza abafundi abadlulisa amafulethi awabo. Kimina lokho bekungcono kakhulu engakuthola. Nokho ngihlulekile ukubheka uMnyango Wezomnotho e-UCSB. Angizange ngiqaphele ukuthi uMnyango Wezomnotho e-UCSB ugxile kakhulu kwezezimali -- into enganginentshisekelo kuyo engemihle. Njengakulokhu, ngangikuzonda. Ngaphoqeleka ukuthi ngibheke esinye isikole kuphela esangamukela -- UCSC. 

Into yokuqala engiyenzile kwaba ukuhlola kwabo Umnyango Wezomnotho ngase ngithandana. Kwakukhona umnotho ovamile kanye nenye enkulu ebizwa ngokuthi “I-Global Economics.” Ngangazi ukuthi i-Global Economics ingeyami ngoba yayihlanganisa amakilasi amayelana nenqubomgomo, ezomnotho, ezempilo, kanye nemvelo. Bekuyikho konke ebengikuthakasela. Ngabheka izinsiza zabo zabafundi be-Transfer. Ngifunde okunikezwayo kwe-UCSC STARS, a isikole sasehlobo, futhi izindlu eziqinisekisiwe iminyaka emibili okwakuwusizo kakhulu ngoba ngangihlele ukuthweswa iziqu eminyakeni emibili [sicela uqaphele ukuthi iziqinisekiso zezindlu okwamanje zibuyekezwa ngenxa ye-COVID]. Okuwukuphela kwento engangingayenza kwakuwukubheka i-campus. 

Ngiyabonga kimi, umngane wami omkhulu waya e-UCSC. Ngamfonela ukuze ngimbuze ukuthi ngingamvakashela yini futhi ngihlole i-campus. Ukushayela nje ukuya e-Santa Cruz kwangiqinisekisa ukuthi ngiye. Ngivela e-Los Angeles futhi angikaze empilweni yami ngibone uhlaza olungaka namahlathi.

Ikhampasi yayimangalisa futhi iyinhle! Ngangikuthanda konke ngakho. Ngehora lami lokuqala esikoleni ngabona izimbali zasendle ziqhakaza, onogwaja nezinyamazane. LA akasoze. Ngosuku lwami lwesibili ekhempasini nganquma ukuthi ngithumele nje UMnumzane wami, isitatimende sami senhloso yokubhalisa. Ngifake isicelo ku-Summer Academy ukuze ngidluliselwe [manje Dlulisa i-Edge] ngoSepthemba futhi yamukelwa. Ngasekupheleni kukaSepthemba ngesikhathi se-Summer Academy, ngathola iphakethe lami losizo lwezezimali lonyaka wesikole futhi ngabhalisa emakilasini ami ekota yokuwa. Abeluleki ontanga e-Summer Academy babambe imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi ukuze basize ukuqonda zombili izinqubo kanye phendula noma imiphi imibuzo. Angicabangi ukuthi bengingeke ngizilungise kahle ekhempasini ngaphandle kwe-Summer Academy ngoba ngikwazile ukuhlola isikole nedolobha elizungezile ngaphandle kwenani labafundi elivamile. Lapho kuqala ikota yekwindla, ngangazi indlela yami yokuzungeza, amabhasi okufanele ngiwahambe, nazo zonke izindlela ezizungeze ikhempasi.

Umenzi wefilimu nombhali, uGreg Neri uthweswe iziqu e-UC Santa Cruz e 1987. Kweyakhe inhlolokhono noMnyango Wezobuciko Weshashalazi e-UCSC, uzwakalise uthando lwakhe nge-UCSC ngomphakathi wayo. Njengengcweti yefilimu nemidlalo yaseshashalazini wasizakala ngezimfunda eziluhlaza namahlathi angapheli. Uchithe isikhathi sakhe esiningi samahhala ependa izimfunda eziseduze nesibaya sekhempasi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uGreg ukhumbula ukuthi oprofesa bakhe e-UCSC bathatha ithuba kuye okwamnika isibindi sokubeka engcupheni empilweni yakhe. 

Kodwa-ke, uGreg akazange ahlale engumenzi wefilimu unomphela, empeleni waqala ukubhala ngemuva kokunamathela kuphrojekthi yefilimu ethi Yummy. Ngesikhathi esebenza nezingane eNingizimu Ephakathi, e-Los Angeles, wabona ukuthi wakuthola kulula ukukhuluma nokusebenzelana nezingane ezincane. Wakwazisa ukubhala ngezindleko zayo eziphansi zesabelomali kanye nokulawula okukhulu kumaphrojekthi akhe. Ekugcineni iphrojekthi yefilimu yaba inoveli yesithombe ukuthi namuhla. 

Ukwehlukahlukana ekubhaleni kubaluleke kakhulu ku-Greg Neri. Kweyakhe ingxoxo ne-ConnectingYA, uGreg Neri wachaza ukuthi kudingeka kube nokubhala okuvumela amanye amasiko ukuba ahambe ezinyathelweni ezifanayo zomlingisi oyinhloko ngaphandle kokunqamula. Kudingeka ukuthi ibhalwe ngendlela yokuthi umfundi akwazi ukuqonda izenzo zomlingiswa oyinhloko futhi uma ezimweni ezifanayo, enze izinqumo ezifanayo. Uthi i-Yummy 'akuyona indaba yase-ghetto, kodwa eyomuntu." Uchaza ukuthi akukho okubhalela izingane ezisengcupheni yokuba yizigelekeqe nokuthi yilezo zingane ezidinga izindaba kakhulu. Ekugcineni uchaza ukuthi, “ukuziphendukela kwemvelo kwezincwadi zami kwakungahleliwe kodwa zamane zavela, zikhuthazwa izindawo zangempela nabantu engahlangana nabo ekuphileni, angizange ngibheke emuva.” Uma uzama ukunquma ukuthi wenzeni ngempilo yakho, uGreg ukweluleka ukuthi “thola izwi lakho futhi ulisebenzise. Nguwe kuphela ongabona umhlaba ngendlela owubona ngayo.”

 Jones, P. (2015, Juni 15). I-RAWing no-Greg Neri. Ibuyiselwe ngo-Ephreli 04, 2021, kusukela http://www.connectingya.com/2015/06/15/rawing-with-greg-neri/

isithombe

Amakolishi e-UC Santa Cruz banesandla esikhulu ekudaleni imiphakathi yokufunda nendawo esekelayo ebonisa ulwazi lwe-UC Santa Cruz.

Bonke abafundi abathola iziqu, noma bahlala ezindlini zasenyuvesi noma cha, baxhumene nelinye lamakolishi ayi-10. Ngaphezu kwabafundi bezindlu emiphakathini ehlala abantu abancane, ikolishi ngalinye linikeza ukwesekwa kwezemfundo, lihlela imisebenzi yabafundi, futhi lixhase imicimbi ethuthukisa impilo yobuhlakani nezenhlalo yekhempasi.

Wonke umphakathi wasekolishi uhlanganisa abafundi abanezizinda ezihlukene kanye nezinjongo zemfundo. Inhlangano yakho yasekolishi izimele ekukhetheni kwakho okukhulu, futhi abafundi babeka ukukhetha kwabo ekolishi lapho bevuma ngokusemthethweni ukwamukelwa kwabo e-UCSC ngokusebenzisa Inqubo Yesitatimende Senhloso Yokubhalisa (SIR).. 

Sicele abafundi bamanje be-UCSC ukuthi babelane ngokuthi kungani bekhethe ikolishi labo nanoma yimaphi amathiphu, izeluleko, noma ulwazi abangathanda ukwabelana ngalo oluhlobene nekolishi labo. Funda kabanzi ngezansi:

"Ngangingazi lutho ngohlelo lwekolishi e-UCSC ngesikhathi ngithola ukwamukelwa futhi ngididekile ukuthi kungani ngicelwa ukuba ngikhethe ikolishi uma ngase ngithole ukwamukelwa. Indlela elula yokuchaza uhlelo lokujoyina ikolishi ukuthi ukuthi ikolishi ngalinye linendikimba ehlukile Ukala izinketho zakho zokusebenzisana ngokusekelwe kokuthi iyiphi itimu yasekolishi oyithandayo kakhulu. Oakes. Itimu ye-Oakes ithi 'Ukuxhumana Ngokuhlukahluka Kwenhlangano Elungile.' Lokhu bekubalulekile kimina ngoba ngingummeli wamakolishi ahlukene kanye ne-STEM. Enye yezinto eziyingqayizivele u-Oakes okufanele anikele ngayo Uhlelo lweSayensi Ekuhlaleni. U-Adriana Lopez ungumeluleki wamanje futhi usingatha imicimbi eminingi ehlobene nokuhlukahluka kwe-STEM, amathuba ocwaningo, nokweluleka ngokuba usosayensi ochwepheshe noma usebenze kwezokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Lapho ukhetha ikolishi, abafundi kufanele bazinike isikhathi sokubheka itimu yekolishi ngalinye. Indawo kufanele futhi ibhekwe lapho ubheka amakolishi. Isibonelo, uma uthanda ukuzilolonga ungase ufune ukukhetha noma yikuphi Cowell College or Stevenson College ngoba yibo abaseduze kakhulu ne ejimini. Kubalulekile futhi ukuthi ungacindezeli ngokukhetha ikolishi. Ikolishi ngalinye liyamangalisa futhi lihlukile ngendlela yalo. Wonke umuntu ugcina ethanda ukusebenzelana kwakhe nekolishi futhi kwenza ngempela ulwazi olungcono lwekolishi. "

      -Damiana Young, TPP Peer Mentor

isithombe

"Ngesikhathi ngifaka isicelo e-UCSC, ngangingazi lutho ngohlelo lwekolishi, ngakho ngangingazi ukuthi yini okufanele ngiyenze. Ngemva kokwamukelwa, ngakwazi ukubheka wonke amakolishi ... kanye nabangaphansi kwawo. izinkolelo eziwumgogodla engizikhethile URachel Carson College ngoba indikimba yabo ihlobene nokushoshozelwa kwemvelo nokongiwa. Nakuba ngingeyena Isayensi yezemvelo Okukhulu, ngikholelwa ukuthi lezi zinkolelo eziyinhloko ziyizindaba ezithinta umhlaba wonke ezithinta wonke umuntu futhi kuzothatha umzamo wethu sonke ukuzixazulula. Ngingancoma abafundi ukuthi bakhethe ikolishi elibamele ngokuphelele, izinkolelo zabo kanye nezifiso zabo. Ukuhlanganyela ekolishi kuyindlela enhle yokwehlukanisa i-bubble yakho yezenhlalo ukufaka imibono ehlukene okungenzeka inselele imibono yakho osuyicabangele ngaphambili."

isithombe

“Ngemuva kokuthi umngani wami engithathe ngiyovakasha kulo lonke ikolishi, okungibambele kakhulu kwaba Stevenson College, Ikolishi 9, Futhi Ikolishi 10. Lapho sengivunyelwe, ngaba yingxenye yeKolishi 9. Ngangikuthanda ukuhlala khona. Itholakala engxenyeni engenhla yekhampasi, eduze ne- Baskin School of Engineering. Ngenxa yendawo, angizange kudingeke ngikhuphuke intaba ngiye ekilasini. Futhi iseduze ngempela nesitolo sekhofi, indawo yokudlela engenhla kwehholo lokudlela, nekhefi enamatafula okubhukuda kanye nokudla okulula okungu-$0.25. Iseluleko sami kubafundi abanquma ukuthi yiliphi ikolishi abazolikhetha ukuthi bacabangele lapho bengazizwa bekhululekile khona ngokwendawo ezungezile. Ikolishi ngalinye linamandla alo, ngakho kuya ngokuthi umuntu ukhetha ini. Isibonelo, uma uthanda ukucwiliswa ehlathini, Porter College or Kresge College kungaba ukulingana okuhle. Uma ufuna ukuba seduze nendawo yokuzivocavoca, Cowell College or Stevenson College kungaba ngcono. Amakilasi e-STEM avamise ukubanjelwa e-Classroom Unit 2, ngakho-ke uma ungumfundi omkhulu we-Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, noma i-Computer Science ngingacabangisisa ngokuthi amaKholeji 9 noma 10. Uma ubheka ukwakheka kwekhampasi nentandokazi yakho. uhlobo lwendawo, ngiyaqinisekisa ukuthi uzothola ikolishi ozothanda ukusebenzelana nalo!"

"Ukubeka isikhundla sami ekolishi kwakujabulisa. Ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo ngangazi ukuthi ikolishi ngalinye laligxile ezimisweni nasezimfanelweni ezithile. Ngakhetha Cowell College ngoba iseduze nonyawo lwekhampasi, okusho ukuthi kuyashesha ukufika nokubuya yedolobha i-Santa Cruz. Futhi iseduze nenkundla enkulu, indawo yokuzivocavoca, nedamu lokubhukuda. Ingqikithi kaCowell ithi 'Ukuphishekela Iqiniso Enkampanini Yabangane.' Lokhu kuyangithinta ngoba ukuxhumana kanye nokuphuma egobolondweni lami bekubalulekile empumelelweni yami ekolishi. Ukufunda ngemibono eyahlukene kubalulekile ekukhuleni. I-Cowell College isingatha imicimbi eyahlukene yabafundi ebandakanya ukuxhumana nokukhulisa umbuthano wakho. Ibamba izingqungquthela ze-Zoom ezigxile ekubalulekeni kwempilo yengqondo engiyithole iwusizo."   

      -Louis Beltran, TPP Peer Mentor

isithombe

"Kubangane bami, ngichaza uhlelo lwekolishi le-UCSC njengochungechunge lwemiphakathi emincane yabafundi esabalele kuyo yonke ikhempasi. Lokhu kwenza kube lula kakhulu kubafundi ukwenza ubungane nokwakha umphakathi - izinto ezimbili ezenza ulwazi lwasekolishi lube mnandi kakhulu. I wakhetha ukuzihlanganisa nayo Oakes College ngezizathu ezimbili. Okokuqala, umalume wayehambisana nayo ngesikhathi esafunda kudala futhi wayeyithanda ngokuphelele. Wathi kuyamema, kumnandi futhi kuvula amehlo. Okwesibili, ngakhangwa isitatimende semishini ka-Oakes esithi: 'Ukuxhumana Nokwehlukahlukana Kwenhlangano Elungile.' Ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ngizozizwa ngisekhaya njengoba ngiwummeli wobulungisa bezenhlalakahle. Okubalulekile, u-Oakes futhi uhlinzeka ngezinsiza eziningi kumalungu omphakathi wabo. Ngaphezu kwezindlu, inikeza izinsiza zehholo lokudlela, amathuba omsebenzi wokuzithandela nakhokhelwayo, uhulumeni wabafundi, nokuningi! Lapho ngikhetha inhlangano yekolishi, ngincoma ukuthi abafundi bakhethe ikolishi elinesitatimende senhloso esihambisana nezinto abazithandayo kanye/noma amanani. Lokhu ekugcineni kuzokwenza isikhathi sakho ekolishi sibe esijabulisayo futhi esinempilo."

isithombe

"Ngaphambi kokuthi ngifake isicelo e-UCSC, bengingazi ukuthi kukhona amakolishi akhona. Uma sengithumele i-SIR yami, ngacelwa ukuthi ngiklelise ikolishi engizikhethele lona. Kwangimangaza ukuthi i-UCSC inamakolishi angu-10, wonke anezindikimba ezahlukene futhi izitatimende zemishini nganquma Kresge College ngoba kwakuyikolishi lokuqala engalivakashela lapho ngifika ohambweni lwekhampasi futhi ngisanda kuthanda i-vibe. UKresge wangikhumbuza umphakathi omncane osehlathini. I-Kresge nayo inezindlu Izinsizakalo Zokudlulisela kanye Nokungenela Kwabafundi Kabusha (Uhlelo Lwe-STARS). Ngazizwa sengathi ngithole ikhaya kude nasekhaya. Ngihlangane nethimba le-Kresge Advising futhi laba usizo kakhulu ekuphenduleni imibuzo/ukukhathazeka kwami ​​mayelana nenqubekelaphambili yami yokuthweswa iziqu. Ngingakhuthaza abafundi ukuthi bathathe a ukuvakasha okubonakalayo kwawo wonke amakolishi ayi-10 futhi wazi isitatimende/izindikimba zemishini ngayinye. Amanye ama-majors afinyelela emakolishi athile. Ngokwesibonelo, URachel Carson CollegeIngqikithi ethi 'Imvelo Nomphakathi,' ngakho abafundi abaningi Bezemvelo Nesayensi Yezemvelo bakhangwa kulelo kolishi. Ngenxa ye Dlulisa umphakathi, Porter College igcina iningi labafundi abashintshayo."

Abafundi abahambisa zabo Isicelo samahhala se-Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) ngomnqamulajuqu obalulekile bacatshangelwa futhi babe nethuba elingcono kakhulu lokuthola usizo lwezezimali. Sicele abafundi bamanje be-UCSC ukuthi babelane ngolwazi lwabo futhi banikeze izeluleko ngenqubo ye-FAFSA, usizo lwezezimali, nokukhokhela ikolishi. Funda imibono yabo ngezansi:

“Usizo lwami lokuqala lwezezimali lwalungelona usizo olwanele ukukhokhela zonke izindleko zami zesikole, njengoba isimo sami sezimali ekuqaleni sasishintshile njengoba ngafaka isicelo e-UCSC, cishe unyaka odlule. Ngeshwa, ngemva nje kokuqala kobhubhane lwe-COVID, mina nomndeni wami sazithola singasebenzi. Asikwazanga ukukhokha inani lokuqala umndeni wami obekulindeleke ukuthi ulikhokhe, ngokusho kwe-FAFSA Umnikelo Okulindelekile Womndeni (i-EFC). Ngithole ukuthi i-UCSC yayinezinhlelo zokusiza abantu abafana nami, ababe nomthelela wezezimali kusukela bagcina ukugcwalisa i-FAFSA. Ngokuthumela ama-UCSC Isikhalazo Somnikelo Wezezimali futhi njengeSikhalazo Somnikelo Womndeni, ngikwazile ukuthi inani lami lokuqala le-EFC lehle lafika kuqanda. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi ngizofaneleka ukuthola usizo olwengeziwe, nokuthi ngisazokwazi ukuya enyuvesi, naphezu kwezithiyo ezalethwa ubhubhane. Asikho ngempela isidingo sokwesaba ukucela usizo lapho uludinga, ngoba lezi zinhlelo ziklanyelwe ukukusiza uphumelele emigomweni yakho yemfundo, futhi azinasinqumo.”

-Tony Estrella, TPP Peer Mentor

“Ngineminyaka engu-17 inyuvesi ezimele yangitshela ukuthi ngiboleke imali engu-$100,000 ukuze ngiqhubeke nemfundo ephakeme. Akudingeki ukuthi ngisho, nginqume ukuya ekolishi lami lomphakathi esikhundleni salokho. Njengomfundi oshintshele kwesinye isikhathi owachitha iminyaka yami yasekolishi kuwo womabili amakolishi omphakathi futhi manje ngise-UCSC, ngangikhathazekile ngosizo lwezezimali oluzoshabalala njengoba nje ngakwazi ukudlulela eNyuvesi ngoba angizange ngichithe iminyaka emibili engangiyilindele ekolishi lomphakathi. Ngenhlanhla kunezindlela ezimbalwa zokuqinisekisa ukuthi i-Cal Grants yakho iyaqhubeka nokukusiza ngemva kokudlulisa. Ungafaka isicelo sesandiso sonyaka owodwa uma ubukade uthathwa 'njengomuntu omusha' ngemva konyaka wakho wokuqala noma uma udlulisela ngokusebenzisa Umklomelo Welungelo Lokudluliswa Kwe-Cal Grant, okuzoqinisekisa ukuthi usizo lwezezimali luzoqhubeka lapho udlulisela esikhungweni seminyaka emi-4. Ukufaka isicelo nokwamukela usizo lwezezimali kungaba nezimo kakhulu kunalokho abantu abangakucabanga!”

-Lane Albrecht, TPP Peer Mentor

“I-UCSC inginike usizo lwezezimali olungcono kakhulu kwezinye izikole ezimbili engafaka isicelo kuzo: i-UC Berkeley ne-UC Santa Barbara. Usizo lwezezimali lungenze ngagxila kakhulu ezinkingeni ezihambisana nokungcwatshwa nezikweletu zabafundi ngagxila kakhulu ekufundeni ngokusemandleni ami njengomfundi. Ngiye ngahlakulela ubudlelwano obunenjongo noprofesa bami, ngaphumelela emakilasini abo, futhi ngibe nesikhathi sokuhileleka emisebenzini yangemva kwesikole.”

-U-Enrique Garcia, i-TPP Peer Mentor

"Njengomfundi oshintshayo, okwakungikhathaza kakhulu ukuthi ngangizoyikhokhela kanjani imali yokufunda. Ngaphambi kokuba ngifunde ngohlelo lwe-UC, ngangicabanga ukuthi lwaluzobiza kakhulu ngokwezinkanyezi. Ngamangala, kuthengwa kakhulu kunalokho engangikucabanga. Ekuqaleni , I-Cal Grant yami ikhokhele iningi lemfundo yami Inginikeze imali engaphezudlwana kuka-$13,000 kodwa ngenxa yezinkinga ezithile engangingalindelekile yathathwa Nakuba lokhu kwenzekile ngakwazi ukuthola isibonelelo senyuvesi sase-UCSC esasifana nomklomelo wami wokuqala weCal Grant . I-UCSC (kanye nawo wonke ama-UC) anikeza izinhlelo ezivelele ezihloselwe ukukusiza lapho kuvela izinkinga ezingalindelekile lapha e-UCSC, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isimo ongase uzithole ukuso, luhlala lukhona usizo.

-Thomas Lopez, TPP Mentor

“Esinye sezizathu ezenza ngikwazi ukuya e-UCSC yingoba I-UC Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan. I-UC's Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan iqinisekisa ukuthi ngeke kudingeke ukhokhele imali yokufunda kanye nemali ekhokhwayo ephaketheni lakho uma uyisakhamuzi sase-California omali engenayo yomndeni ingaphansi kuka-$80,000 ngonyaka futhi ufanelekela ukuthola usizo lwezezimali. Uma unesidingo esanele sezezimali i-UCSC izokunikeza izibonelelo ezengeziwe ukukusiza ukukhokhela nezinye izinto. Ngithole isibonelelo sikahulumeni esisiza ukukhokhela indlu yami kanye nomshwalense wezempilo. Lezi zibonelelo zingivumele ukuthi ngithathe imali ebolekiwe encane futhi ngiye e-UCSC ngenani elingabizi kakhulu-elingabizi kakhulu kunalokho abantu abaningi abacabanga ukuthi kunjalo. ”

-Damiana, TPP Peer Mentor