  {"id":36078,"date":"2015-02-16T21:34:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T21:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/?page_id=36078"},"modified":"2024-12-12T18:08:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T18:08:01","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/meet-our-students\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was in high school, I knew I wanted to go to higher education, but being the first in my family it was very difficult for me to know what I was supposed to be doing.\u00a0 During my senior year in high school I was introduced to\u2026 Richard Webb who used to work at Augsburg.\u00a0 Next thing you know I was accepted into Summer Bridge and to Augsburg.\u00a0 I seriously did not know what I was getting myself into.\u00a0 (Summer Bridge) was the hardest five weeks of my educational journey.\u00a0 TRIO has challenged me to challenge myself.\u00a0 Delissa Hernandez &#8217;14<\/p>\n<p>Delissa is also featured in an article published by the <a title=\"MPCC: Delissa Hernandez\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mnprivatecolleges.org\/newsletter\/november-2014-newsletter\/paying-college-profile-delissa-hernandez\">Minnesota Private College Council (MPCC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since starting college in July 2011 my life has not been the same\u2026because of the positive effect that the TRIO\/SSS program has had on me.\u00a0 Academically and emotionally\u2026with the help and guidance of TRIO\/SSS I am a very successful student and I\u2019m achieving goals that were once merely a dream\u2026I have excelled in my academics and I\u2019m now, more than ever, able to understand my own potential and how to achieve that potential.\u00a0 Being that I am from a single parent household my mother is unable to help me pay for my education.\u00a0 With the help of TRIO\/SSS I have been able to find way to help fund my education, many of which are through scholarships.\u00a0 TRIO\/SSS is helping me break a chain of poverty within my family and for that I am grateful.\u00a0 Hassan Sankoh &#8217;15<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As an incoming freshman\u2026I was given the opportunity to participate in TRIO\/ Student Support Services as one of 22 students chosen for Summer Bridge.\u00a0 Summer Bridge has been my only opportunity to experience living on campus in my entire college career.\u00a0 TRIO\/SSS was the first introduction I had to Augsburg, and it made me believe I was at the right college because I was given so much support and so many opportunities.\u00a0 I made friends who share the same passions and goals of pursuing education, which as created lasting friendships.\u00a0 With the help of my TRIO\/SSS advisor, I learned an efficient way to organize my busy schedule.\u00a0 I will never forget the feeling of confidence I gained while being in Summer Bridge.\u00a0 This program has helped me surpass so many academic difficulties and accomplish so many goals in the last two years.\u00a0 I look forward to working with TRIO\/SSS throughout the rest of my college career.\u00a0 Tia Lee Vue &#8217;15<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was in high school, I knew I wanted to go to higher education, but being the first in my family it was very difficult for me to know what I was supposed to be doing.\u00a0 During my senior year in high school I was introduced to\u2026 Richard Webb who used to work at &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"parent":27042,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36078","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36078"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36647,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36078\/revisions\/36647"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}