Lección #1 – Eres más brillante de lo que tú misma crees Nunca olvidaré el día que ingresé a mi portal de solicitudes de UCLA (el sistema de la Universidad de California, y su campus en Los Ángeles) y las palabras “felicitaciones, eres una #bruinbound” (es decir, eres parte de UCLA, como si fueras una […]
Author Archives: Denise Ramos-Vega
Denise Ramos-Vega was born and raised in a small predominantly Latinx community nestled on the border of Fullerton and Placentia, California. She is the first in her family to graduate from high school and continue onto college. Denise is a junior at UCLA double-majoring in Geography and Chicano/a/x and Central American Studies with a minor in Education. As someone who has been impacted by systemic inequity throughout her life, Denise aims to uplift those who the system often leaves behind. Denise serves as the UCLA Latinx Greek Council President, overseeing seven Latinx-based fraternities and sororities. Her future goals include pursuing a master’s in public policy and working in the public sector within policy development, research, and state legislation.
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COMMENTARY: Lessons I learned as a first-generation Latina graduate
I feared I would not get into a University of California (UC) which I had dreamed of attending. I always had hopes and dreams of attending a school like Harvard, Stanford, or UCLA, but I did not believe I would get in. When application season came around my junior year of high school, I recall checking the box for UCLA on the UC application solely because I had an additional application fee waiver, not because I was confident I would be accepted.
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COMMENTARY: We need more Latinas in political leadership
Latinas represented in politics