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Adeola Fayemi

Adeola Fayemi was unsure about what he wanted to do after high school until he heard about the Star Scholarship…

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Nidia Carranza

Despite facing obstacles, Nidia Carranza is reaching her goals and creating systemic changes to address social issues.

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Diamond Webb

After graduating in the spring of 2018 with both her diploma from Sarah Goode STEM Academy and an associate degree…

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Ellijah Fristoe

When Ellijah Fristoe graduated from high school in the south suburbs, he thought he wanted to go right to work.…

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Zubair Ahmed

The lifelong Avondale neighborhood resident took some classes at Harold Washington College (HWC) and came to City Colleges of Chicago…

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Sara Kragness

Her experience at HWC not only helped her regain confidence and a strong GPA, but put her on the path…

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Vicky Mejia

When Vicky Mejia was fresh out of high school, she had the dream of going to a four-year university, but…

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Maria Zermeno

Maria had it all planned out – she would graduate from Cristo Rey High School, leave the Little Village neighborhood…

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Nouha Aleem

Nouha Aleem isn’t sure how she would have paid for college, or if she would have gone at all, without…

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Jose Andrade

Jose Andrade is a first-generation college student who conquered adversity.

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Nusrat Imtiaz

The Star Scholarship helped Nusrat Imtiaz graduate debt-free with her associate degree.

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