For first-generation students, the dream of going to college is fraught. It’s hard just to get there. The average school-counselor-to-student ratio in the country is 484 to 1, and this lack of support hinders students as they attempt to continue their studies beyond high school. My Brooklyn high school was no different. It did not […]
Karoline Jimenez
Karoline Jimenez continued to work with Multicultural High School as a college coach and Summer Bridge coach while attending Borough of Manhattan Community College, graduating in December 2017 with an associates' degree in writing and literature. While at BMCC, she also formed part of the LGBTQ+ club, as well as the writing club. In January, 2018, she began attending SUNY New Paltz, transferring to her current school, Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre – Los Angeles, in January, 2019. She is 21 years old.