How To Navigate The First-Gen College Experience | Benjamin Perez, Latinx Greek Life
Yo Quiero Dinero
Jannese Torres
4.9 • 607 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Episode 142 is all about how to navigate the first-gen college experience, featuring Benjamin Perez of @PerezTheAdvisor!
Benjamín is the founder & host of the Latinx Greek Life podcast and the Find Your Purpose Instagram Series. He is a first-generation college graduate and now a first-generation professional, who was born & raised in the Salad Bowl, Salinas, Ca. Benjamín is the son of immigrants from México which he is very proud of. He’s been adopted by the Bay Area and currently serves students in their trajectory in college and career. Benjamín is passionate about empowering & advocating for his culture.
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| 0:00.0 | I see that today, right, even with my students of today, that they sometimes don't even tell me, right? |
| 0:05.8 | Because whatever they're going through, they kind of shut down. And, like, I know that when they're kind of hiding from me is because there's something that's wrong. So I have to reach out much more. So that's the thing that I feel like it's important for students today. and any student even when we were there, being part of campus or knowing your research on campus and feeling comfortable, whether with a staff member or student and community, |
| 0:25.7 | when you're going through these type of things, when you want to change the major, when you're |
| 0:28.9 | going to mental health, when you need some financial support, et cetera, you'll feel more |
| 0:32.5 | comfortable to reach out. |
| 0:33.9 | You'll know where to go. |
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