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Send Jerrelle to Ithaca Summer College Three Weeks

Jerrelle has applied to attend Ithaca Summer College Three Weeks this summer and is raising funds for her program fees. Can you help?

Jerrelle

Interest:	Liberal Arts
Grade:	11th
School:	Achievement First Brooklyn High School
Location:	Brooklyn, NY

Successfully funded on June 18th, 2015!

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Jerrelle's Story

My passion is solving problems.

In school, I have always been really good in math, but the thing that was tripping me up was the word problems. So, summer after summer, I spent my days perfecting my skills for solving word problems, and I turned my skill into a full blown passion. Today, my passion is not just reserved for math; I also use it to help my friends during a conflict.

At the Three-Week Summer College at Ithaca, I not only aim to develop my passion for solving problems, but I also aim to better my character. Going to Ithaca for three weeks would give me a taste of what it would feel like to be a college student and help me better myself as a person.

A Note from Ms. Debbeler, Jerrelle's Counselor

"Jerrelle sets herself apart from other students by jumping onto every possible opportunity to learn something new. Jerrelle is the first person to email me when she sees an internship or conference opportunity posted in the hallway.

Jerrelle is an excellent candidate for this program. She is a great student and has diverse academic interests and strengths. While at Ithaca College, she will have the opportunity to try out the independence and responsibility of college life in a safe, supportive environment. She’ll also earn college credit, thus easing her transition next fall. Jerrelle would benefit immensely from participating in this program."

Campaign Activity

Jerrelle posted an update

October 1

My Expedition at Ithaca College

First off I just want to thank the people that donated to my campaign. I am forever grateful for your contribution to my Pre-college program because without it I wouldn't have had the best experience of my life, so far that is.

Before I left to go to Ithaca I was so scared I what I would encounter on campus. I found myself doing what I call "Just-in-Case packing," meaning that I packed a lot of stuff in my suitcase just in case a situation came along and I needed something to get me out of said situation.

While at Ithaca, I studied Communications, Culture, and Rhetoric; I absolutely adored the class. I learned that media is the reason for the limits placed on the public's self-esteem and definition of beauty. After taking this class I left with a sense of dutifulness because I felt that it was my job as not only a woman, but as a black woman, to defy these limitations set on my peers' mindsets. Also I made many friends that I talk to even to this day.