College and Career Ready with Coach Sonia
Join your host Sonia Cacique (@discoveru.career.coach) on a transformative journey to bridge the gap between education, college, and today's career landscape.
As a dedicated school counselor, career coach, and education leader, Coach Sonia has spent her entire career empowering the next generation. With her expertise, she helps students develop self-awareness, motivation, and career clarity, building the essential skills needed for success in both their educational and professional journeys.
Challenging the Education Status Quo.
Coach Sonia is ready to shift the focus from GPA, class rank, and grades to career connections, self-identity, character development, and real-world skills. She aims to challenge the traditional narratives and provide students with a comprehensive approach to education and career readiness.
Building a Supportive Community.
Together, we aim to create a community network that supports students, parents, and educators in navigating college admissions and exploring career paths. In today’s fast-changing job market, driven by technology and globalization, this support is more crucial than ever. Coach Sonia is dedicated to providing the connections and resources needed to navigate the complexities of planning for college and building successful careers.
Unwavering Commitment to the Next Generation.
Coach Sonia's unwavering commitment to making a difference in the lives of students is evident in every interaction and resource she offers. She fearlessly champions the goals, dreams, and aspirations of future leaders like yourself.
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Will you join us in this mission? Listen to our podcast and become part of a movement dedicated to the success and empowerment of the next generation.
College and Career Ready with Coach Sonia
[Bonus] Scholarship Opportunity | Cafe Bustelo
Café Bustelo El Café Del Futuro Scholarship applicants must meet the following scholarship criteria to qualify:
- Open to ALL majors
- Must be attending a 4-year HACU Member institution
- Open to Undergraduate and Graduate students
- Must be enrolled Full-time
- Must be of Hispanic or Latinx descent? (Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture/origin).
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"Stay well, be present, and enjoy the journey"
I have another bonus episode for you, my friend, and this one is to highlight a scholarship opportunity for your teen. If you are a Hispanic Latino student and you're listening in, then this is the scholarship to apply for. This scholarship is a partnership between the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities with Cafe Bustelo. They are going to be awarding $25,000 scholarship opportunities. To enter, students need to complete an online application, which I'm going to include the link in the show notes, so make sure you check out that link. And all you have to do is write an essay in English or Spanish with 800 words or less, responding to the following topic Describe how your Latino heritage, family and the community in which you grew up have impacted your desire and motivation to obtain a college degree. Describe what you intend to accomplish with your degree and how you will give back to your community.
Speaker 1:The scholarship opportunity is available to undergraduate and graduate students of all majors who are enrolled full-time at a HACU member institution, or 18 years old or older, of Hispanic or Latino descent, and a US citizen or permanent legal resident. So make sure you check out that information. I'll have a little bit of a summary in the show notes, along with the link. The deadline to submit this application is June 30th 2024. So this summer, my friend. So click on the link and start creating your essay. All right, that's it for this bonus episode. And don't forget to subscribe and follow the College and Career Ready podcast so you are alerted as soon as a bonus episode or our weekly episode is released. Again, that's College and Career Ready podcast. And if you share this with a friend, I would be so grateful, because the more we grow our community, the more opportunities I will have to share with all of you. All right, my sweet friend, until next time, stay well, be present and enjoy the journey. I'll talk to you on our next episode.