Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Makana Pate's TRiO SSS Success Story



                  My name is Ryan Makana Pate. I am a student at Windward Community College. I have been out of school for thirteen years and decided to go back. I did not think I could do it but I did. About halfway through my first semester I heard about a program called Trio that could help me with my academics by giving me a place to study and also provide me with tutors for whatever class I needed help in. I never applied for Trio that 2011 spring semester. My grade point average for my spring 2011 semester was a 2.25. I did okay but I wanted to do better and decided to enroll in the Trio program the following fall 2011 semester and I got myself a tutor. My grade point average went from a 2.25 to a 4.0 for the fall 2011 semester. In the spring 2012 semester I achieved a 3.3 grade point average and for the fall 2012 semester I achieved a 3.75. Enrolling in the Trio program was one of the best decisions I have ever made. After my first semester here I wanted to give up and thought that I couldn’t do it but since I have been with Trio they have encouraged me not to give up and to keep moving forward and that’s what I have been doing ever since. I am so grateful to be a Trio participant and appreciate all that they do for the students at Windward Community College.

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