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Rema Beruiti
New Bedford High + Bristol Community College

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2008

Why did you join the College Advising Corps? I joined the College Advising Corps because I feel that it will be an excellent and rewarding opportunity. Also, for my own personal growth and gaining experience in my field. Lastly, I have a great sense of local value in this community. Graduating from New Bedford High School, and attending Bristol Community College before transferring to UMass Dartmouth, my experiences have helped me associate with and understand my students and advisees even more.

How are individual students affected by this program? Individual students are affected by this program because they now have someone who is focused and committed to their needs. Guidance counselors are surely committed to students' needs, however, they must focus on needs other than solely on the college process at times. Students' can benefit from the wealth of knowledge that the adviser can offer because this helps for a smooth college process. Also, because the adviser helps students' who don't think college is in their reach realize that they can make it happen.

What are the benefits of creating a relationship between high schools and college campuses/secondary schools and higher education? The benefits of creating a relationship between high schools and college campuses/secondary schools and higher education, is that you establish a relationship. These relationships provide an abundance of resources and knowledge for the adviser so that she can utilize these resources to the best of her ability when helping students navigate the college process.

How is your greater school community affected by this program? My greater school community is affected deeply by this program because amongst students, there is roughly a 76% college enrollment rate. However, with everything that I as the adviser have to offer, I expect that this number will rise because there is plenty of room for it to keep rising. As well as working with the general student population I will be targeting specifically, the night school program, and other alternative programs in NBHS, where the thought that students have about college being an abstract idea can be turned into something that is entirely possible for them.

Why should there be so much emphasis on college access and the opportunity for higher education? There should be much emphasis on college access and the opportunity for higher education because every student has the potential to build a foundation for his or her future. Every student has the potential to go through college should they apply themselves correctly once they are there, discipline themselves. I feel that there is so much opportunity out there for our youth that should be taken advantage of. It can be done!