This Fort Worth Senior Wasn't Sure How She Could Afford To Attend TCU. Then Latinas In Progress Stepped In.

Arlington TX

28 April, 2022

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By Kristen Barton, Fort Worth Report April 27, 2022 A few weeks ago, Jennifer Esparza got her financial aid letter from Texas Christian University, her dream school.It wasn't enough. She had no idea how she would pay $30,000 in tuition. Devastated, Esparza, 18, was confused — she's the valedictorian of her class at Marine Creek Collegiate High School. She is involved in several organizations. She thought she did everything right. She questioned whether she had done enough. She cried and felt distraught for days. She thought she lost the chance to go to her dream school. Esparza called the university admissions office and asked them to review it again. It helped, but what changed her life was a full-ride scholarship to TCU through the Latinas in Progress program run by the Fort Worth chapter of the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.