Author Archives: realest2020

My name is Mahdi Shah. My parents were born in Pakistan and they moved to the U.S. so that my sister and I could pursue education. We were both born in the U.S. I am part of the Gateway to Success (GTS) program at DeSales University. GTS was program to help students get ready forContinue reading “Mahdi Shah”

I was born in the Dominican Republic, where I spent the first seven years of my life. My mother and I were the last in the family to immigrate over to the US, and I’ve been living in Allentown, PA since. Growing up, I developed a love for music. I listened to a lot ofContinue reading “Edison Yunior”

I was born in West Chester, PA and moved to Bethlehem Township when I was 6 months old. I did some speedskating when I was about 2 or 3 years old. I started cheerleading, basketball and lacrosse in Kindergarten. I had a lot of friends and made even more by playing sports. During cheer IContinue reading “Saige Carter”

I am from Upper Darby PA. I started my college education at Delaware County Community College (DCCC) which is where I played basketball. I transferred to Rosemont College after attending DCCC for 2 years. When I arrived at Rosemont, I knew it was the right place for me in order for me to focus onContinue reading “Oluwatobiloba “Tobi” Joshuasville”

Shane Maxey has always possessed a warm, jovial, and welcoming personality. Shane developed a passion for learning in 4th grade when he encountered phenomenal teachers, Mrs. Mary Kate Grzelak and Mrs. Samantha Glickman at Campus International K-8 School. Campus International is a K-8 school within the Cleveland Metropolitan School District that prepares students to beContinue reading “Shane Maxey”

I’m the youngest born in my family out of my four siblings. Throughout the past years I’ve gotten to see my family members’ life choices and actions to develop who during time while I age. Though most especially what type of person I should be to do good for this world. My family always tendContinue reading “Chris Frias”

I am Mexican American and come from immigrant parents. I went to a really rigorous high school and played on the varsity basketball team for 4 years. I served as captain for three of those years. I also spent two years on the board for the First Generation Student club, serving as the treasurer forContinue reading “Luis Morales”

My name is Francesca Lesisko, and I am a Dominican American. My parents are honest and hardworking individuals who immigrated here from the Dominican Republic in their youth. I have always been a studious individual and participated in a few clubs at Louis E. Dieruff High School. One of my greatest accomplishments was graduating topContinue reading “Francesca Lesisko”

As always, THANK YOU! We are extremely encouraged by the engagement we’ve received from all of you who truly care about education and learning. We make sure we thank you as much as we can because we know this movement would not be possible without your support. We have over 50 posts with extremely valuableContinue reading “REAL Talk #52”

What’s up? Thank you for checking in. This will be a powerful blog that will convince you that failing is not only a part of success but learning from failure is the most important thing you can do on your way to success. As we’ve discussed, REAL Success is just like a video game; youContinue reading “REAL Talk #51”