Scholarships
Student Stories
Djajiijo Bola
Homeless
at age 10, Djajiijo (DJ) Bola is now a college student and on track to success.
DJ is now in his third year at College of Marin thanks, in part, to financial support from Marin Education Fund. He is working to transfer to the University of California Berkeley.
“When I came out of high school, my math and English comprehension levels were at a 6th grade level. Coming out of high school, I should be at a college level. I wasn’t prepared.
“Mostly it had to do with attitude. Before, I just wanted to do the bare minimum, and I wasn’t really learning. I feel really proud of where I am today. I’ve worked really hard to get up to college level,” he said.
DJ went to college after attending Marin Education Fund’s Summer Application Institute, which has a 97% success rate of helping students get to college.
“Marin Education Fund told me exactly what I needed to do – study techniques, essays for college applications, options for degrees and programs, and resources for grants and loans,” he said.
DJ’s experience at Marin Education Fund’s Summer Application Institute has been so positive that last year he came back to help other students.
“Marin Education Fund has been behind me every step of the way telling me I can do it. I tell other students ‘You don’t have to be here. This is an opportunity and a privilege. Make the most of it. What you do here can change what you do with the rest of your life.’”
781 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 140 | San Rafael, CA 94901 | 415.459.4240 | Contact Us