The Achievement Award Program provided the finances she needed to attend, and the confidence she needed to thrive.
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Tietta Mitchell
Tietta Mitchell ’20 has always dreamed big. “I have this drive, this dedication to do more than what was expected of me,” she says. She was overjoyed when she received acceptance to UC Berkeley, but the excitement was bittersweet: she couldn’t afford to go.
August 17, 2017
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