Word: cruz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cruz says his greatest experience atHarvard--and probably the one which has mosthelped him survive here without assimilating--hasbeen his work with the PBH Keylatch program. Cruzhas worked with the youth program in Boston sinceits inception in the fall...
...Cruz's work study earnings at Harvardcontributed not only to his school expenses, butalso to his family. His freshman year, he held twojobs so that he could help his family financially."My mother needed $150 to see the eye doctor and Ionce sent my 17-year-old sister money so she wouldnot be evicted from her apartment," explains Cruz...
...Cruz's work hours often left him little timefor studying. According to him, this and his poorpreparation for Harvard gave him countlessacademic headaches. Before coming to Harvard hehad dreamt of being a chemical engineer, but hechanged his plans after freshman year. He says hewas competing with students who had already takenadvanced placement math and science courses inhigh school--opportunities his school had notoffered...
Influenced by working on a project on PuertoRican immigration with Coles, Cruz decided onsociology instead...
...never had any study skills," admits Cruz. "Iwas used to getting A's without studying in highschool. It took me about a year and a half tofinally start getting good grades...