Grad Spotlight 鈥揓asmine Miranda
June 04, 2020 - 08:21 AM
During her first year at Mt. SAC, Jasmine Miranda attended a workshop that featured
a guest speaker who left her with powerful advice.
鈥淐losed mouths don鈥檛 get fed,鈥� the speaker said, as if speaking directly to self-proclaimed
introvert. 鈥淪o you must speak up and take action for what you want because this is
your life and you have the power.鈥�
In that moment three years ago, Jasmine鈥檚 entire mentality changed.
鈥淚 began to get involved as much as I could on campus, through networking, workshops, volunteer work, and my on-campus jobs,鈥� Jasmine says.
As a first-generation college student, she didn鈥檛 have an example to emulate, but
she created a tough act to follow.
鈥淚 will be the first in my family to excel beyond a high school education,鈥� Jasmine
says.
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Jasmine has excelled beyond high school and then some during her time at Mt. SAC.
Jasmine is a Peer Advisor for the Bridge Program, an Honor Student Ambassador with
the Honors Program, attendee at the Associated Students leadership conference, an
active member of the MEChA club, a Ralph Spaulding Scholarship winner, a CARES Act
Grant recipient, and a fixture on the Dean鈥檚 List.
With a resume like that, it鈥檚 easy to see where Jasmine鈥檚 next stop for higher education
will be.
鈥淯CLA has always been a dream of mine,鈥� she says, 鈥渁nd I鈥檓 so excited to apply everything
I learned as a Mountie as a Bruin.鈥�
As she graduates from Mt. SAC, Jasmine plans to study linguistics and psychology in
Westwood.
鈥淚 am aiming to pursue a career In Speech-Language Pathology,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 want to
give back to my community and help those in need who suffer from speech disorders
and impediments.鈥�
And while she is off to bigger things at UCLA, Jasmine will look back at Mt. SAC with
great fondness.
鈥淚鈥檝e had such a great college experience,鈥� Jasmine says, 鈥渁nd I can鈥檛 wait for what鈥檚
to come when I transfer to my dream school this Fall.鈥�