Mentors key to helping students succeed
By Emily Richmond
Las Vegas Sun
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 | 2 a.m.
UNLV sophomore Vanessa Ocampo, who is studying hotel administration, did well in high school but found herself struggling in college. After graduating from Cheyenne High School with a B-plus grade point average, Vanessa Ocampo figured she was ready for her freshman year at UNLV.
She was wrong.
“I thought I was going to have a smooth start,” Ocampo said. “But I was really struggling.”
Ocampo found it difficult to balance the demands of her academics with her part-time job. And the tests her professors gave were much different from the ones she had always nailed in high school. Those exams tested her on what was discussed in class; now she was now being quizzed about reading material she was supposed to have studied on her own.
Ocampo’s academic scholarship — earned by her high school performance — was at risk.
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