# @princetonspia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CGV6SBkhvu6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20742422-princetonspia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-10-14T23:27:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Princeton SPIA (@princetonspia) — https://gondola.cc/princetonspia

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Sofia Flores, a senior studying #economics at ucberkeleyofficial, shares why she participated in the ppiaprogram Junior Summer Institute at princetonspia. Visit the link in our bio to learn more about the annual program, which prepares students from historically underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds for graduate study and careers in public #policy. Applications for JSI 2021 are due Nov. 15! #fellowships
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“I’m a first-generation college student from Pacoima, #California, a predominantly Latino #immigrant community. Opportunities at my high school were very limited; there was not a lot of support on how exactly to get to college, but I managed to get there with the support of hands-on #college readiness and preparatory programs such as Project Grad Los Angeles. Unfortunately, this year, that program that has played such an influential role in my path since middle school has lost funding and is closing its doors. This is a major loss of already limited resources in my #community, and it’s one of the reasons why I’m very passionate about participating in policy and promoting investment in community development. Members of low-income communities have already laid the foundation for collective care, but there’s a need for #government funding to expand their efforts and capacity. What also drew me to JSI was its focus on how exactly we can use statistics and systems thinking to create productive policy. The statistics course helped me learn how to visualize #data and the effects of a policy.”

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college, fellowships, community, policy, government, data, california, immigrant, economics

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