Jessica Moreno

Jessica graduated from Humboldt State University with a B.A. in Psychology in 2012. She currently works as a Student Counselor and Sexual Health Education Teacher in Monduli District, Tanzania

Jessica’s Message:
There is a lot of pressure (especially for first generation college students) to go into majors that are highly paid majors (medicine, biology, etc.). This pressure comes from parents and family members.I wanted to make my mom proud so I enrolled as a Zoology major. Unfortunately, that was a big mistake, because my grades weren’t too hot after my first year. I was miserable and I had completely lost my motivation. My advisor called me in one day to the EOP office to take a look at my grades.

She looked at me, not with a look of disappointment but with hope. She asked me “Jess, what do you really love to do in this life?” I responded without a flinch “I like to help people.” Just because one dream fails doesn’t mean you should give up on other ones. I just want (current and future students) to know that EOP opened a lot of doors for me.