GGP Fact Sheet for the Advanced Degree Application cycle 2014-2015

The GPP worked with 28 students across California in this cycle and 19 students submitted applications for graduate and professional programs. To date (August 1, 2015) 16 students were accepted to advanceddegree programs and three were unsuccessful. Most students have received generous funding from the institutions they will be attending with a collective total of over $1 million dollars. The GPP was also able to award fellowships due to the generosity of our funders.

Student / Undergrad Degree / Program / Institution / Award
Valerie Acevedo / CSU Fullerton / MPP / UC Irvine[1] / Merit Fellowship GPP Fellowship
Stephen Ching / UCLA / Medical School / Oregon Health and Sciences University[2] / Presidential Diversity Scholarship and Diversity Achievement Scholarship
Ashley de Medio / UC Riverside / Teaching Credential/Masters / UC Davis / Guardian Teachers Scholarship
Jahzeel Flores Morales / UC Berkeley / MA in Policy, Organization and Leadership / Stanford University[3] / GSE Tuition Fellowship
Lauren-Michelle Hardge / Cal State Pomona / Masters in Education / Cal State Long Beach / State University Grant GPP Fellowship
Alyssa Heckmann / UC Riverside / PhD in Criminology, Law and Society / UC Irvine[4] / Five year Merit Award
John Paul Horn / CSU Bakersfield and U of Iowa / PhD in Social Work / Boston University[5] / Deans Fellowship and five years funding
Kevin Howard / UC Davis / MPP / UC Berkeley[6] / Grad Opportunity Program Fellowship
Bette Maisel / Notre Dame de Namur / Pysch D. / California School of Professional Psych[7]
Amy Margraf / UC Davis / MSW / CSU San Bernadino / GPP Fellowship
Rich Pauloo / UC Berkeley / PhD in Biogeochemistry / UC Davis / NSF CCWAS IGERT
Holly Pierce / UC Davis / MSW / CSU Sacramento / GPP Fellowship
Mercede Ramjerdi / UC Berkeley / MPH / UCLA[8] / Grad Opportunity Fellowship, Fielding School of Public Health Opportunity Award
Stefany Rubio / CSU San Diego / PhD in Biology / UC Santa Cruz / Five year Merit Award
Renee Tate / UCLA / MA in Clinical Psych / Pepperdine / TCWF Fellowship
Justin Waterman / UC Davis / MBA / USC / GPP Fellowship

[1]Acevedo also accepted to Cal Poly SLO, Mills College and Claremont Graduate School.

[2] Ching also accepted at Quinnipiac University and wait-listed at UC Davis Medical School.

[3] Flores Morales also accepted to University of Vermont.

[4] Heckman also accepted to UC Riverside with Cota Robles award and Hastings School of Law.

[5] Horn also waited-listed at Rutgers University.

[6] Howard also accepted to USC.

[7] Maisel also wait-listed at Wright Institute. Deferred enrollment until Fall of 2016.

[8] Ramjerdi also accepted to UC Davis, Harvard, Columbia, NYU, and George Washington University.