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GARLAND, Texas – Twin sisters who have graduated from Garland ISD have earned a total of $ 600,000 in scholarship offers.
Mayra and Melissa Alvarez are graduating from South Garland High School in the top 5% of their class and will both be attending the University of Texas at Dallas this fall.
Mayra plans to major in arts and humanities and has received a total of $ 373,850 in scholarship offers. Melissa plans to study business administration and has received a total of $ 268,916 in scholarship offers.
The two sisters were both admitted to the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Woman’s University, Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University-Commerce, and Richland College. Mayra was also inducted into the University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Texas at Arlington.
When situations arose like getting lost looking for a class, it made it easier for the two Alvarez to rely on each other.
“I didn’t have to make friends, I was fine with her,” Mayra said.
“We’d go from class to class together if we didn’t have someone else we knew,” said Melissa.
The sisters participated in some extracurricular activities together, such as B. as captains for their school’s World Dance Company team and as a member of the basketball and cross-country teams, but made sure to get involved in other activities to see what they would like to do in the future.
“I tried everything in high school: I tried computer science, engineering, architecture, clinics … even keyboards,” said Melissa. “But I only chose the business because I thought this might be the right one … I know I can grow in it, there are a lot of opportunities in this area.”
Growing up and learning more about the business sector made it important for Melissa to go to college. For Mayra, she was interested in the idea of higher education after she noticed that every teacher in elementary school had one.
“Going to college is a privilege not many have,” Mayra said.
“If we get the opportunity, we have to take it. There are so many people out here who really want it and don’t get it … that’s what college means to me, it’s a privilege to be able to go, “said Melissa.
Although the sisters are the youngest in their family, they will be the first to go to university. Mayra eventually wants to do a Masters and Melissa hopes to get into the fashion business or try her hand at real estate.
Graduating from high school and entering college is a goal they both wanted to achieve in honor of their parents, who were originally from Mexico, and the sacrifices they made.
“First of all, they leave their country and leave everything behind, only to start a new life here, to give us everything and more,” Mayra said.
“Raising four children alone is a lot in itself. They sacrificed a lot of their working hours… late at night, early in the morning, ”said Melissa.
Mayra and Melissa say they learned a lot about themselves in high school and look forward to experiencing campus life and their own personal development as students at UTD.
“Life has many ups and downs,” said Mayra.
“But somehow you always get through there,” said Melissa.
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