“The greatest impact achieve has had on my life so far is that they have given me the resources to be the best I can be. ”

"achieve has opened my eyes to the reality that I can go to college simply by working hard and being myself."

“achieve has given me an opportunity to use my skill and capabilities in helping others. They helped me understand that every second or minute that I volunteer, counts as something important to the people I serve. Helping others benefits me just as much as the people I serve. There is no better feeling than knowing that I've made a positive impact on another person's life.”

“The greatest impact that achieve has had on my life so far is giving the opportunity to attend one of the best high schools in the Bay Area. Without the help that achieve has given my family, I would probably not be able to receive such a fine education, because my mother cannot afford it on her own. ”

“achieve has taught me that helping others is not only a great way to give back to our community but also our duty as people. I have learned that being able to help others is very satisfying and rewarding.”

“achieve has taught me many values of giving back to my community, which has been a new experience for me and it has been truly rewarding.”

“What I find most helpful about achieve is that I always have someone at my back, pushing me towards the edge of a cliff. So far, I'm almost able to fly off that cliff with the help of achieve.”

“achieve is a family that I can look to for companionship, advice, support and love. ”

“achieve has instilled in me characteristics that I will need in the future: to speak up for myself, to stand up for what is right, to accept change, and to be bold in every situation that I face. ”

“The greatest impact achieve has had on my life so far is knowing that I have a second family that loves and cares for me.”

“I truly feel that achieve is a family--- my family. I can always talk to my achieve brothers and moderators because I know that they are there for me and they are there to listen to what I have to say.”

“I like the fact that achieve gives young minorities a chance to succeed in life and beat the odds.”

“achieve is like an extra parent. It keeps you on top of your school business and pushes you to your potential.”

“The best thing about being in achieve is that we have someone other than our parents to go to for help. Achieve is like one loving family.”

“The best part of being in achieve is that it helps us become aware of our strengths and capabilities—but not only that, we learn how to use our strengths to help ourselves and to help others.”

“achieve shows me that school is the key to your future and that it is very important to always give 100% in everything that you do.”

“The summer experiences have helped me to realize that I can do whatever I want if I set my mind to it. I never thought that as a freshwoman, I would do cancer research experiments with doctors and be rewarded with knowing that my dad, who died of cancer, would be very proud.”