Grad Spotlight –Jasmine Miranda

June 04, 2020 - 08:21 AM

During her first year at Mt. SAC, Jasmine Miranda attended a workshop that featured a guest speaker who left her with powerful advice.
“Closed mouths don’t get fed,” the speaker said, as if speaking directly to self-proclaimed introvert. “So you must speak up and take action for what you want because this is your life and you have the power.”
In that moment three years ago, Jasmine’s entire mentality changed.

“I began to get involved as much as I could on campus, through networking, workshops, volunteer work, and my on-campus jobs,” Jasmine says.

As a first-generation college student, she didn’t have an example to emulate, but she created a tough act to follow.
“I will be the first in my family to excel beyond a high school education,” Jasmine says.

During the month of June, Mt. SAC social media channels (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter) will feature a Mountie Grad spotlight each day, sharing the stories of our students’ journey through Mt. SAC and where their education is taking them next.

Explore the inspiring tale how Hoang Tran came to America 3½ years ago and now has two prestigious scholarships and decision to make: UCLA or UC Berkeley?

Learn a how sports injury brought Taylor Shelby to Mt. SAC and onto Park University in Missouri with a basketball scholarship.

Read about Jamie Chan’s 7,000 mile scholastic adventure from Hong Kong to Mt. SAC.

Find out how Honors Student Jessica Palominos struggled in high school, decided to enlist in the Marines and now, as a Mt. SAC graduate, has a boatload of scholarships and an admission to Cornell University.

Jasmine has excelled beyond high school and then some during her time at Mt. SAC. Jasmine is a Peer Advisor for the Bridge Program, an Honor Student Ambassador with the Honors Program, attendee at the Associated Students leadership conference, an active member of the MEChA club, a Ralph Spaulding Scholarship winner, a CARES Act Grant recipient, and a fixture on the Dean’s List.
With a resume like that, it’s easy to see where Jasmine’s next stop for higher education will be.
“UCLA has always been a dream of mine,” she says, “and I’m so excited to apply everything I learned as a Mountie as a Bruin.”
As she graduates from Mt. SAC, Jasmine plans to study linguistics and psychology in Westwood.
“I am aiming to pursue a career In Speech-Language Pathology,” she says. “I want to give back to my community and help those in need who suffer from speech disorders and impediments.”
And while she is off to bigger things at UCLA, Jasmine will look back at Mt. SAC with great fondness.
“I’ve had such a great college experience,” Jasmine says, “and I can’t wait for what’s to come when I transfer to my dream school this Fall.”