Each year millions of students, young and old, embark on the journey of pursuing some level of higher education. A vast majority of these people are high school graduates eager to jump into their next chapters. Whether they decide to pursue a trade, or attain an associates degree, or attend a 4 year university, the transition can be challenging. So much so that over 40% of them usually drop out and return home.
Today The L.I.T Code Podcast gets an inside view from the perspectives of 2 sisters whom are right in the thick of this sometimes, arduous transition! Meet Kalen & Kelley Jordan. Two sisters, separated in age by a couple of years who are navigating the waters of their post high school lives at their respective universities. Kelley, the younger of the two attends Southern University in Baton Rouge, La and studies Nursing while her older sister Kalen studies Fashion Design at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA..
Tune in as they take us on a ride through their challenges and triumphs during their journeys away from the comforts of their parents homes. Get a view through the eyes of two young women of color as they tackle some of the obstacles and stereotypes that come with the territory and also some of the challenges that they formed themselves! This is one that you don't want to miss! Please tune in, like, share, comment, and most of all, Evolve!!!