U.S. Colleges Court Hispanic Families Using Español

Publication Date: 
Feb 7, 2010
Publication Title: 
The Washington Post
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For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English.

Some venerable East Coast universities are trying to ease that burden - and tap the booming pool of Hispanic students - by offering Spanish translations of their admissions and financial aid material.