"My favorite part of Pathways to Tech was sharing and having people critique my work. Clients critique the work, but also compliment it. I said, 'I could work on this. This is something I could possibly do in the future!'"

"The program gave me confidence with Adobe and other tools, which was so important starting at KCAI because there, you're expected to teach yourself a lot, with teachers as guides."

"I always knew that I wanted to be an attorney from a very early age. If [students] want to be well-connected, if they want to have the opportunity to see those hearings, go to court, and have legal experience, this program is a great start."

"High school is the time when you can try out anything without any repercussions. For me, that spirit of exploration opened the door to a future in graphic design."

"I may still wonder, 'What am I going to do?' But it sounds more like 'What am I going to get to do?'"

"When you think of healthcare, you think of doctors and nurses, but it was nice seeing all the different careers through HealthStart."

"Student Law Academy is what solidified seeing myself as a lawyer."

"I leveraged the Business & Finance Institute on my resume before I had much experience. It helped me get jobs. I told them about the program, and it endorsed me as someone more serious than the average candidate."

"My experience at PREP-KC and in the Cerner Scholars internship put me in a good place when I was ready to apply to Oracle. They were really interested in everything I had done."

"Pathways to Technology really gave me a head start on college. I think of it like watching a movie, and I already know all the spoilers."

"The research experience helped me understand how much goes on behind the scenes that you don't get to experience when you see people working on the front lines of healthcare."

"People could look at Student Law Academy as just a high school program, but it's a program that's going to potentially elevate your career, your resume, your LinkedIn, and cultivate you as a person."

"I just really wanted to do it. That drive helped her make the most of her time in the program."

"I didn't come in knowing anything about the fire service. Honestly, I learned a lot of it through the connections I made through the First Responders program."