--- title: AFFORDABILITY MADE POSSIBLE description: Ademir Torres, a Goodrich scholarship recipient at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, discusses how scholarships made college possible for him. image: https://blog.unomaha.edu/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Marketing/Student%20Profiles%20Website/UComm--Marketing--Student%20Profiles--20200604_ViewBookTorres_01.jpg --- [![UComm -- UNO logo reversed](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Digital%20Team/UComm%20--%20UNO%20logo%20reversed.png?width=29012&height=2483&name=UComm%20--%20UNO%20logo%20reversed.png "UComm -- UNO logo reversed")](https://www.unomaha.edu/) [![UComm -- UNO logo reversed](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Digital%20Team/UComm%20--%20UNO%20logo%20reversed.png?width=29012&height=2483&name=UComm%20--%20UNO%20logo%20reversed.png "UComm -- UNO logo reversed")](https://www.unomaha.edu/) - [Apply Now](https://www.unomaha.edu/admissions/apply/index.php) - [Visit UNO](https://www.unomaha.edu/admissions/visit/index.php) - [Request Info](https://www.unomaha.edu/admissions/apply/request-for-information-rfi.php) - [My Story Home](https://mystory.unomaha.edu/index.php) - Filter By Topics # AFFORDABILITY MADE POSSIBLE ## Ademir Torres January, 28 2022 SHARE [mailto:?body=https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/ademir-torres](mailto:?body=https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/ademir-torres) ![Headshot photo of Ademir Torres.](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Marketing/Student%20Profiles%20Website/UComm--Marketing--Student%20Profiles--20200604_ViewBookTorres_01.jpg) SHARE [mailto:?body=https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/ademir-torres](mailto:?body=https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/ademir-torres) ![University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Digital%20Team/UComm%20--%20Digital%20--%20UNO%20chat%20logo.png) Written By [University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/author/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha) Topic [Support](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/tag/support) --- ADEMIR TORRES ---   ![Quote by Ademir Torres: "I looked at the actual letter and it said I got the scholarship. I jumped so high and I was crying that day because I could finally go to college."](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/0581_PULL_QUOTE_DESIGN_AT2-1.jpg?width=770&name=0581_PULL_QUOTE_DESIGN_AT2-1.jpg) Ademir was planning to go to a community college because of the cost of four-year institutions. As a Goodrich scholarship recipient, he was able to go to UNO and become part of a cohort that supports him through his educational journey. The process to apply for the Goodrich Scholarship is an application that opens in late fall and includes references for recommendations, an interview and essay. “The interview process was intimidating at first, but I was comfortable in the situation. It was just like having a mutual conversation with two people.” In addition to academic support, the Goodrich program provides an inclusive environment for students to learn about other cultures.     ![Quote by Ademir Torres: “It doesn’t matter if you’re within the LGTB community, Hispanic, black, Asian, the thing that matters to them is that you are willing to dedicate yourself to getting a bachelor’s degree.”](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/0581_PULL_QUOTE_DESIGN_AT-1.jpg?width=770&name=0581_PULL_QUOTE_DESIGN_AT-1.jpg) “It doesn’t matter if you’re within the LGTB community, Hispanic, black, Asian, the thing that matters to them is that you are willing to dedicate yourself to getting a bachelor’s degree.” ![Photo of Ademir Torres.](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/20200604_ViewBookTorres_05.jpg?width=6720&name=20200604_ViewBookTorres_05.jpg)   [Previous Post](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/ally-nelson) [View all posts](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory) [Next Post](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/joseph-wiese) ### Recommended Reading [Support](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/topic/support) ##### [NAVIGATING ARTISTIC INSPIRATION AND COMMUNITY AT UNO](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/kennedy-wallman) By [University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/author/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha) / September 13, 2024 [Continue Reading](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/kennedy-wallman) [Support](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/topic/support) ##### [BEYOND THE ICE](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/nolan-sullivan) By [University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/author/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha) / July 31, 2024 [Continue Reading](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/nolan-sullivan) [Support](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/topic/support) ##### [THE INSPIRING JOURNEY OF THE PALAFOX SISTERS](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/mary-and-mayjem-palafox) By [University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/author/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha) / May 3, 2024 [Continue Reading](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/mary-and-mayjem-palafox) ### Speak Your Mind ### Subscribe and stay up to date No spam, we promise! 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