Jose Ortiz
Hello Summer Bridge students, and a big hello to my cohort. My name is Jose Ortiz and I am a fifth-year economics student at SDSU. I want to take this opportunity to be able to introduce myself and give you all a perspective of who I am. I was born and raised in San Diego and have been living in the community of City Heights ever since (and I can only hope some of you live or have lived here as well). Some of the things that I like to do in my spare time vary and go from one area to a completely different one. I like to go to the gym, play any sport but golf, boogie board at the beach, chill at the beach, camp, read, or play video games (preferably multiplayer games). I am recently a graduate in the Price Community Scholars Program so I have had some experience in being a mentor and I wanted to continue to be a mentor and serve as a leader in my community, I wanted to be able to become a helpful resource for you all and helping you all in your journey towards your academic goals. If you have any questions or would like to chit-chat I am always open to listening to your story and I can't wait to meet you all!
 This picture details a fun night I had with my cohort mates from the program during our annual Summer Kickback Celebration. |  Although I may not be able to be clearly seen, here I am trying to work with my cohort mates in trying to finish a puzzle to be able to make it to the other side of the zipline. |  This is the group from my recent program, Price Community Scholars. I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to work with, become friends, and grow into a little family. |
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 This was an amazing day. I was able to see Mexico win and had an amazing time with my best friends. |  All, if not most, of my best friends having an amazing day at the beach the year after graduation. |