Yaquelin Acosta, a first‑generation senior at Arvin High School, made history for her family by earning admission to Yale University — the first in her family to be accepted to college.
Her bedroom wall is a testament to that achievement: National Honor Society and honor‑roll certificates and first‑place ribbons line the room. Beating steep odds, Acosta secured a spot at the Ivy League school.
“Yale has always been one of my dream schools. I always wanted to get into one of the top three Ivies — Harvard, Yale, or Princeton — but I ultimately decided to apply early action to Yale,” Acosta said…