![Volunteers Dilan Oezkan, Jesus Bravo, Milton Cruz, and Leslie Merino share their college experiences with high school scholars.](https://simonscholars.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/From-scholars-voluntee-1-768x512.jpg)
From Scholars to Volunteers: Supporting the Next Generation of Simon Scholars
As a high school scholar, Jesus Bravo admired the alumni who shared their college experiences and advice. Years later, after graduating from the University of California, Riverside, Jesus’ journey as a Simon Scholar came full circle when he volunteered for an alumni panel discussion. “Being able to participate in that Q&A session made me realize that I am now in the same shoes as those volunteers I looked up to.