The PSSP Summer Experience
Hi! My name is Morielle Mamaril. I’m a freshman in ILR from a small agricultural town in California called Watsonville or “Strawberry City.” March 30th, 2023: Ivy Day. After nervously waiting for the “Application Status Update” email, a steady stream of tears flowed as soon as I read, “Congratulations!” Busy in joyous celebration with my mom right beside me, I relished the unknown of what the next four years of my life would look like at Cornell.