Overcoming challenges is nothing new for Edwin Torres ’16.
When he was a small child, his parents were forced to leave both he and his brother behind in El Salvador when they came to the U.S. in search of a better life for their family. He was reunited with them in California when he was six, but the road was far from easy. By the time he graduated high school, his family had moved 12 times and he had attended 10 different schools. On two different occasions, they found themselves homeless.
He said getting the chance to attend SJU opened up new doors and new worlds of opportunity for him. So he knows first-hand how important it is to make sure others are able to afford their own Saint John’s experience.
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