Chicago Scholars
Sam Vargas is an academically ambitious student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering. Currently a member of Chicago Scholars since March 2021, Sam collaborates with mentors and college counselors to achieve academic and college success. Additionally, experience includes an Environmental Health and Safety internship at Magid, a Civil Engineering internship at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., and an Information Technology internship at Intelsat, where responsibilities involved technical support and project completion. Sam also honed skills as an Information Technology Trainee with Genesys Works Chicago and participated as a Civil Engineer Mentee with ACE Mentor Chicago, engaging in real-world design projects and structural analysis.
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Today, Chicago Scholars is the largest college access and success program in Chicago serving more than 5,000 Scholars and Alumni each year in our seven-year college access and success mentoring and career support program. Committed to moving the dial for Chicago’s youth, the organization works to develop deep collaborations with community-based organizations and has a national network of more than 190 selective enrollment and ivy league college and university partners.