{"id":116050,"date":"2020-12-07T14:31:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T19:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050//?p=116050"},"modified":"2023-03-08T13:03:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T18:03:13","slug":"daca-student-prepares-to-graduate-with-gratitude-to-family-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050//daca-student-prepares-to-graduate-with-gratitude-to-family-ucf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050//","title":{"rendered":"DACA Student Prepares to Graduate with Gratitude to Family, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ruben Mercado Santos realized he was /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cdifferent/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d in high school./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

When his friends were getting their driver/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s licenses and registering to vote, he couldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t. After living in South Florida since he was 5, the Honduras native began to realize what it meant to be an undocumented immigrant in the United States./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cThere are times where you aren/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t judged for your talents or abilities at first, instead you/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019re judged for your status,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d the 22-year-old says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cYou can/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t control the challenges that come with your legal status, but you can try to find what opportunities are available to you./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

Finding a Way/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an immigration policy that allows individuals who meet several key guidelines and were brought to the U.S. as children to avoid deportation, was created in 2012./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

DACA students, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 also known as DREAMers /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 like Mercado Santos, have no access to federal aid, limited access to state aid, and in some cases must pay out-of-state tuition for college. With the goal of becoming a physician one day, he knew that he had to find a way to pay for school without creating further financial burdens for his older sister and mother, who were already working hard to provide for his family./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cThe degree may have my name, but in reality it is awarded to all three of us./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

So he sought help from a high school advisor who encouraged him to apply for a scholarship from TheDream.US, the nation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s largest college access and success program for DREAMers. Through a partnership with Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½, the organization has provided funding for Mercado Santos/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019 tuition, along with a small stipend for books /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 and now he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s days away from earning his bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s degree./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cI attended Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½s Grad Walk a few weeks ago, and when I walked across the stage /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2026 it was a culmination of all the sacrifices my mom and sister have made for me,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d the biomedical sciences major says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cThe degree may have my name, but in reality it is awarded to all three of us./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

Building a New Life/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

The sacrifices became necessary when his estranged father, a businessman, began receiving death threats and eventually a murder attempt from local gangs back in his home country. His mother, who was working in a pharmacy, feared they may be next and decided to seek safety in the United States./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

Although Mercado Santos says his family had a comfortable life in Honduras, he remembers feeling like anything was possible when they moved to South Florida. At first, family members who were already living here helped him, his mother and sister get by. Eventually the three of them were able to get their own place but it wasn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t until Mercado Santos/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019 arrival at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ that he had his own room for the first time in his life. Although it was difficult to be away from his family, he knew he was serving a greater purpose./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cMy mom always wanted to pursue a career like being a doctor,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cWhen we moved she said, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2018I brought you here so you can be what I wanted to be,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019 and my sister told me she would make sure I have everything she didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 and it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s true./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

Now each of them has their own residence and car, and his 26-year-old sister, who put off college so he could pursue his dreams first, will be starting her own collegiate journey soon./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cI always thought America was a place of opportunity /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 if you work hard you get what you want and in many instances that/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s true,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d Mercado Santos says.
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Striving for His Best/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

Given the difficult circumstances he grew up with, the desire to help others is a major driving force in Mercado Santos/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019 life, from why he wants to be a doctor to why he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s spent hundreds of hours volunteering with Service and Love Together at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ and Hearts for the Homeless /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 two student organizations committed to serving underserved communities./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cI like helping homeless individuals because that could have easily been me when I moved here to the States /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 it was hard,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d he says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

He/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s also a dedicated member of Pre-Med American Medical Student Association and has spent hundreds of hours shadowing local doctors and volunteering as a Spanish interpreter at a clinic./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cIt hits home being in rooms with patients who don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t speak English, so to be able to communicate their needs and issues to healthcare providers is one way I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019m proud to help others,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d Mercado Santos says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

He/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s contributed to cancer research in assistant professor of medicine Wencai Zhang/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s lab, gaining hands-on experience, knowledge and inspiration for his studies./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cIt is pleasant working with Ruben and he really cares for others,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d Zhang says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cHis creativity in research surged when he published his second paper while volunteering in my lab. I expect great success for him in the future./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cWhen I came to Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ I didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t have to worry about if I was welcomed or liked here /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ has never treated me differently in terms of status./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

Although he isn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t sure about the specific field of medicine he wants to pursue, Mercado Santos knows the type of doctor he wants to be /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 kind, compassionate and willing to help those who may not have access to affordable healthcare, since he says he knows what it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019s like to not be able to get medical care./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

As he prepares for his next chapter, attending medical school, he is more grateful than ever for the support that got him this far./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cWhen I came to Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ I didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019t have to worry about if I was welcomed or liked here /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ has never treated me differently in terms of status,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d Mercado Santos says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2019ve had the same access to opportunities as any other student, which has allowed me to focus on being the best pre-med student now to later be the best physician in the future. I can just be who I want /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u2014 the good person my mom tells me to be and the hardworking person my mom has inspired me to be./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/116050/n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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