{"id":762,"date":"2022-09-15T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/release-candidate.borregobasic.org\/stories-and-news\/scholar-stories\/2022\/09\/karen-garcia-hours-given-back\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T09:30:00","slug":"karen-garcia-hours-given-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/stories-and-news\/scholar-stories\/2022\/09\/karen-garcia-hours-given-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Las horas que una beca devuelve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group bb-story is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<p class=\"bb-story-kicker\"><span>Historias desde la cuna hasta la graduaci\u00f3n<\/span><span class=\"bb-story-stage\">Graduado<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bb-story-hero bb-story--wide\">\n\t<figure class=\"bb-story-hero__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karen-garcia-ucsd.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Garcia in her blue and gold UC San Diego graduation stole, standing in front of the Geisel Library\"\/><\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"bb-story-hero__copy\">\n\t\t<span class=\"bb-story-hero__glyph\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/span>\n\t\t<p class=\"bb-story-hero__quote\">Podemos prescindir de trabajar una cantidad desmesurada de horas para evitar endeudarnos lo m\u00e1ximo posible.<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"bb-story-hero__name\">Karen Garc\u00eda<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"bb-story-hero__desc\">Licenciatura en Salud Global, UC San Diego \u00b7 summa cum laude<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bb-story-lede wp-block-paragraph\">Si le preguntas qu\u00e9 cubre una beca, la respuesta sincera generalmente no es la matr\u00edcula. Cubre las horas. Las horas que un estudiante no tiene que vender para poder seguir matriculado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karen Garcia se gradu\u00f3 con honores de la UC San Diego con una licenciatura en salud global y una subespecializaci\u00f3n en biolog\u00eda. Durante cuatro a\u00f1os, recibi\u00f3 apoyo del fondo general de BASIC y de cuatro becas espec\u00edficas, y su relato sobre los cambios que esto produjo es excepcionalmente preciso en cuanto al mecanismo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"bb-story-path bb-story--wide\" aria-label=\"La trayectoria de Karen a trav\u00e9s de los programas de BASIC.\">\n\t<li class=\"bb-story-path__station\"><span class=\"bb-story-path__icon\"><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 5.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 6.5 3H11v16H6.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 0 4 21z\"\/><path d=\"M20 5.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 0 17.5 3H13v16h4.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 20 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"bb-story-path__label\">Biblioteca de la Imaginaci\u00f3n<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"bb-story-path__station\"><span class=\"bb-story-path__icon\"><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2.6\"\/><circle cx=\"16.5\" cy=\"9.5\" r=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M3.5 19a4.5 4.5 0 0 1 9 0\"\/><path d=\"M13.5 19a3.5 3.5 0 0 1 7 0\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"bb-story-path__label\">Alfabetizaci\u00f3n familiar<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"bb-story-path__station\"><span class=\"bb-story-path__icon\"><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"3.5\" y=\"12.5\" width=\"8\" height=\"8\" rx=\"1\"\/><rect x=\"12.5\" y=\"12.5\" width=\"8\" height=\"8\" rx=\"1\"\/><rect x=\"8\" y=\"3.5\" width=\"8\" height=\"8\" rx=\"1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"bb-story-path__label\">Academia TK<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"bb-story-path__station\"><span class=\"bb-story-path__icon\"><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"4\"\/><path d=\"M12 2.5V5M12 19v2.5M2.5 12H5M19 12h2.5M5.3 5.3l1.8 1.8M16.9 16.9l1.8 1.8M5.3 18.7l1.8-1.8M16.9 7.1l1.8-1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"bb-story-path__label\">Academia de Aprendizaje<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"bb-story-path__station is-lit\"><span class=\"bb-story-path__badge\">\u00d74<\/span><span class=\"bb-story-path__icon\"><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M2.5 9.5 12 5l9.5 4.5L12 14z\"\/><path d=\"M6 11.5v4.2c0 1.2 2.7 2.8 6 2.8s6-1.6 6-2.8v-4.2\"\/><path d=\"M21.5 9.5v5\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"bb-story-path__label\">Beca<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">, completado, con cuatro premios con nombre<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"bb-story-path__station is-lit\"><span class=\"bb-story-path__icon\"><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"9\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M8.5 13.2 7 21l5-2.5L17 21l-1.5-7.8\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"bb-story-path__label\">Graduado<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">, completado<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"bb-story-path__caption\">Cuatro premios con nombre propio en cuatro a\u00f1os, adem\u00e1s del fondo general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuatro fondos, cuatro prop\u00f3sitos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cada beca, que lleva su nombre, es establecida por un donante con un prop\u00f3sito espec\u00edfico y se otorga a un estudiante que re\u00fane sus requisitos. Karen cumpl\u00eda con cuatro de ellas a la vez, lo que dice mucho sobre la versatilidad de una sola titulaci\u00f3n en salud global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"bb-story-checks\">\n\t<li><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"9\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M8.5 13.2 7 21l5-2.5L17 21l-1.5-7.8\"\/><\/svg> La beca Joanne y Richard: excelencia acad\u00e9mica<\/li>\n\t<li><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 20s-7-4.4-7-9a4 4 0 0 1 7-2.6A4 4 0 0 1 19 11c0 4.6-7 9-7 9Z\"\/><\/svg> La beca en memoria de Jerry Goldsmith \u2014 atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica<\/li>\n\t<li><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M2.5 9.5 12 5l9.5 4.5L12 14z\"\/><path d=\"M6 11.5v4.2c0 1.2 2.7 2.8 6 2.8s6-1.6 6-2.8v-4.2\"\/><path d=\"M21.5 9.5v5\"\/><\/svg> La beca PEO: una mujer que busca una educaci\u00f3n<\/li>\n\t<li><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 3v5a5 5 0 0 0 10 0V3\"\/><path d=\"M11 13v3a4 4 0 0 0 8 0v-1\"\/><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"13\" r=\"2\"\/><\/svg> Beca en memoria de Edith A. Schmitt \u2014 enfermer\u00eda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bb-story-band bb-story--wide\">\n\t<p class=\"bb-story-band__quote\">Ir a la universidad nunca es f\u00e1cil para nadie. Es especialmente dif\u00edcil para quienes tienen dificultades econ\u00f3micas. BASIC me ayud\u00f3 a aliviar muchas de esas preocupaciones.<span class=\"bb-story-band__cite\">Karen Garc\u00eda<\/span><\/p>\n\t<span class=\"bb-story-cactus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 120 150\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <path d=\"M32 146C18 133 13 108 22 90C31 73 51 71 63 84C75 97 75 124 63 138C54 148 41 151 32 146Z\"\/> <path d=\"M59 90C53 69 61 46 76 38C91 30 106 41 108 59C110 76 98 93 81 97C70 99 62 97 59 90Z\"\/> <g fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".45\" stroke=\"none\"> <circle cx=\"34\" cy=\"102\" r=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"94\" r=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"38\" cy=\"119\" r=\"1.5\"\/> <circle cx=\"51\" cy=\"110\" r=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"44\" cy=\"134\" r=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"57\" cy=\"124\" r=\"1.5\"\/> <circle cx=\"72\" cy=\"54\" r=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"86\" cy=\"50\" r=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"78\" cy=\"70\" r=\"1.5\"\/> <circle cx=\"92\" cy=\"66\" r=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"70\" cy=\"85\" r=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"86\" cy=\"82\" r=\"1.5\"\/> <\/g> <g fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".38\"> <path d=\"M79 36c-5-7-4-15 2-19 5 4 7 13 3 19-2 1-4 1-5 0Z\"\/> <path d=\"M93 41c1-8 7-14 14-13 2 6-2 14-9 16-2 0-4-1-5-3Z\"\/> <\/g> <\/svg><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading bb-story-h\"><svg class=\"bb-story-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"7\" y=\"7\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" rx=\"1.5\"\/><path d=\"M10 7V4M14 7V4M10 20v-3M14 20v-3M7 10H4M7 14H4M20 10h-3M20 14h-3\"\/><\/svg> Permiso para cambiar de opini\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ella ingres\u00f3 a la UC San Diego con la intenci\u00f3n de dedicarse al sector de la salud, ya que disfrutaba ayudando a los dem\u00e1s. Al trabajar en empleos que implicaban contacto con pacientes, se dio cuenta de que nunca se hab\u00eda permitido considerar otras opciones y comenz\u00f3 a preguntarse si la ingenier\u00eda o la inform\u00e1tica tambi\u00e9n podr\u00edan ser una forma de ayudar a la gente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As\u00ed que empez\u00f3 a tomar los cursos. Ahora est\u00e1 estudiando ingenier\u00eda de software, algo que ninguna de las cuatro becas que recibi\u00f3 fue creada para financiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BASIC respald\u00f3 esta idea. Sus becas est\u00e1n dise\u00f1adas para abarcar oportunidades educativas en todos los niveles, en lugar de centrarse en un \u00fanico destino espec\u00edfico, por lo que un estudiante que reconsidera su decisi\u00f3n a mitad de camino no es penalizado por ello. Esta es una decisi\u00f3n de dise\u00f1o deliberada, y Karen es un ejemplo de c\u00f3mo se ve en la pr\u00e1ctica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bb-story-stats\">\n\t<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"label\">becas con nombre propio, junto con el fondo general<\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">suma<\/span><span class=\"label\">cum laude, UC San Diego<\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"stat\"><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"label\">campos: salud global, luego ingenier\u00eda de software<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bb-story-letter\">\n\t<p class=\"bb-story-letter__label\">En sus propias palabras<\/p>\n\t<p>Gracias a ellos, muchos de nosotros no solo podemos ir a la universidad, sino que adem\u00e1s podemos hacerlo sin tener que trabajar una cantidad desmesurada de horas para evitar endeudarnos lo m\u00e1ximo posible.<\/p>\n\t<p>Continuar con la educaci\u00f3n superior no es algo que debamos evitar, y eso es algo que BASIC nos dej\u00f3 claro desde el principio. Cada d\u00eda me siento m\u00e1s agradecida de ser de Borrego. Realmente no hay otra comunidad tan cari\u00f1osa y solidaria.<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"bb-story-letter__sig\">Karen Garc\u00eda<\/p>\n\t<span class=\"bb-story-cactus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 130 140\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <path d=\"M30 134C24 116 22 82 30 58C36 39 49 29 62 29C77 29 90 40 95 60C101 84 100 116 95 134\"\/> <path d=\"M44 33C38 60 36 104 39 134\"\/><path d=\"M56 29C53 62 52 104 53 134\"\/> <path d=\"M69 30C69 62 69 104 69 134\"\/><path d=\"M82 35C87 62 88 104 85 134\"\/> <g stroke-width=\"1.1\"> <path d=\"M41 52l-5-3M41 52l-4 4M54 46l-4-4M54 46l4-3M69 45l-4-4M69 45l5-3M84 52l5-3M84 52l4 4\"\/> <path d=\"M39 82l-5-2M39 82l-4 4M53 76l-4-4M53 76l4-3M69 75l-4-4M69 75l5-3M86 82l5-2M86 82l4 4\"\/> <path d=\"M39 112l-5-2M39 112l-4 4M53 108l-4-3M69 107l-4-4M86 112l5-2M86 112l4 4\"\/> <\/g> <g fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".38\" stroke-width=\"1\"> <path d=\"M48 27c-4-6-3-13 2-16 5 3 7 11 3 16-2 1-4 1-5 0Z\"\/> <path d=\"M61 23c-1-8 3-14 9-14 3 6 1 13-4 16-2 0-4-1-5-2Z\"\/> <path d=\"M75 27c2-7 8-11 13-9 1 6-3 12-8 13-2 0-4-2-5-4Z\"\/> <\/g> <path d=\"M100 134C98 124 99 112 103 105C106 99 111 96 115 97C121 98 125 104 126 113C127 121 126 129 125 134\"\/> <path d=\"M108 99C106 111 106 124 107 134\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/> <path d=\"M118 99C120 112 120 124 119 134\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/> <path d=\"M14 134c22 3 92 3 112 0\" opacity=\".5\"\/> <\/svg><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Karen tambi\u00e9n aparece en <a href=\"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/scholarships\/graduates\/\">BASIC felicita a sus graduados.<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bb-story-cta bb-story--wide\">\n\t<h2>Las horas son lo que realmente compra tu regalo.<\/h2>\n\t<p>Ni un edificio, ni una placa. Las horas que un estudiante de Borrego Springs habr\u00eda dedicado a trabajar en lugar de estudiar.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"bb-story-cta__actions\">\n\t\t<a class=\"bb-story-cta__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/donate\/\">Dona al Fondo de Becas<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"bb-story-cta__ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/scholarships\/\">Los fondos mencionados<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span class=\"bb-story-cactus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 130 140\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <path d=\"M30 134C24 116 22 82 30 58C36 39 49 29 62 29C77 29 90 40 95 60C101 84 100 116 95 134\"\/> <path d=\"M44 33C38 60 36 104 39 134\"\/><path d=\"M56 29C53 62 52 104 53 134\"\/> <path d=\"M69 30C69 62 69 104 69 134\"\/><path d=\"M82 35C87 62 88 104 85 134\"\/> <g stroke-width=\"1.1\"> <path d=\"M41 52l-5-3M41 52l-4 4M54 46l-4-4M54 46l4-3M69 45l-4-4M69 45l5-3M84 52l5-3M84 52l4 4\"\/> <path d=\"M39 82l-5-2M39 82l-4 4M53 76l-4-4M53 76l4-3M69 75l-4-4M69 75l5-3M86 82l5-2M86 82l4 4\"\/> <path d=\"M39 112l-5-2M39 112l-4 4M53 108l-4-3M69 107l-4-4M86 112l5-2M86 112l4 4\"\/> <\/g> <g fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\".38\" stroke-width=\"1\"> <path d=\"M48 27c-4-6-3-13 2-16 5 3 7 11 3 16-2 1-4 1-5 0Z\"\/> <path d=\"M61 23c-1-8 3-14 9-14 3 6 1 13-4 16-2 0-4-1-5-2Z\"\/> <path d=\"M75 27c2-7 8-11 13-9 1 6-3 12-8 13-2 0-4-2-5-4Z\"\/> <\/g> <path d=\"M100 134C98 124 99 112 103 105C106 99 111 96 115 97C121 98 125 104 126 113C127 121 126 129 125 134\"\/> <path d=\"M108 99C106 111 106 124 107 134\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/> <path d=\"M118 99C120 112 120 124 119 134\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/> <path d=\"M14 134c22 3 92 3 112 0\" opacity=\".5\"\/> <\/svg><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Garcia se gradu\u00f3 con honores de la UC San Diego gracias a cuatro becas de BASIC. Seg\u00fan ella, el dinero le proporcion\u00f3 horas: horas que no tuvo que dedicar al trabajo y que pudo invertir en qu\u00edmica org\u00e1nica.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bb_event_start":"","_bb_event_end":"","_bb_event_time":"","_bb_event_location":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scholar-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borregobasic.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}