{"version":"1.0","provider_url":"https:\/\/warpwire.duke.edu","provider_name":"Warpwire","is_public":true,"duration":0,"has_caption":false,"views":0,"upload_date":"2025-02-20T19:11:11+00:00","description":"In the final episode of our three-part series Making It Out, we sit down with Mia Velasco (T\u201928), a first-year student at Duke, to discuss her transition from a central New Jersey public high school to life on East Campus in Durham, North Carolina. Mia takes us through her college application journey, breaking down the financial realities of choosing a school as a low-income student. She challenges common myths about affordability and shares what truly influenced her decision. We also explore her experiences with FOCUS clusters, service-learning classes, and her perspectives on access to higher education for first-generation, low-income students. Tune in for an honest and insightful conversation about what it really takes to make it out\u2014and make it work.","author_name":"Victoria Pinedo","html":"\u003Ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/warpwire.duke.edu\/w\/EboIAA\/\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; camera; microphone; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E","height":360,"width":640,"thumbnail_height":360,"thumbnail_width":640,"url":"https:\/\/warpwire.duke.edu\/w\/EboIAA\/","type":"video","title":"EP 7: Making It Out Pt.3 With Mia Velasco","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/warpwire.duke.edu\/img\/F03AD209-C1DB-4AD6-9022-16DAFC4CA95C\/8FE48596-7E68-48F6-A426-0C9B9CACCD4E\/large\/"}