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Dear Ms. McGuire,
My name is Rashid, and I am a student and Resident Assistant at UC
Berkeley.  I am putting on a program in the residence halls that serves
to connect current UC Berkeley students to local high school students in
a mentorship match during a three day retreat.  
The goal that I and my program planning group aim to reach is to help
students from underserved areas be motivated to apply to college. We are
currently accepting applications for our three-day spring retreat April
16-18. Accepted students arrive on the morning of Friday April 16th. We
will take them to a variety of classes around campus. In the past,
similar retreats that I have planned have included faculty luncheons as
well as college application panels. Saturday is Cal Day, the UC Berkeley
version of a campus open house. All the departments and majors are on
display and there are many activities to explore. We hope to give the
students a true college experience and make them excited about their
college options. This retreat is all-expenses paid except for
transportation to and from Berkeley. We will house the students in the
residence halls.
We accept students from all different ethnicities and socio-economic
backgrounds, especially the ones who would really benefit from this
retreat. Enclosed is the spring retreat application. Please distribute
it to any interested students. Applications need to be postmarked or
emailed by midnight on Friday March 19th. I encourage them to apply
early as we specialize the program specifically for a group of about 10
students.
If you have any other questions or would like more information, please
feel free to email me at sidr87@berkeley.edu
<mailto:sidr87@berkeley.edu>  Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely,
Rashid Siddiqui

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Mohammad Rashid Siddiqui

University of California, Berkeley
Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology
Global Poverty and Practice minor