Top grades and desire to ease family's financial burden leads to coveted QuestBridge scholarship - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

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Top grades and desire to ease family's financial burden leads to coveted QuestBridge scholarship - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

DORAL – When he begins his freshman year this fall at Boston University, Alvaro Saenz plans to major in biomedical engineering, a decision driven by his lifelong love of science and his desire to dedicate his life to helping people with special needs – such as his brother. “It combines the best of both worlds,” he said. Alvaro has always been fascinated with science. The desire to work with those with special needs comes from his younger brother…