When Mariana Torres first stepped onto the campus of Arizona State University, she was stepping into uncharted territory — not just for herself but for her entire family. A first-generation Latina and the first in her family born in the U.S., Torres admits she felt completely lost at first.

“I didn’t know how to get an internship, how to network or even what it meant to navigate college,” she said. “Everything was overwhelming, exciting, intimidating, unfamiliar.”

Fast forward to today, and Torres, a W. P. Carey School of Business student, has not only found her footing but she’s thriving.

“My network is my net worth,” Torres said. “I strongly feel that W. P. Carey unlocked that network for me. If I wasn’t at ASU, I would have not known about these opportunities.”

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