Christopher Zarraga Jimenez, 18, of San Diego, was getting ready to go to SeaWorld with friends one day last month when he sat on his friends’ couch to quickly check his email.
Enrolled to start his first year at UC Santa Cruz this fall, Jimenez was waiting to hear back about his financial aid package. He was anxious, and still hopeful he would get some kind of scholarship even though there were just a couple weeks before the start of the quarter.
With this all in mind, he opened his email and a message appeared with the word “scholarship.” He jumped up and couldn’t believe it. Was it a scam? Jimenez read the details about his full-ride Sabatte Family Scholarship and called his parents…