Overcoming Racial Biases While Prepping For The EPPP With Dr. Tanya Erazo

The BIPOC community is at a disadvantage when it comes to standardized testing. How? The systemic issues of racial biases permeate in the way standardized tests are created. So, how do you prepare for this? Dr. Tanya Erazo is here to help guide you and she shares her EPPP journey as a first-time test-taker. Dr. Tanya is a Latina born to immigrant parents and understood the importance of education early on. As a woman of color, there were certain internalized expectations she had to deal with as she pursued higher education to become a psychologist and, ultimately, in taking the EPPP. She shares her story as she chats with host Dr. Cheli López on the struggles of students of color and other marginalized groups. She also speaks on the immigrant weight and the pressures of representing your racial/ethnic/cultural group. Listen in to get tips on how to prep and amend your studying to your learning style and pass on your first take. Stay tuned!