Waco native overcomes obstacles to earn not one, but two degrees from Baylor
…shows,” she says. “When I thought of business, I thought of an older white man.” That lack of confidence (plus the additional hurdles she faced as a first-generation college student) almost led Mendoza to quit the program when her grades weren’t what she expected, but she says her professors rallied around her and encouraged her to persevere. Career classes in the business school helped her learn how to create a LinkedIn profile, write a resume fr…