Not many kids out there with this kind of determination
Couple years ago this girl's drugged-out parents abandoned her, she was briefly homeless, got a part-time job working as a janitor at her high school in a small rural North Carolina town, and through it all managed to keep her grades up enough to get accepted into Harvard.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/us/fro...or-to-harvard/ 4-part series from the local newspaper |
Looks like a nerdy Jennifer Morrison. I'd hit it.
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That's awesome.
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I bet she is smart enough to not hang out in the left-hand lane...
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Wow, what a cool story. Very mature girl for her age.
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I don't mean to belittle the girl here.
I do think the amount of help she received from others gives me more faith in humanity. I can think of a lot of people I know who could have used just one or two people to give a damn about them and they may have turned out differently. |
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Good for her! A full ride to Harvard, that is impressive. I hope she makes the best of it and it appears she will.
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Dammit who's cutting onions in here! Stupid onions making get all watery-eyed.
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That is awesome. It's a shame that her parents couldn't see how incredible their kids really were.
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My best friend's Ben Affleck...
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A very good story. I know we criticize teachers here pretty much daily. But these teachers should be getting some pats on the back for doing what they could to help. This kid is an incredible success story.
And hopefully she'll continue to be a great story. |
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