<p>Homeless</a> High School Graduate To Attend College for Free | NBC Miami</p>
<p>What an incredible story....for all of you struggling, there is hope. And for all of you - living off at least a stable income, going to college, having the love of your parents, living in an actual house - be grateful for what a wonderful life you have had.</p>
<p>wow. that is incredible. thanks for posting that it made my day :)</p>
<p>How can you get a 5.5 GPA?</p>
<p>They must have made a mistake on the SAT score because 1270 is an awful score.</p>
<p>maybe they only counted CR and M? or it was a 2270?</p>
<p>I think it’s out of 1600, banjoman.</p>
<p>Her resiliency is admirable; in cases like this, even graduating high school is an accomplishment on its own. Getting into an excellent college with such a high GPA is just phenomenal!</p>
<p>acctually banjoman 1270/1600 is well above average, especially for a minority student.</p>
<p>5.5 would not be on a 4.0 GPA scale. The focus here is not so much on her academics, but on her struggles and her willingness to push through, you all need to divert your attention.</p>
<p>She will go far. Most of the kids I teach (smart but very privileged) would easily succumb to this type of situation. I will definitely have my students read this in August.</p>
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<p>That’s about as far as you could possibly miss the point, eh?</p>
<p>My niece’s step mother kicked her out shortly after her 18th birthday, which was in November of her senior year. Her older brother had an apartment and she moved in with him. She quit all her ECs and got a job. She got herself up every morning, got to and from school and work, was responsible for laundry, buying and cooking her own food, studying without being nagged, and the entire college application and financial aid process. She remained in the top 10% of her class, got into a great school, went essentially for free, and just finished a master’s program at a very prestigious university.</p>
<p>I am so impressed with high school kids who have so much independence and take on so much responsiblity. Those personal traits will serve them well in life.</p>
<p>(Contrast with my own dear 19 year old who can’t seem to drag himself out of bed by 830 in the morning to go to summer school.)</p>
<p>I saw this story, and it’s so inspiring! I hope she receives all the help she deserves while in college. What an amazing story!</p>
<p>go on youtube and watch the documentary homeless to harvard. i cried multiple times when i watched it.</p>
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<p>No kidding.</p>
<p>Her story makes my essay look pathetic haha.</p>
<p>This is wonderfully fantastic, although I think that she would be better served by one of Questbridge’s partner schools than Florida International University. The sheer number of resources and opportunities at Williams, Yale, Haverford, or any of the other schools would truly support such an inspiring student.</p>
<p>She could have gone to Harvard!</p>
<p>Okay, I understand why people latch on to things like this, but resiliency isn’t the only thing that makes someone successful. I’m not entirely sure she could even be successful at places like Yale - not that I’m bashing her, but let’s be realistic. It’s admirable, but it’s not the end all. </p>
<p>A lot of us applicants/former applicants probably are thinking “if only I had something to say like that” to show that I’m brilliant or whatnot. I think it’s kinda insulting to assume that perseverance means more than pure academics. People work hard in both circumstances. </p>
<p>Also, just to clear things up: as a Florida resident, it is possible to qualify for full Bright Futures Scholarship from the State under criteria that I’m sure she fulfils. (1270 SAT included). So I’m assuming that might be more of a reason that she stayed in-state (which is why she got to go free).</p>
<p>My friend was homeless for a bit and is going to Williams now, I’m told we always have one or two homeless students in IB or AP but it just isn’t openly discussed. My friend didn’t speak of it on her application because it happened in winter after she’d already applied. Also we have a pregnant girl who went to Amherst. Then there’s this years valedictorian who took up a job and was basically supporting her sick mother, while her brother sold drugs to also help. That was kinda not too strange since a lot of people work and have siblings selling drugs but I guess it was that she was valedictorian (and overall she’s not the smartest she just works very hard). I honestly don’t think anything is impossible but just another challenge and I’m sure she’ll do great. I suspect there are a lot of high school homeless students who plan to go to college, it’s just that nobody really cares to write about being homeless or talk about it. Just keeping these kind of challenges to themselves, and I don’t think a lot of people care to go to Harvard. Like that valedictorian is staying within the state even though she could be at Tufts just to keep within distance of her family in case of emergency. I imagine she’s staying in Florida just to stay near her family and help them if needed.</p>
<p>What a great story, couldn’t be more happy for the student.</p>
<p>Well thanks, Mr. Self-Righteous. Again, why must you try to divert the focus? Give credit where it’s earned, and if you don’t feel inclined to, then don’t say anything at all.
Such a fallacious statement. And also, do you suspect these homeless students (God-bless them) are performing well in school despite their circumstances? Most likely not, I would “suspect.”</p>
<p>Your post is quite rude, not to mention, you are simply elaborating on something that has already been said in the news video. They only happened to find out about her due to her application to that scholarship, so yes, if you want to belittle her situation, there are probably others out there.</p>