The article quotes the young lady, “I want to do better for myself. I want a better life”.
Kudos to her and I hope she gets the scholarship. Living in a homeless shelter and maintaining a 3.9 G.P.A. wasn’t easy. How many times do we read about some teen that robs a liquor store, shoots someone etc.. and then their behavior is blamed on poverty. Despite her family/economic situation, she persevered and rose above it. Good for her. IMHO.
I agree.
We do not get to choose our parents or their circumstances. Likewise, no parent can really choose beforehand between the extremes of a disabled child and an extremely talented one. All sorts of terrible things can happen to anyone, any family, at any time.
Somehow, this girl acquired a work ethic. Luckily, she was born with the right gene assortment for high intelligence. I wonder how she gravitated to an interest in predatory shellfish? Maybe she was also lucky enough to have had a decent teacher.
Luck works both ways.