She received a full academic scholarship for her 3.95 junior college GPA and record of tutoring calculus at the age of 15. She had also set (IIRC) five "all time top ten" marks in track and field for the JC team. She made the Utah State track team, but too late for scholarship money. So she applied for and won a private scholarship that covered her room and board. Then she took on being a teaching fellow, grading papers and tests for a class of 90 students, for which she has earned a small salary, all while taking a 21 semester credit load. She is 4.0 since transferring to USU.
Utterly awesome. Well done and very impressive.