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Not
only kids of Tiger Moms go to Harvard.
Dawn
Loggins of Lawndale, N.C. is on her way to Harvard, one of the eight
world-famous universities in the eastern US. Nobody encouraged her to study or
paid for her special classes. This girl created her own future.
The
teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two
sisters moved to Tennessee. She found herself homeless and had to spend the
night on friend's sofas.
The
school bus driver learned about Dawn's situation and invited Dawn to move in
with her family. Soon, Dawn had a job at Burns High School. She worked from 6
a.m. to 7:40 a.m. before the first school bell rang. she swept floors and
picked up
trash again in the afternoons, before diving(跳水)into
her studies in the evenings.
Dawn's
hard work paid off, she finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2,110 on the
SAT.
"There
were times when I felt like it would be easiest if I gave up," the
18-year-old said." But it was never in me to give up, because I realized
that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education."
Even
before Dawn's family left her, she led a difficult life. Her family was poor
and cups of noodles were often the only food. Dawn "studied by candlelight"
because her parents couldn't afford to pay the electricity bill(电费).
Dawn
has now reconnected with her family. They are proud of her accomplishments(成就) and are attending her high school graduation.