From dropping out to doctorate – Upward Bound program a success

"I’d always wanted to go to college. However, it wasn’t something that was encouraged or even thought possible in my family," he said. "First of all, Upward Bound http://www2.ed.gov/programs/trioupbound/index.html gave me the mindset that college is possible. This is something that isn’t really intrinsic to every family. It’s something that has to be encouraged and supported and my family was worrying about basic needs stuff, how to put food on the table and pay bills."

By Zach Benoit

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