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From Druggy Drop-out, To Harvard Student (Video)

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03 Apr 2010 31 views
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From Druggy Drop-out, To Harvard Student (Video)
Lalita Booth dropped out of school and turned to drugs after being abused as a teenager, but turned her life around after enrolling in a community college, and then becoming an honors student at a four-year university. Now, she's in the process of earning a Master's degree in business and public policy from Harvard University.

Lalita Booth dropped out of school and turned to drugs after being abused as a teenager, but turned her life around after enrolling in a community college, and then becoming an honors student at a four-year university. Now, she's in the process of earning a Master's degree in business and public policy from Harvard University, financing her own education through 20 scholarships totaling more than half a million dollars.

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