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From Prison to Foggy Bottom
I wanted to keep things light. It's been a good weekend here in Maryland and I hope everyone out there on the internet is feeling fine. It is the beginning of the holidays, I hope most of you are done with your applications, and I hope that you all start getting your acceptance letters!
So what makes Mario Rocha not your average freshman at George Washington University in Washington, DC?
Try ten years in prison for first-degree murder. It is nothing short of inspiring how this once wrongly-convicted man was wasting away in prison has made it to one of the most selective universities in the country.
If anything this story goes to show that if he can do it, any of you certainly can make it into college and succeed, regardless of the perceived obstacles.
Check out his story on the Washington Post.
Tags: getting in, mario rocha, admissions, george washington university, washington dc, obstacles to admission, gwu
Published on April 11, 2010 by Janet | Read all recent School Girl articles.