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GMA: From troubled childhood to Rhodes Scholarship: How Caylin Moore learned how to ‘dream big’
By Nicole Pelletiere and Angeline Jane Bernabe
A 25-year-old who overcame a troubled childhood to become a Rhodes Scholar is sharing his story of perseverance.
Caylin Moore told "Good Morning America" that growing up in Compton, California, it was risky to have big dreams.
"Sometimes people see you as a threat because it means you won't become a gang member, so you're a threat to the gangs," Moore explained. "You may appear threatening to law enforcement. You may appear threatening to teachers that are apathetic and just push you through the system. So sometimes if you rise high, you will illustrate the stark realities of how difficult it is to do so.”
Read more at https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/...holarship-caylin-moore-learned-dream-63476465
By Nicole Pelletiere and Angeline Jane Bernabe
A 25-year-old who overcame a troubled childhood to become a Rhodes Scholar is sharing his story of perseverance.
Caylin Moore told "Good Morning America" that growing up in Compton, California, it was risky to have big dreams.
"Sometimes people see you as a threat because it means you won't become a gang member, so you're a threat to the gangs," Moore explained. "You may appear threatening to law enforcement. You may appear threatening to teachers that are apathetic and just push you through the system. So sometimes if you rise high, you will illustrate the stark realities of how difficult it is to do so.”
Read more at https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/...holarship-caylin-moore-learned-dream-63476465
