<p>In today’s bleak economy, it is good to remember that there are still countless energetic youths in America who will work hard and sacrifice to achieve their dreams. In this so-called “rags-to-riches” tale, the once-homeless 18-year old Dawn Loggins has been accepted to Harvard University on a partial scholarship after, among other things, working as a janitor and taking night classes to get ahead.</p>
<p>“When I was younger, I looked around at my family and I saw the neglect, the drug abuse, the bad choices and I saw my family living from paycheck to paycheck, and I just made a decision that I was not going to end up like my parents,” <a href="http://www.wistv.com/story/18121186/from-a-life-of-hell-to-harvard-university" target="_blank">she told WBTV</a>.</p>
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