'Stupid' and homeless girl makes it to Harvard

SHE was bullied, ditched by her parents and left homeless. Dawn Loggins, a senior from Burns High School still made it to Harvard despite having the odds stacked against her.

The 18-year-old remembers middle school to be a time when she was staying with her grandmother who would not shower. Neither did her grandmother make her shower and there would be days Loggins would forget to brush her hair.

Her wardrobe was made up of two dresses and she favoured a burgundy striped one with a black flower stitched at the bottom, reported Cleveland's Shelby Star.

Being young comes with the drawback of insensitivity. Her hygiene and limited dress sense would gross the other students out, which eventually made her a target in school.

The other girls would tease the cute boys in class by saying Dawn liked them.

To deal with it she kept quiet and the other students called her stupid.

But she never gave up and worked herself out of the vicious circle.

Speaking to WBTV, Loggins said: "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."

The Shelby Star also reported that Harvard has offered the teen financial that will cover tuition, room and board. The school is also looking for a job for her on campus.

The teen aims to join the ranks of Harvard and study animal habitats.

SOURCE: http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/photos/1101238/Homeless_teen_accepted_to_Harvard.html
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