Undocumented high school senior who left Mexico aged four accepted to Harvard
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Undocumented high school senior who left Mexico aged four accepted to Harvard
Harry Shukman
‘It was the best moment of my life’
This week, Victor Reyes found out he had been accepted to Harvard, the school of his dreams.
The California-based high schooler arrived in the US aged four, crossing the Mexican border with another family who pretended to be his parents – his mom joined him two months later in Los Angeles.
Today Victor is his class valedictorian, a soon-to-be Computer Science major and a DACA student. He was given early acceptance to Harvard because, in the words of the admissions office, his application was “outstanding.”
He also shared his application essay with us, printed below, which details how he came to the States, avoided raids from immigration officials and started on his path to college.
More:
http://thetab.com/us/2017/03/11/undocumented-student-harvard-62548
Bravo, Victor Reyes!
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