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High school senior speaks out after getting accepted to 65 colleges
The straight-A student plans to study industrial engineering at Columbia University after his family overcame homelessness and violence.
- Lamont Newell, a 17-year-old senior at Verbum Dei Jesuit High School in Los Angeles, committed to Columbia University this month after receiving 65 college acceptance letters, an achievement the university confirmed to ABC News.
- Newell and his mother, Antanika Barnes, faced homelessness in South Park, often sleeping in their car; "There were times where we didn't have a roof over our head," Barnes said.
- Local after-school programs and teachers provided stability; a sophomore robotics nomination to NASA in Houston sparked his engineering interest and made him the first male in his family to graduate high school.
- Planning to major in industrial engineering, Newell hopes to study abroad in Egypt and "teach Black kids how to work in STEM," describing his goal to create an institution.
- Eager to leave California to explore the world, the valedictorian earned praise from Verbum Dei Jesuit High School; Travis Russell, S.J., told ABC News the community "could not be prouder" of the soon-to-be graduate.
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California teen who grew up homeless earns full ride to Ivy League school after 65 college acceptances
A California teen whose childhood was marked by homelessness earned 65 college acceptances. Here's where he's headed this fall to study industrial engineering. (CNN)
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