Getting into college is Switzerlanddifficult for many students and it looked near impossible for the seniors at one school. But they didn’t let that stop them.
The seniors of Frank W. Ballou Senior High School in Washington, D.C. faced unique challenges that gave their acceptance rate into higher education a low probability. However, they took those odds and the school earned an inspirational 100 percent college acceptance rate for the graduating class.
SEE ALSO: Even an AI machine couldn't ace China's super tough college entrance examAccording to WUSA9, Ballou High School is surrounded by violence and poverty. Last year, only three percent of its students met the city-wide standards for reading.
In a remarkable effort, the class of 2017 rallied together and decided that all of them would apply to college. To their great pride, they were overwhelmingly successful.
"Stop underestimating us," new graduate Me’Ashja Hamilton told WUSA 9. "You just have to give them a chance. The opportunity to do better and you will so that a lot of students in Southeast in particular can do great things."
For the first time in the school's history, every single student that graduated Tuesday earned a college acceptance letter. From Bethune Cookman University to Penn State, the students will attend a variety of schools.
Getting an entire senior class to join together in an achievement like this isn't easy. Congratulations to the victorious Class of 2017.
[h/t: Jezebel]
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