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Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:18 am
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:18 am
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A Texas girl who was born in jail is making a name for herself after graduating from high school at the top of her class, with plans to attend Harvard University. Eighteen years after she was born in the Galveston County Jail, Aurora Sky Castner graduated third in her class at Conroe High School on Thursday night, The Courier reported. Castner’s mother was in jail when she gave birth to her. She has not played a role in her daughter's life since the day Castner's father picked her up as a newborn from the prison, raising her as a single father, the outlet said. According to the Courier, Castner opened her application essay to Harvard with the sentence, "I was born in prison." She was later accepted into the Ivy League through early action, and the teen plans to study law when she attends the school in the fall.
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:21 am to JacquesStrap
quote:Props to this man.
Castner's father picked her up as a newborn from the prison, raising her as a single father
And of course, to her. What a great story!
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:22 am to JacquesStrap
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graduating from high school at the top
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graduated third in her class
I thought top meant first
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:22 am to JacquesStrap
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Aurora Sky Castner
Probably already pregnant.
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:22 am to JacquesStrap
That's done Steve Goodman and John Prine shite right there.
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:23 am to JacquesStrap
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Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:23 am to JacquesStrap
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She has not played a role in her daughter's life since the day Castner's father picked her up as a newborn from the prison, raising her as a single father,
I hope all of the Family Court judges who bend fathers over in their courtroom read this article.
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:23 am to JacquesStrap
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opened her application essay to Harvard with the sentence, "I was born in prison."
Harvard read this & didn't realize she was white, only reason they admitted her
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:24 am to Bill Parker?
She didn't apply to 187 colleges so we could sit in awe over her offers?
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:26 am to AUFANATL
I'd be willing to be children raised by single fathers have much better outcomes than children raised by single mothers.
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:27 am to JacquesStrap
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:29 am to JacquesStrap
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Castner opened her application essay to Harvard with the sentence, "I was born in prison."
Harvard read this sentence and immediately accepted her. Not saying she didn't deserve it, but those schools love a good sad story.
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:31 am to JacquesStrap
National media hearing about the story:
Then they see this:
Then they’re like this:
Then they see this:
Then they’re like this:
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:36 am to JacquesStrap
Nature vs Nurture at the most basic level.
ETA: Also, the irony of her being born in a Galveston, TX jail and being named Aurora Sky isn't lost on me.
ETA: Also, the irony of her being born in a Galveston, TX jail and being named Aurora Sky isn't lost on me.
This post was edited on 5/28/23 at 11:38 am
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:41 am to JacquesStrap
Harvard is liberal trash. They admitted her based on the story. Cudo’s to her for beating the odds.
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:45 am to JacquesStrap
That's wonderful for her. Great to see you can still succeed despite a rocky start.
But since when is graduating 3rd being "at the Top of Her Class"? Might be nitpicking, but they stretched that just a bit.
But since when is graduating 3rd being "at the Top of Her Class"? Might be nitpicking, but they stretched that just a bit.
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:46 am to 427Nova
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Harvard is liberal trash. They admitted her based on the story. Cudo’s to her for beating the odds.
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Cudo’s
Lol
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:46 am to 427Nova
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They admitted her based on the story.
Yet, good for her.
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