Getting accepted to Harvard Law School was a feeling that Rehan Staton will never forget.
Staton had a stable life growing up until his mother1 the family and moved out of the county when he was 8. His father then worked multiple jobs to 2 Rehan and his older brother, but the family struggled3 . They often had no food or electricity. Rehan's academics significantly suffered. As his grade4 , he channeled his energy into sports. He was5 in boxing and won national and international competitions which he hoped would become his way out of6 . However, his dream was 7 when he suffered a shoulder injury in the 12th grade.
Rehan's poor grades as a senior resulted in him being8 by every college he applied to. So he took a job at Bates Trucking and Trash,9 rubbish and cleaning dustbins.
Rather than add to his despair, the job marked a 10 point. His co-workers found his11 uplifted him and urged him to go back to school. Finally he was12 to Bowie State University. By the end of his second year, Rehan decided he wanted to go to13 school.
Rehan was14 for the support he got from his co-workers. "It was the first time in my life that a group of individual had really just15 me, and told me I was intelligent. "