Thanks for sharing this inspirational article. I am a fan of opportunities for a person to pull his/herself up by the bootstraps, including working one's own way through college (as described for the baristas). This seems to typify the "American Dream" and the notion of being "upwardly mobile."
Interestingly, 85% of applicants were admitted and are performing on par with other students. Some may say the 15% who are not admitted may be the most in need of assistance and there seems to be a gap in reaching them at this time (hopefully not a permanent or insurmountable gap). I do wonder whether they receive feedback on deficits which caused them to not be admitted at this time... implications for what steps they may wish to take before possibly applying again.
