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This is my first year working with Common App, and I am inspired by the way the organization aims to bring joy to the college admissions process.

A four-year college degree was too expensive as an international student from South Korea. Instead, Taehwan attend a local community college.

This fall, students across the country will submit college applications as they celebrate their accomplishments and plan for the future.

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After nearly 14 years working for former President and First Lady Michelle Obama, Reach Higher’s Executive Director, Eric Waldo, is stepping down. Before he left, we sat down with him about Reach Higher’s legacy and what’s next.

Mrs. obamas constant message was, i grew up just around the corner from here, and this is what i did, and education was the path for me and it can be for you. a young girl wound up standing on her chair weeping and literally shouting to her schoolmates saying, do you hear what shes saying? shes saying, we are like her and we can be like her. >> the experience helped inspire the east wings next big initiative, "reach higher." >> well, this day is the day you all can celebrate another step toward ...

And it can be for you. and a young girl stood on her chair. weeping and shouting to her. saying do you hear what shes saying. we are like her and we can be like her. >> the experience helped inspire the east wings next big initiative. reach higher. >> this day is the day you all can celebrate another step toward achieving your american dream. yeah. >> the reach higher initiative was the most impactful things she did on a human level. to let teens across the country think guess what? the first la...

And a young girl stood on her chair. weeping and shouting to her. saying do you hear what shes saying. we are like her and we can be like her. >> the experience helped inspire the east wings next big initiative. reach higher. >> this day is the day you all can celebrate another step toward achieving your american dream. yeah. >> the reach higher initiative was the most impactful things she did on a human level. to let teens across the country think guess what? the first lady can be the first thi...

Chair. weeping and shouting to her. saying do you hear what shes saying. we are like her and we can be like her. >> the experience helped inspire the east wings next big initiative. reach higher. >> this day is the day you all can celebrate another step toward achieving your american dream. yeah. >> the reach higher initiative was the most impactful things she did on a human level. to let teens across the country think guess what? the first lady can be the first this in her family with a brother...

Tragedies in chicago. that felt more direct to us. >> so we then went to the visit harper high school. which at the time had been the high school that experienced 21 or 22 gang related shootings. >> her constant message was i grew up around the corner from here. education is the path for me. and it can be for you. and a young girl stood on her chair. weeping and shouting to her. saying do you hear what shes saying. we are like her and we can be like her. >> the experience helped inspire the east...