there was actually a drug factory essentially right across the hall from my apartment. >> he always dreamed of going to columbia university. >> i remember saying i want to be here. i want to come to columbia. i think my mom chuckled at the time. >> thanks to the gates millennium scholars program he was able to get that ivy league education for free. >> i don't have loans. all i had to do was concentrate on my studies. >> it is important to apply to some of the most selective colleges you can get into if you are a low income high achieving student. narrow in on a set of colleges and apply to several. if are you a low income student you can get application fee waivers so you should not have to play application fees. >> it has been a transformative experience in my life. i may still live in harlem and i know i now understand harlem a lot better. >> fausto is giving back to his community. he works for a new york city organization helping kids get into top schools like he did and laura is planning to head back to school in the fall to make a