Former Child Bride Earns College Degree Against All Odds
Inspirational stories don’t get any better than this one.
Anyone who believes that they cannot earn a college degree should read about a child bride who hid a dream in her heart and found a way where there was no apparent way.
Tererai Trent was only 11 years old, in Zimbabwe, when her family married her off to an older man. Her husband lost no time in making her life miserable by beating and abusing her.
Tererai dreamed that one day she would go to college to gain the credentials necessary to escape her unhappy life. She believed that education was the key to her freedom from abuse, poverty and despair.
Miraculously, this desperate young woman found her way to the United States with her hopes, dreams and children in tow. Even the errant husband came along. But life was still difficult as Terrerai braved horrendous living conditions while pursuing her college degree.
She still hung tenaciously onto her dream of a college diploma, when most people would have thrown in the towel. And because of her perseverance, today she holds a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University.
Most people have far fewer obstacles to overcome in earning a college degree; yet many are paralyzed with fear about returning to school.
Even with the advent of online schools and their extreme flexibility, many simply toss their higher education dreams away without looking back.
But everyone should take a cue from Terrerai.
She never gave up; and neither should anyone else. Enroll in college today!
Read more about Tererai Trent here.
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