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the same time, as she was going to school and playing soccer, she was
working a job to help support herself and her family. Maria was accepted at the University of Texas at San Antonio. While
enrolled as a full-time student, she kept right on working. In fact,
she juggled three different jobs. She was a housekeeper, a babysitter,
and a personal assistant. She had to come up with $40,000 out of pocket
to pay for college education. She didn't qualify for any Federal
assistance because of her immigration status. So these young students
in college are working harder than many others just to make sure they
succeed. In May of 2012, she graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary
studies.
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