Isabela Gonzalez applied to 22 colleges -- and got into 15 -- but was waiting for one letter in particular.
-- Here's a story of a remarkable teenager. The high school senior applied to 22 colleges -- and got into 15.CBS2's Cory James spoke to her Monday about the one acceptance that changed her life., was anxiously waiting in the car for -- to find out if her childhood dream was going to come true.But it's a moment that nearly did not happen. Late last year, fear crept in, convincing Gonzalez to tell her teacher,"I was like, 'By the way, we're not applying to Harvard.
Weeks after submitting her application, Gonzalez got a call from Harvard. The school wanted to interview her. "It was a proud, emotional, like I said to Dr. Forfia, our principal, 'I feel like I just ran a marathon, and I didn't do anything,'" teacher Vinnie Gonzalez said. But he did do something. He's the teacher Isabela Gonzalez said pushed her to apply when she tried backing out.The Garden State teenager, who has a 4.9 GPA, will become the district's 10th student to be accepted to an Ivy League university in 10 years. It's an accomplishment Isabella Gonzalez credits to her mom, a single parent raising three kids.As for her future, Isabela Gonzalez said she wants major in political science and has lofty ambitions.
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