In a press launch, she mentioned, “I at all times dreamed of going to school however determined to comply with my gymnastics desires full time, which did not make it attainable for me. I had deliberate to attend UCLA however needed to defer due to my coaching schedule. I nonetheless wish to pursue a school diploma, and the College of the Folks affords me the pliability I would like to slot in my research round my profession. I enrolled on the College of the Folks as a result of I consider in larger schooling, and wish to assist share that chance for others around the globe.”
She additionally mentioned, “Being a foster youngster myself, and understanding what it means to have the percentages stacked in opposition to you, I made a decision to provide a hand in opening this scholarship fund for foster children and others and hope others will be a part of me. On the finish of the day, life circumstances should not outline you or preserve you out of your targets. I consider within the energy of onerous work. I do know that dedication and want could make the inconceivable attainable, and I wish to assist take away obstacles that preserve a school diploma out of attain for people who really need it.”
