“I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.” SchoolAmericaBornCollegeHigh SchoolMovedFinishedNigeriaIndiana Author:Dayo Okeniyi
“And this year, when we end the cruel, defeatist practice of passing children who cannot read into fourth grade, and when our most diligent students begin to graduate from high school in 11 years, and get a head start on college costs with the dollars they earned through their hard work, others will take notice of Indiana yet again.” YearsChildrenEndsHardSchoolPracticeStudentsCollegeHard WorkCostHigh SchoolDollarsPassingPassingsGradesGraduatesFourthDiligentIndianaFourth GradeGraduating High SchoolHead Start Author:Mitch McConnell
“I was a beast in college. I worked hard and I played hard. I was relentless learning about business. I actually snuck into MBA classes my freshman and sophomore years. I wanted to challenge myself to see how I compared to the smartest kids at Indiana University so I was 18 and pretended I was an MBA student.” YearsHardKidsWantedChallengesClassStudentsCollegeUniversityBeastRelentlessIndianaFreshmanSophomoreMbaSophomore Year Author:Mark Cuban
“It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day - a letter from Indiana.” YearsFirstsStillsBigsSchoolSportsCollegeHigh SchoolLettersThis DayJuniorsIndianaJunior YearJunior Year Of High School Author:Bo Jackson
“I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after my sophomore year there, I went to the San Francisco Ballet school for the summer, but then they offered me a scholarship to stay for the year. That's where I danced after the year they offered me a contract with the company.” YearsSchoolCompanyCollegeCoupleSummerUniversityJournalismContractsBalletSan FranciscoScholarshipIndianaSophomoreSophomore Year Author:Joan Chen