In her world, college was the surest path to success and stability, and she would be giving it up to be paid hourly at Hooters. It may sound like a risky decision, but Cole’s goal was to get a good job one day and achieve the security and stability she lacked as a child. At first, she thought that meant practicing corporate law, but then she realized that being a lawyer was not the ultimate goal—it was just one way to get there. And someone was offering her a path to what she ultimately wanted, even if it was not the way most people got it. She dropped out. Not everyone would have seen this so
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