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Erinn Corbett-Wright
Location: Philadelphia, PA United States
Joined: Jun 16th, 2009

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I was born under special circumstances that have fueled my motivation to achieve excellence. My father was incarcerated 4 months prior to my birth and was sentenced to seven years. As a result, I grew up in a single parent home, however, my father's family held a large presence in my life to supplement his absence. My aunt(my father's sister) has told me that I learned to read at the age of 2, and that the first thing she heard me read was a road sign on a trip to visit my father in prison. I have always excelled in school, and the absence of my father drove this passion to succeed. I entered the mentally gifted program in the 1st grade and remained in the program until I entered private school in the 6th grade. I was referred to a scholarship program in the 4th grade by my teacher called the Steppingstone Scholars' Program. After being accepted, I was then accepted to the Agnes Irwin School. This school was a culture shock at first considering that I was not only a minority in race, but also a minority in religion, as I am a practicing Muslim. I learned to adjust, and have been at my school since 2003. During this time, my father had been released from prison, only to re-enter twice since his initial release. I never allowed the problems with my father to affect my work ethic, because I recognize the importance of education and the advances offered in receiving a superior education compared to those around me. Once I entered high school, I found my real passion within my school and that was promoting issues of diversity in my community. I was able to join the Black Student Union, Model UN, Multicultural Board as well as other clubs that raised awareness about diverse issues. It is my hope that I can continue this passion of raising awareness as well as promoting the betterment of diversity in the future.

My Interview Question

Why is education at an HBCU superior to the education recieved at non HBCU institutions for Black students?

Current Whereabouts:

Blogging, Going to Concerts, Listening to Music, Spending Time with Family and Friends, Reading, Exercising.

Life & Professional Aspirations:

Professionally, I'd like to graduate from college with a degree in either Pre-Law or Political Science with a minor in Spanish. I'd then like to enter Law School and receive my Juris Doctorate so that I could practice Criminal Law as a Defense Attorney. My ultimate goal would be to become a Judge.

Education (request update)

High School: The Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, PA class of 2010

Activities & Accomplishments:

Black Student Union(2006-Present)-Vice President(2009-2010), Multicultural Board Rep(2007-2008) Multicultural Board(2007-Present)-Class of 2010 Rep(2008-2009,2009-2010) Drill Team(2006-2009)-Co-Capt

Best Memories:

Becoming Vice President of Black Student Union, attending the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, and the birth of my two youngest sisters.

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