New Jersey Teen Triumphs Over Homelessness, Gets Accepted Into 17 Colleges
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A New Jersey teenager is proving hard work and determination can go a long way.
That proof is also seen in the amount of college acceptance letters he's received.
Laid out in front of 17-year-old Dylan Chidick are not just pamphlets of college options, they're acceptance letters – 17 college acceptance letters.
"NJCU, Ramapo, Albright," Chidick said, listing off the schools.
"The dream I want to achieve, I have to have a lot of determination."
After moving from Trinidad at just seven years old and becoming a citizen, Dylan and his family went through countless heartaches.
His younger twin brothers are living with serious heart conditions and his family has been in and out of homelessness.