This profile features first-generation college student Jason Tate, a third-grade dropout who earned his GED en route to pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology before finding a passion for genetic counseling and enrolling in KGI's Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling program.
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Despite the technical and challenging subject matter involved, the writer created a story around a familiar narrative--overcoming learning challenges and a past record of academic failure--to achieve notable success as a student that foregrounds future success in the professions.
