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A high school junior reflects on her college ambitions and a lesson from history.

At the age of an average sixth-grader, Cavalin has gradated from East Los Angeles Community College. But, graduating college at 10 may not be his highest goal in life.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Getting into Harvard University got tougher this year as a record number of students applied to the school's undergraduate program, many drawn by attractive financial aid offers during the recession.

It's what you do when you get there that counts.

East Moline lawmaker seeks to reward students with a year of tuition. Eighth graders who fulfill a pledge to stay out of trouble and maintain their grades in high school would get a free year of tuition at a community college in a plan proposed by state Rep. Mike Boland (D-East Moline).