FAIRFAX, Va., May 15 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
Senior information technology major Crystal Forson likes to joke that her parents have been in school with her the whole time-"just without the studying." Their support, she said, has been constant, from eighth grade when she joined the George Mason University's Early Identification Program (EIP), all the way through graduation this May.
Forson and her family first learned about EIP as a student at Potomac Middle School in Dumfries, Virginia, and her mother's excitement about the program was infectious. "What really pushed me to apply was knowing I wanted more for my future and for my family," said Forson, who is a member of the Honors College. "I knew it w...