More than a decade ago, Gill was a sophomore at a local high school. He liked school and was doing well, but when the topic of college came up, it was made clear that he would be an unlikely candidate for college due to immigration paperwork. That immediately popped any motivational balloons that were letting him rise in his studies. “What’s the point?” Gill wondered. “If you can’t go to college, why even bother focusing on your grades?” Gill made it to the last two months