From Foster Care to Thomas Nelson to William and Mary: Antonio-Dill-Word, A TRiO Grad at TNCC

22/05/2019
From Foster Care to Thomas Nelson to William and Mary: Antonio-Dill-Word, A TRiO Grad at TNCC

Listen "From Foster Care to Thomas Nelson to William and Mary: Antonio-Dill-Word, A TRiO Grad at TNCC"

Episode Synopsis

Wednesday:
Antonio Dill-Word is a 2019 graduate of Thomas Nelson Community College. A former foster care student in High School, he left college after his first year. He reenrolled at Thomas Nelson and took advantage of their TRiO program with close academic advising and mentoring. He discusses the challenges he faced during his first year in college and how the advisors at Thomas Nelson became cheerleaders for his success. He has been accepted to William and Mary for the Fall 2019 term and plans on majoring in Psychology.