Massa Horsepool, 19, balanced her studies with living alone after becoming estranged from her parents
Journalist, East Midlands TodayMassa Horsepool, 19, from Shirebrook, Derbyshire, balanced her studies with living alone after becoming estranged from her parents.
Footage of the former pupil at Vision West Nottinghamshire College in Mansfield receiving her A-level resultsMs Horsepool, who worked full-time at Taco Bell to support herself, attained an A in criminology and Cs in law and psychology.She said her path to success had not been easy."I mean, look at me. I've not come from the best background but I kind of just got my cards and dealt them in the way that I wanted to.
Ms Horsepool went into foster care just before her 10th birthday and said she had spent three years with an "amazing foster family.""But as soon I entered my foster home my foster parents welcomed me with with open arms.
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