The first in his family to go to college
“I was the first person in my family to graduate from high school on time. My mom graduated late and my dad dropped out. I was the first person to go to college, so if I graduated from college I could be like, ‘Look. I did this.’ It looks good not only for me but for my younger brothers and sisters who don’t know what they want to do. If I get my degree and I’m doing good in life, hopefully I can inspire them to be like, ‘I want to be like Adam. I want to do that too.’ ”
— in Why is college so important
