This time of year, we're posting selfies with happy college graduates and forwarding inspirational commencement speeches. And why not? Graduation is a righteous achievement. But it's a lot harder for some than others, like low-income students who are the first in their families to go to college. From KQED's Silicon Valley desk, Rachael Myrow profiles one young woman and the non-profit on the San Francisco Peninsula trying to help her even the odds.
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