She could have hidden where she was born. Instead, she made it the first line of her Harvard essay.

"I was born in prison."

That's how Sky Castner started her Harvard application. Most kids would bury that detail or find a way around it. Sky put it front and center.

She was born in Galveston County Jail while her mom was incarcerated. Her dad picked her up and raised her alone, moving around Montgomery County but always keeping her in school.