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Vindication for a state college valedictorian

Emma Abby has won a Fulbright scholarship to study in Sweden. Emma Abby has won a Fulbright scholarship to study in Sweden. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff)
By Peter Schworm
Globe Staff / June 21, 2008

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FRAMINGHAM - Emma Abby dropped out of high school but attended three colleges. Although a driven overachiever, she shunned private-school prestige for humble commuter schools. She spurned standardized tests on principle, but graduated from Framingham State College as valedictorian, a lone "A-" the only imperfection on her transcript. (Full article: 831 words)

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