23-year-old graduates from university despite being homeless and being pregnant

A woman who was homeless as a teenager and then pregnant during her first year of university has now graduated with a first.

Ever-determined Emily, from Rhondda Cynon Taf in south Wales, pushed on with her university studies, balancing studying for her second year exams with breastfeeding her daughter. ‘Mental health issues left me with barely enough energy to attend college, which then further affected me mentally as I felt I wasn’t achieving anything, and was just in a stage of limbo.

‘I managed to achieve grade ABC in my A-Levels which meant I could go to university. I applied for Cardiff University to do Media and Communications, and got accepted.’

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