ALBANY — A promising pre-med student nearly dropped out of school in her first semester after a trifecta of bad advice.
At the last minute, State University of New York officials sent her to the Educational Opportunity Program. Thanks to that decision, she is now planning to join the medical field.
In high school, Chriss-Ann Pryce Jr. should have checked a box on her SUNY college application, asking to be considered for EOP. The program was designed for bright, low-income students whose backgrounds kept them from reaching their full potential…