Fortune Favors the Bold
Montgomery County Community College graduate Antonio Marrero believes strongly in these wise words.
“Fortune favors the bold.” That’s the signature quote of Montgomery County Community College graduate Antonio Marrero, of Pennsburg, who will transfer to Dickinson College in the fall on an Honors Program scholarship in pursuit of a B.S. in biology and, ultimately, a medical degree and a career in emergency medicine. Boldness led Marrero to the U.S. Marine Corps after his first attempt at higher education didn’t go the way he wanted. “I came to the realization that I did not possess the character qualities that would bring me academic success on these roads,” Marrero said in an email interview. “I was a complacent, belligerent and often-procrastinating juvenile with very basic ambitions. After a semester of mediocre course work, I realized…
