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He hadn\u2019t applied to ASU, but the letter in the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-08T14:41:03-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/08\/2026-2:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Lenin Juarez was in the first group of Phoenix high school students to receive personalized early-acceptance letters to ASU in fall 2021, as part of an initiative to assist students who might not realize that they\u2019re qualified for college. 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