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Daniela鈥 鈥婱arkovic鈥 鈥媤orked鈥 鈥媓ard鈥 鈥媔n鈥 鈥媓igh鈥 鈥媠chool鈥 鈥媤ith鈥 鈥媓er鈥 鈥媠ights鈥 鈥媜n鈥 鈥媍ollege 鈥 and possibly studying abroad.鈥 鈥婤ut鈥 鈥媤hen鈥 鈥媐aced鈥 鈥媤ith鈥 鈥媏conomic鈥 鈥媟eality,鈥 鈥媠he opted鈥 鈥媐or鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥媓onor鈥檚鈥 鈥媝rogram鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥媓er鈥 鈥媗ocal鈥 鈥媍ommunity鈥 鈥媍ollege鈥,聽鈥媋nd鈥 鈥媋ccepted鈥 鈥媡hat鈥 鈥媋 two-week鈥 鈥媡rip鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥婭taly鈥 offered by the program 鈥媤ould鈥 鈥媓ave鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥媠uffice鈥.聽
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Countering perceived stigmas
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Markovic's scholarship includes鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥媝reparatory鈥 鈥媦ear鈥聽鈥媡o鈥 鈥媘aster鈥 鈥婩rench鈥 鈥媋nd鈥 鈥婩rench鈥 鈥媘ethods鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥媠tudy,鈥 鈥媋nd鈥 鈥媡hen three鈥 鈥媦ears鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥媤ork-study鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥媓elp鈥 鈥媐inance鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥媎egree鈥 鈥媐rom鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥媙+i鈥 鈥媙etwork鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥媍ountry鈥檚 50鈥 鈥媡op鈥 鈥媏ngineering鈥 鈥媠chools.
As鈥 鈥媠he鈥 鈥媙ow鈥 鈥媌egins鈥 鈥媓er鈥 鈥媦ear鈥 鈥媋t鈥 鈥嬧婥ESI Graduate School of Engineering in Saint-Nazaire,鈥嬄犫嬧17鈥 鈥媜ther鈥 鈥媍ommunity college鈥 鈥媠tudents鈥 鈥媓ave鈥 鈥媟eturned鈥 鈥媓ome鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥媠chool鈥 鈥媐rom鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥嬧渂ootcamp鈥濃 鈥媡his鈥 鈥媠ummer,鈥 鈥媡he second鈥 鈥媝rong鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥溾婥ommunity鈥 鈥婥ollege鈥 鈥婣broad鈥 鈥媔n鈥 鈥婩rance.鈥嬧濃 鈥婭ts鈥 鈥媑oal鈥 鈥媤as鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥媑ive鈥 鈥媠tudents 鈥渁鈥 鈥媡aste鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥婩rance,鈥濃 鈥媠ays鈥 鈥婱s.鈥 鈥婱ontlaur,鈥 鈥媋s鈥 鈥媤ell鈥 鈥媋s鈥 鈥媤het鈥 鈥媡heir鈥 鈥媋ppetites鈥 鈥媐or鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥媖ind鈥 鈥媜f scholarship鈥 鈥婱arkovic鈥 鈥媔s鈥 鈥媙ow鈥 鈥媝ursuing,鈥 鈥媤hich鈥 鈥媠everal鈥 鈥媓ave鈥 鈥媠aid鈥 鈥媡hey鈥 鈥媝lan鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥媎o.
The鈥 鈥嬧渂ootcamp鈥濃 鈥媤as鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥10-day鈥 鈥媣isit鈥 鈥媤ith鈥 鈥嬧渢he鈥 鈥媏nvironment鈥濃 鈥媋s鈥 鈥媔ts鈥 鈥媍entral鈥 鈥媡heme,鈥 鈥媠o鈥 鈥媡he group鈥 鈥媗earned鈥 鈥媋bout鈥 鈥婩rance鈥檚鈥 鈥媋ir鈥 鈥媞uality鈥 鈥媍ontrol鈥 鈥媋nd鈥 鈥媔ts鈥 鈥媗ighting鈥 鈥媘anagement.鈥 鈥婽hey walked鈥 鈥媋mong鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥媑ardens鈥 鈥媋t鈥 鈥媀ersailles,鈥 鈥媝ast鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥婰uxor鈥 鈥婳belisk鈥 鈥媔n鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥婸lace鈥 鈥媎e鈥 鈥媗a Concorde,鈥 鈥媋nd鈥 鈥媎id鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥媘ost鈥 鈥婸arisian鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥媋ll鈥 鈥媡hings,鈥 鈥媝icnicked鈥 鈥媜n鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥婼eine.鈥 鈥嬧淚t鈥 鈥媤as鈥 鈥媗ike being鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥媖id鈥 鈥媔n鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥媍andy鈥 鈥媠hop,鈥濃 鈥媠ays鈥 鈥婨lena鈥 鈥婤olotova,鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥媠econd-year鈥 鈥媠tudent鈥 鈥媋t鈥 鈥婽unxis Community鈥 鈥婥ollege鈥 鈥媔n鈥 Farmington, 鈥婥onn.鈥 鈥婳thers鈥 鈥媍alled鈥 鈥媔t鈥 鈥嬧済lorious鈥濃 鈥媋nd鈥 鈥嬧渓ifetime鈥 鈥媏xperience.鈥
Markovic,鈥 鈥媤ho鈥 鈥媤as鈥 鈥媟aised鈥 鈥媔n鈥 鈥婬ouston鈥 鈥媋nd鈥 鈥媔s鈥 鈥媡he鈥 鈥媍hild鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥媟efugees鈥 鈥媐rom鈥 鈥婤osnia,鈥 鈥媠ays鈥 鈥媡hat such鈥 鈥媏scapades鈥 鈥媋re鈥 鈥媙ot鈥 鈥媋lways鈥 鈥媋ssociated鈥 鈥媤ith鈥 鈥媗ife鈥 鈥媋t鈥 鈥媍ommunity鈥 鈥媍ollege.鈥 鈥嬧淎t鈥 鈥媘y鈥 鈥媓igh school鈥 鈥媡here鈥 鈥媤as鈥 鈥媡his鈥 鈥媠aying,鈥 鈥嬧業f鈥 鈥媦ou鈥 鈥媋re鈥 鈥媑oing鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥婰one鈥 鈥婼tar鈥 鈥媦ou鈥 鈥媋re鈥 鈥媑oing鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥13th鈥 鈥媑rade,鈥櫬犫 she鈥 鈥媠ays鈥 鈥媜n鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥婼kype鈥 鈥媍all鈥 鈥媋fter鈥 鈥媐inishing鈥 鈥媋n鈥 鈥媔ntensive鈥 鈥媘orning鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥婩rench鈥 鈥媗essons鈥 鈥媔n鈥 鈥媡he seaside鈥 鈥媍ommunity鈥 鈥媜f鈥 鈥婻oyan.
Growing interest from schools聽
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This article has been updated to reflect that the 17,000 students who come to France to study each year are all from the United States.聽