Hartnell College graduate becomes first to be accepted into NYU screenwriting program

Florence Paget said she was illiterate until the age of 10.

She plans on attending the prestigious school in the Fall.

IT'S ALL IN THE ENDING.FLORENCE PAGET WOULDKNOW...HER BOOKSHELF IS FILLEDWITH THE CLASSICS.33:47 "IT IS MY GREATGRANDFATHER.

HE WAS A BIGCOLLECTOR OF THEM.HE LOVED READING." BYOU'D BE SHOCKED TOLEARN...SHE COULDN'T READ ASINGLE SENTENCE IN ANYOF THEM..

UNTIL SHEWAS TEN..26:25 "I WAS COMPLETELYILLITERATE UNTIL THATPOINT." PAGET AND HERFAMILY FROM FRNACE ATJUST FOUR YEARS OLD..26:13 "SOME OF THETEAHCERS THOUGHT I HADLEARNING DEVELOPMENTISSUES." 26:38 "IREMEMBER ONE OF MYTEACHERS SAID, YOU'RENEVER GOING TO BE GOOD ATENGLISH EVER.

YOURGRAMMAR IS TERRIBLE ANDYOUR SPELLING IS TERRIBLE."IT WASN'T UNTIL SHESTARTED READING JKROWLING WITH HERMOTHER..THAT SHE BEGAN TOCULTIVATE A PASSION.30:25 "MY MOM SHE WOULDREAD WITH ME A LOT ANDJUST KINDA PUSH ME OUT OFHTAT COMFORT ZONE.."NOW..

MORE THAN ADECADE LATER..NOT ONLY HAS SHECONSUMED HER FAMILY'SFAVORITES..BUT SHE'S MAKINGSTORIES OF HER OWN..TAKE SOT THE FIRSTHARTNELL GRADUATE TOGO TO NYC ...BEING ACCEPTED INTOONE OF THE MOSTPRESTIGIOUSSCREENWRITINGGRADUATE PROGRAMS INTHE COUNTRY..41:51 "I THOUGHT I HAD NOCHANCE OF DOING ANYTHINGIN COLLEGE." HER UNIQUESTORY..NOW WITH AN EQUALLYUNIQUE ENDING..MIRRORING HERFAVORITE GENRE AS ASCREENWRITER..THE TYPE THAT LEAVESYOU WITH A SMILE.38:22 "LIFE IS COMEDIC INA LOT OF WAYS.

I THIKNABOUT WHEN I WASSTRUGGLING TO TALK AND THEWAY I WAS STRUGGLIGN TOCOMMUNICATE WITHPEOPLE IS PRETYT FUNNYAND JUST I THINK IT'S BESTTO LAUGH.LAUGHTER IS THE BESTMEDICINE."CHRISTOPHER SALASREPORTING...HER N-Y-U GRADUA