{"615227":{"#nid":"615227","#data":{"type":"news","title":"From Dropout to Summa Cum Laude: Andrew Kell Makes the Grade","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELike many students, Andrew Kell enrolled in Georgia Tech right after high school. But, he blew it. He dropped out after two years because of poor grades, fueled by substance abuse, depression, and apathy. After a five-year hiatus, including time in a\u0026nbsp;rehabilitation program, he went through the process of readmission and academic renewal to come\u0026nbsp;back to Tech at age 24. Now, he is graduating with a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree and a 4.0 grade point average in chemical and biomolecular engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/dropout-summa-cum-laude-andrew-kell-makes-grade\u0022\u003ERead the full story\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAndrew Kell, a Georgia Tech dropout, decided to give it another try. Now he is graduating with a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree and a 4.0 grade point average in chemical and biomolecular engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Andrew Kell, a Georgia Tech dropout, decided to give it another try. Now he is graduating with a bachelor\u2019s degree and a 4.0 grade point average in chemical and biomolecular engineering."}],"uid":"27713","created_gmt":"2018-12-11 19:21:10","changed_gmt":"2018-12-11 19:35:59","author":"Victor Rogers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-12-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-12-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"615228":{"id":"615228","type":"image","title":"Andrew Kell","body":null,"created":"1544556228","gmt_created":"2018-12-11 19:23:48","changed":"1544556251","gmt_changed":"2018-12-11 19:24:11","alt":"Andrew Kell on Tech Lawn ","file":{"fid":"234274","name":"Andrew Kell.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Andrew%20Kell.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Andrew%20Kell.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":910924,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Andrew%20Kell.jpg?itok=YvK4AGtI"}}},"media_ids":["615228"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/dropout-summa-cum-laude-andrew-kell-makes-grade","title":"From Dropout to Summa Cum Laude: Andrew Kell Makes the Grade"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"179968","name":"Andrew Kell"},{"id":"5834","name":"chemical and biomolecular engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EVictor Rogers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}