Detroit School Kids' Dreams of the Future

Nicole Parizon, Age 17, Grade 12
Corine Vermeulen for TIME

Nicole Parizon, Age 17, Grade 12
"Well, I'm going to Central Michigan, I want to study law enforcement and social work. I'll take 4 more years of ROTC when I go to college and then go into the Army when I finish. I want to go into the army for a career."

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