When she told the story to her dean at the University of Utah, the professor, instead of being annoyed, seemed to be moved by her courage and candor. He exempted her from tuition fees for the second year.
沒想到系主任聽了，對她說：「如果我有個女兒，隻身到人地生疏的異鄉去求學，如果她得像你這樣辛苦打工，我一定心疼得不得了……」因此系主任去幫她申請第二年開始免繳學費。