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For ASU Prep Global Academy<\/a> senior Kian Bahin-Aein, learning has never been confined to a classroom. With an impressive 4.86 GPA, nine university credits already earned\u2014and more on the horizon before graduation\u2014along with recognition as a National Merit Semifinalist, Kian is proof that when students are empowered to shape their own path, extraordinary things happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really have a typical day,\u201d Kian says.<\/p>\n

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