Teen With Special Needs Finds Out He Is Going to College And His Reaction Is Priceless

Jul 09, 2021 by apost team

Being a senior in high school and waiting to hear back about your college applications can be an emotional and stressful time. One student, Kurt Kinley, found out he was accepted into Heartland Community College’s special needs program in early July 2021. Spaces for these programs are often limited, so Kurt was incredibly proud when he read the acceptance letter.

The moment he read the letter, he yelled out “I got in!” He threw his hands up in joy and disbelief. His parents asked him what the letter said and as Kurt began to read, he was filled with emotion. He began to cry and was comforted by his friends and family. Kurt was shedding happy tears at his incredible accomplishments and joy for the future. 

Kurt couldn’t wait to tell his older brother and role model, Glenn Kinley, the news. Glenn is a sports reporter for KSNT, an NBC news station located in Kansas. Glenn said he could tell Kurt had been crying when he called to tell him about the acceptance letter. Glenn was ecstatic for his brother and shared the news and video on his Twitter account.

Kurt has many dreams and aspirations for his future, and pursuing higher education is the first step. You can tell from the look of pure joy and surprise on his face that he was not expecting to hear the good news. Fortunately, for him and everyone else, he got in, and now we can all look forward to seeing more great accomplishments from Kurt in the future. Read on to hear more details about Kurt’s great news.

Glenn posted the video of the moment Kurt read his acceptance letter on Twitter. His tweet read: “Got a call from my little brother recently. I could tell he was fighting back tears when I answered. ‘Glenn, I’m going to college.’ He just found out he got accepted into a Community College program for students with special needs.”

Glenn added to his post a day later, writing, “The response to this has been amazing. Kurt’s abundant joy is truly a blessing. Thank you all for the kind words.” Surely, seeing the outpouring of support for his education was inspiring for Kurt. Glenn’s tweet has over 8,000 likes and more than 200 comments.

Hundreds of people stopped to leave a kind message after watching Kurt’s video. One person commented, “Thank you for sharing this. His joy and being so emotionally overwhelmed truly touched my heart. I am so happy for him! Please let him know that folks are cheering him on and wishing him great success!” The video is incredibly moving and might make you shed a tear.

In another show of brotherly support, Kurt sent a lovely email to Glenn back in February 2021, wishing him good luck on his KSNT debut. Glenn also shared that story on his Twitter account, writing, “My little brother sent me this email before I went on air Monday. He was very happy to hear I would be on TV, but I’m sure he was also disappointed when I did not mention the fact that the Blackhawks beat the Stars in OT the day before. Sorry Kurt!”

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