1 V broncos'Voice
September 1994
McClain Seeks to Break Stereotypes
By Jaime Cruz-Morales
From the first day of
Kindergarten, children
are classified as gifted,
average, or remedial. To
leave behind those
children that are not
classifed as gifted is
truly a tragedy,
especially considering
the fact that some of
these children have the
drive to succeed which
vaults them past many of
the so-called "gifted"
children.
Sterlin McClain has
broken through many of
these labels to become a
senior at FSU. He is in a
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Sterlin Mclain
position that many people
would envy, contributing
his talents to the
football team and
majoring in Computer
Science with a Cumulative
G.P.A. of 3.08. He is
scheduled to graduate at
the end of spring
semester.
McClain was an athlete
at Monroe Comprehensive
High School, where his
performance earned him a
football scholarship to
Fayetteville State. His
sub-800 score on the SAT
and football affiliation,
however, presented him
with the challenge of
breaking through the
stereotype of the "dumb
football player." McClain
has succeeded with a
mixture of parental
guidance and his own
determinat ion.
McClain's mother,
father, and stepfather
have formed a triangle of
love, support, and
happiness which McClain
admits is a major factor
in his success. Sterlin
had these comments
concerning his mother,
"In high school, my
mother instilled the
fundamental learnings
that a child needed. She
guided me throughout high
school and college just
by telling me the pros
and cons about
everything. I took that
to heart
because
everything
that my mother
has told me has
been right. She
has been
perfect for
me . "
McClain's
work ethic has
made him a
formidable
scholar in his
years at FSU.
He admits,
however, that
Computer
Science is a
major "that
will get you
down at times,
but if you work
hard enough at
it, you will eventually
catch on to the
algorithims and problems .
You don't have to have a
high math background to
make it in Computer
Science because a lot of
it is self-study. If you
can sit down, read a book,
and do the examples, you
can do it . "
McClain notes that the
drive and determination
that helped nim to
succeed in football as a
young child also helped
him in academics later in
life. McClain explains,
"I have always had the
determination and
willpower for playing
football, from little
league to college. When
I got here as a freshman
in college, I turned the
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