. >> ajani cunningham: i'm a marine cadet. i will be true to myself and others. >> pelley: ajani cunningham joined marine corps' junior r.o.t.c. to add some ammo to his many applications for financial aid. >> cunningham: because i am in a 1,000 programs all at once, including r.o.t.c., debate. i have honors and a.p. classes. i've taken college courses. so, i'm just trying to do the most that i can to make college the least expensive. >> kavarrion newson: well, father, we thank you for waching over all of us this morning, waking us up and clothing us all in our right mind. >> pelley: kavarrion newson's hopes lean on faith. >> newson: amen. >> pelley: he told us that's how he endured being raised by his grandmother, who was drug- addicted at the time. >> newson: i have so much faith in god. it's like, i'm not even going to worry about money. anything i've ever put in god's hands, it never failed. so, i know he'll come through. i know it, for a fact. >> cleaves: you know, we have students who are doing construction, working in wa