She is a dual-degree graduate student at New York University, where she attends both its business and law schools. “I’m always in need of sleep, but I’m OK with sacrificing sleep,” said Ms. Scott, 26, who grew up in Harlem. “I wanted to help other Black women have an easier, better experience than I had,” she said. “Most people are like, ‘It’s crazy you’re doing all of this,’ but they’re not surprised knowing who I am. I’m surpassing society’s expectations of me.”Ms. Scott lives in a two-bedroom apartment in campus housing in NoHo in Manhattan.

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