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(NYT70) CHARLESTON, S.C. -- May 30, 2006 -- EDUCATION-COLUMN -- Senior Jessica Atkinson takes her AP Literature final exam at the School of the Arts in Charleston, S.C., in May 2006. At the start of senior year, Jessica moved out of her fatherŐs home, was supporting herself by working as a bagger at Publix and paying rent to share a room at her boyfriend's house. (Anne McQuary/The New York Times)