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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts) Fri Jan 14, 2022, 05:48 PM Jan 2022

Teen accepted into more than 40 colleges with over $600,000 in scholarships

ALBANY, Ga. (WFXL) — One Southwest Georgia student is paving her way to the top by applying to almost 100 colleges and getting accepted to half of them at no cost.

Kenyari Sawyer, a 17-year-old senior at Monroe High School, has been accepted to 48 schools of the 92 she applied for in the past six months.

https://krcgtv.com/news/offbeat/teen-accepted-into-more-than-40-colleges-with-over-600000-in-scholarships

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Teen accepted into more than 40 colleges with over $600,000 in scholarships (Original Post) Sherman A1 Jan 2022 OP

Ah, application fee waivers. rsdsharp Jan 2022 #1

I don't get it. elias7 Jan 2022 #2

yeah, it seems odd... Phentex Jan 2022 #3

rsdsharp

(10,121 posts)

1. Ah, application fee waivers.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 05:59 PM

Jan 2022

I wondered how she could afford to apply to 100 schools.

elias7

(4,188 posts)

2. I don't get it.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 06:45 PM

Jan 2022

She still can only choose one and gets only one scholarship package. Meanwhile, she could withdraw her acceptances from 39 colleges so as to allow other worthy students to get accepted.

Phentex

(16,504 posts)

3. yeah, it seems odd...

Reply to elias7 (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 15, 2022, 01:25 PM

Jan 2022

I get that she may have been trying to see how much financial aid she could get but after a dozen acceptances, you'd think she could take her pick.

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