A 16-year-old high school senior in New Orleans who received scholarship offers from 149 colleges and universities totaling $10 million said Friday that he has chosen to attend Cornell University.
from 149 colleges and universities totaling $10 million said Friday that he has chosen to attend Cornell University.
Dennis “Maliq” Barnes will graduate on May 24 from the International High School of New Orleans, where he earned a 4.98 grade point average. He also has 27 college credits through a dual enrollment program with Southern University of New Orleans. He plans to study computer science at Cornell, an Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York. He has also said he is considering law school.
“Today is an exciting day for me and my family, and I look forward to working with Cornell’s College of Engineering over the course of my undergraduate education,” Barnes said. In an interview las week, Barnes said that a major reason he cranked out applications to close to 200 schools was his desire to have numerous educational and financial options. He ultimately was accepted at 186 colleges and universities. The school said it believes the $10 million in scholarship offers from 149 of them to be a record for U.S. college-bound seniors.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
It's Cornell for New Orleans student with $10M in offers from 149 schoolsA New Orleans student who had his choice among 149 colleges and universities making scholarship offers that totaled more than $10 million has made his decision.
Read more »
It's Cornell for New Orleans student with $10M in offers from 149 schoolsA New Orleans student who had his choice among 149 colleges and universities making scholarship offers that totaled more than $10 million has made his decision.
Read more »
It's Cornell for New Orleans student with $10M in offersA New Orleans student who had his choice among 149 colleges and universities making scholarship offers that totaled more than $10 million has made his decision: Dennis “Maliq” Barnes, a senior at the International High School of New Orleans, said Friday he will attend Cornell University
Read more »
It's Cornell for New Orleans student with $10M in offersA 16-year-old high school senior in New Orleans who received scholarship offers from 149 colleges and universities totaling $10 million said Friday that he has chosen to attend Cornell University.
Read more »
A New Orleans high school senior received $10M in scholarship offers. Here's the college he choseA New Orleans student who had his choice among 149 colleges and universities making scholarship offers that totaled more than $10 million has made his decision: Dennis “Maliq” Barnes, a senior at the International High School of New Orleans, said Friday he will attend Cornell University. Barnes, who earned a 4.98 grade point average while earning enough high school credits to become a senior at 16, also has 27 college credits earned in a dual enrollment program with Southern University of New Orleans. He graduates May 24 from his college prep charter school. He plans to study computer science at Cornell and has said he may later attend law school.
Read more »
New Orleans Student With $10M in Offers Makes College DecisionDennis “Maliq” Barnes, who had offers from 149 colleges and universities totaling $10 million, decided he will study computer science at Cornell University.
Read more »