Dennis Barnes is a senior at International High School of New Orleans, has a 4.98 GPA and is graduating two years early.
New Orleans International High School senior Dennis Barnes, who goes by the name Maliq, a name his father says he gave him because it means"King," stood before a podium in New Orleans to make an announcement.Earning $10.1 million in scholarship money and being accepted to over 180 colleges. Now he just had to pick where he wanted to go.
He quickly grabbed a red Cornell University sweatshirt and draped it over his head, revealing his final decision.The teen, surrounded by his mom, dad, and the rest of his family, humbly talked to us about his future plans to become immersed in the computer science field and work with artificial intelligence."I've always known I wanted to go to an Ivy League school.
In 2019, class valedictorian Kareem King of Cleveland, Ohio, garnered $2.5 million in scholarships and was accepted to 20 schools.Michael Love, from Detroit, Michigan, is another multi-college scholarship recipient. He was accepted to 41 colleges, racking up $300,000 in scholarship money. He chose Harris Stowe State University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Courtney says she'll study psychology with the goal of starting her own Christian-based psychology practice.
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