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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Meet Dennis "Maliq" Barnes, a high school senior who is celebrating his numerous college acceptances- and smashing a world record on the way.

Now that's dedication... Maliq applied to 200 universities in August of last year, the impressive student was accepted to 170 o them 🤯.

  • Along with his dozens of acceptances, Maliq was awarded over $9 million in scholarships, officially setting the world record for most scholarship offers ever received. 

What He's Saying... "I think that doing well in school and understanding the importance of education is something that could break the stigma [of African American students]," he shared. “The road to a successful future is to plan ahead, network with the collegiate partners, and know that If you can see your vision, you can achieve your goal,"

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