NEW ORLEANS, La. – A high school senior and his family are celebrating, after the young man breaks records for receiving more than $9 million in college scholarships.
Dennis Barnes was accepted into 170 college and universities for the incoming Fall semester.
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Barnes has a cumulative GPA of 4.98 and is also earning college credit at Southern University of New Orleans.
The student at the International High School of New Orleans is even beating out a Guinness Book of World Records holder from his native state of Louisiana, who was awarded $8.7 million in 2019.
Barnes said he will announce his school choice on May 2. His high school graduation is set for May 24.