High school senior breaks record, receives $9M in college scholarships

Dennis Maliq Barnes, a 16-year-old senior at International High School of New Orleans. (Courtesy: CNN)

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.


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