Student Receives Personal Visit and Acceptance Letter from President of GWU

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Since the establishment of the scholarship more than 25 years ago, GWU has awarded it to more than 160 students. Ninety percent of participants graduate with a college degree, according to the university.
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He lives in a basement apartment with his younger sister, who also attends Roosevelt and has three jobs to pay the bills. He doesn’t want to leave his sister and says he probably will stay in his apartment.

His sister, Hannah, and two cousins — who are both attending college — were all there when Knapp surprised him with the scholarship. His parents still live in Ethi­o­pia and didn’t know about the event.

Gebremeskel said he planned to call his parents as soon as the frenzy quieted down at school.

“I can’t wait to tell them,” he said.

I love reading these stories. The GW President does this every year, going to the scholarship recipient to give him or her the news.

I hope he will somehow get help with supporting his sister. It’s not the academics stopping these kids. Their outsized responsibilities are the biggest stumbling blocks.