I’m hoping that he attracts some outside support so he can attend Morehouse. He’s already said that he won’t ask his mother to take out loans; so if nothing works out, I’m sure he’ll go to Clark-Atlanta or one of the other schools that are affordable. Let’s just celebrate that he’s whole and healthy and has a bright future – and I hope he inspires a lot of young people in Chicago to broaden their horizons and find ways to attend college. And if you’re not familiar with HBCUs, please do some research. They’re an important part of America’s history and higher education.
He’s a great kid, with a great message. Adding up the scholarship money is silly, but I’m sure that came as much from the reporter (big numbers are good headlines) as it did from the kids. I just can’t care that he applied to more colleges than necessary – he’s a kid chasing scholarships, give him a break. If he qualifies for fee waiver, then he should get as many as he wants. It’s a very small marginal cost to the university (particularly those schools that take most applicants, because they’re probably not spending a whole lot of time doing holistic reviews), there’s no diversion of resources. The schools do not care and it’s their decision. The same goes for College Board and ACT, the marginal cost of sending score reports for all of their fee-waiver kids is not even noticeable.