A New Orleans teenager has been accepted into 83 colleges!
Darrin Francois, an International High School of New Orleans senior applied to numerous colleges and got accepted into 83. On top of that, he also got over 3 million dollars in scholarships!
Francis doesn't remember how many schools he applied to. He just tried as many as he could and was shocked to get so many acceptance letters.Darrin Francois, an International High School of New Orleans senior applied to numerous colleges and got accepted into 83. On top of that, he also got over 3 million dollars in scholarships!
"I just applied, applied, applied. I didn't know how many it was, so once they started to come through the mail, I was like oh my gosh, this many? Then, they started coming more more and more. Now, today, I have 83 now!” he said.
His mom Bridget said: "Eighty-three colleges? That is wonderful, that is a blessing from God. I'm very proud, a proud mother to see my son go forward into his success and go forward into his goals."
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