- First-generation college graduate
- Teacher at Title I school for the past three years
- Extreme upward grade trend

01/11 - Tulane acceptance via email! The scholarship amount is renewable based on GPA.

01/19 - Rejected at UGA via status checker. It was a big reach but I'm still bummed about it.

01/23 - In at Kentucky via email! Decision rendered on 01/19. Scholarship is $35k/year with no stipulation besides good academic standing! Frankly, I'm floored by the offer. Go Cats!

01/26 - Accepted at Florida State via voicemail! The scholarship amount is worth 50% of tuition over three years; first-year rate is out of state and years two and three are in-state.

01/26 - Accepted at Loyola-Chicago via email! Scholarship is for $28k/year.

02/07 - Accepted at Ole Miss via email! Scholarship is for $10k/year, according to the status checker.

02/09 - Accepted at Houston via email! Scholarship amount is in-state tuition waiver plus $5k/year.

02/10 - No final decision rendered at UF Levin College of Law. EDIT: Officially waitlisted on 03/02.

02/12 - Accepted at Baylor! Scholarship is good for $12k/year renewable based on GPA.

02/12 - In at Georgia State via email! Admitted student info and (hopefully!) scholarship information coming via snail mail. EDIT: 03/02 - Email informing me of non-renewable, first-year only scholarship of $3k.

02/22 - In at SMU via status checker! Scholarship is good for $18k/year. DFW!!!

03/09 - In at Wake Forest via email! Scholarship is for $32k/year! So hyped about this one!

03/16 - In at UIUC vie email! Nice!