High Schooler Offered Record Breaking $3-Million In Scholarships.
What Student Loans? High Schooler Offered Record Breaking $3-Million In Scholarships. She didn't win the lottery, but thanks to a record breaking $3-million dollar scholarship, one grad won't be applying for any student loans. Arianna Alexander, a recent high school graduate from Chicago's Kenwood Academy, was offered more than $3-million in collage scholarships and accepted to 26 colleges, including six of the eight Ivy League schools. "It's like all the hard work paid off," Arianna said, adding that she was relieved. "I guess the excitement didn't really start until about a week later when I realized what was really happening." Arianna has been waiting a long time for this pay day. The 18-year-old said she started preparing for college in the seventh grade so she could enter high school AP classes and eventually college. Arianna said she started receiving the offers of admission and scholarship money in October—months b...