Louisiana student accepted into 170 colleges and offered more than $9 million in scholarships

A high school student who graduated two years early has been asked to attend more than 170 colleges and receive more than $9 million in scholarships. CNN.

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The Louisiana graduate has received more than 170 college letters and scholarship offers worth more than $9 million.

Dennis Malik Barnes, a 16-year-old senior at New Orleans International School, said he didn't originally intend to set any records.

“Because I applied to more colleges, as my numbers grew, I was intrigued,” Barnes said, noting that when he was told that he was close to the record, he “just went for it.”

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“I note that I was not always an excellent student. Just, like a normal child, he strove to complete school assignments and get good grades, ”said Barnes, writes WWLTV.

He began applying to colleges in August 2022, he says, and is proud to oversee admissions and scholarships.

School officials say Barnes' accomplishment sets a new world record and have approached the Guinness Book of World Records committee to have it formalized, according to Clark Castle, a spokesman for the school and Barnes.

Barnes has a GPA of 4,98, is graduating two years early and hasn't decided which college to attend in the fall.

“I don’t know where I want to go,” Barnes said, adding, “I intend to major in computer science” and then go to law school.”

Barnes credits his family and friends for his accomplishments, as well as his faith in God.

“I am a God-fearing young man and put God first,” said the guy.

“He’s been like this since childhood. He was always very inquisitive, always on top of his game. If he had an excursion planned, he would put the certificate right in front of me: “Mom, sign this.” I never had to ask him for a report card. He was always diligent and purposeful in everything he did,” said his mother Reba Barnes.

The youngster has applied to 200 establishments and plans to announce his final decision in early May. He wants to study computer science. Says he's narrowed down his choices but hasn't decided yet. Whatever Barnes chooses, those around him know he will succeed.

Many wondered why he applied to so many colleges when he could have just submitted a few applications and been accepted.

“It's all about the vision. All of our students have this opportunity because they can apply to multiple colleges, look at it from a broad perspective, so they have multiple opportunities. Dennis believed it,” said Denise James, his school psychologist.

“People ask me how I do it, why I applied to so many colleges. I was told that I have patience, but in fact it was not so bad. I started at the beginning of the school year and for a long time I applied,” Barnes explained.

He is about to break the national record for the amount of money he has received in the form of scholarships.

“My goal is to reach $10 million,” the guy said.

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He did not expect from social media users the attention he received.

“This is much more than I expected. My social media exploded, it was on TV in the news. People called me and wrote to me. It's nice, but I never thought it could happen to me," Barnes added.

“I hope he fulfills all the desires of his heart. I know that he has big ambitions, big goals, and I believe that he will achieve all this and succeed,” his mother said.

And for those who want to follow in his footsteps, Barnes gave some advice: "If you keep your school, your education a priority and keep God in your heart, then you will definitely succeed in whatever you do."

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