Not only is she graduating high school with an impressive 4.0 grade point average, she’s been accepted to 113 colleges. The Greensboro, North Carolina resident was able to apply to numerous colleges with the assistance of her mother and on the advice of teachers at her school. She also used the College Foundation of North Carolina College Application Week – which enables students to apply to colleges within their vicinity for free and the Common Black College Application; it enables the applicant to apply to 53 Historically Black Colleges and Universities all at once. Ultimately, Harrison decided to attend Bennett College, a historically black liberal arts college for women. Harrison will be majoring in Biology; she one day hopes to become a neo-natal intensive care unit nurse.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 03, 2018 18:33 UTC