Advertisement Continue reading the main storyFor all the geography her applications covered, in the end Ms. Harrison decided to stay close to home. “In the beginning, she said, ‘Let’s apply to all of them in Florida,’” said Bravena M. Armstrong, Ms. Harrison’s mother. “At the end, she wanted to stay nearby.”Only two universities — the University of South Carolina and Seton Hall University — turned Ms. Harrison down. Ms. Armstrong said Ms. Harrison notified admissions officers quickly when she turned down a spot so that it could be given to another student. Terri Y. Fletcher, Ms. Harrison’s English teacher, said she had written multiple recommendations for her.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2018 13:23 UTC