18-year-old Lady gains admission to 49 US universities, wins $1.3m scholarship to become a veterinary doctor

Makenzie Thompson, a remarkable 18-year-old woman, was accepted to 49 universities in the US thanks to her excellence in high school.

Makenzie Thompson graduated with a stellar 4.0 grade from Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. She sent applications to 51 universities in the US, and 49 of those institutions accepted her.

Aside from being accepted to a huge 49 universities, she got an accumulated $1.5 million scholarship award. “The acceptances started coming in the mail and over email. My parents were like, ‘wow, there’s another one.’ We saw the folder getting thicker and thicker over time,” Thompson narrated to Know Your Value.

“Acceptance is one thing, but once you see that they were going to offer me money—that really started adding up fast,” Thompson added.

Thompson believed her outstanding high school grade, extracurricular activities and hard work helped her secure so much success in her admission. Her two rejections came from Cornell University in New York and the University of Illinois, she said.

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