"At a time when a massive college admissions scandal is causing many to lose faith in the idea that hard work gets you ahead, a Georgia teen who was accepted into more than 50 schools and awarded over $1 million in scholarship funding is spreading hope for some people."

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"Michael Love, a high school senior at Cornerstone Health and Technology High School in Detroit, is being celebrated after he was accepted into 41 colleges. Love applied to more than 50 colleges and universities and his high school was able to waive application fees for most of his prospective schools.

Along with more than 40 acceptance letters, he has been offered over $300,000 in scholarship money so far. Love received a full-ride offer as well."

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It's an incredible accomplishment for any teen: getting accepted to 18 colleges.

But when Dylan Chidick, 17, starts classes at The College of New Jersey this fall, it will be an extra-special moment.

Not only is he the first person in his family to go to college, but Chidick also overcame homelessness to get into his top-choice school."

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"An Alabama high school student has been accepted to 31 colleges and has amassed more than $1.3 million in scholarship offers, and he still hasn't heard back from all the schools he's applied to yet. Benjamin Holmes, who attends Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, applied to 50 colleges."

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