16-year-old accepted to 185 colleges tells CNN who he chose

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Dennis “Maliq” Barnes, the New Orleans high school senior who was accepted at over 185 colleges and received over $10 million in scholarship offers, explains why he’s decided to attend Cornell University. #CNN #News #Shorts #Cornell

30 comments

  1. There are 100,000 Asian students with better grades without a single scholarship offer.

  2. I am absolutely proud and amazed I’m super excited to see any young black person make it to college. Let lone 185 of them know your worth. Do great young man please

  3. Congrats my man…..don’t get satisfied with this acheivement stay hungry for success…….proud of you

  4. It’s sad that stories like this don’t happen often. We’re the richest country in the world yet Education is not free. What a shame! I’m glad I study abroad for that reason. I landed a great job here in the US with my degree from the Netherlands.

    1. you can’t just hand out top tier education for free. Not how it works. Money’s gotta come from somewhere

    2. ​@emort6 its PAID. You don’t know thw difference but have an opinion on education policy? Lol go away.

    1. I’m too busy being angry at all the rude comments diminishing his achievements based off his race. 😡

  5. Man oh man! black brains will get you the farthest in our institutions. Congratulations! Who the f applies to 185 colleges?😂😂😂

    1. He probably was offered scholarships from the schools . Kind of got recruited like a sports player.

  6. People are already judging the young man. Keep your head down while keeping your head up youll be fine.

  7. Congratulations dude, that’s amazing and this whole country should be proud of you and your achievements. 185 colleges? Damn!!

  8. Next time, if an excellent student makes his/her decision, it should be just like a top athlete who makes his or her decision on the college choice.

  9. What an accomplishment! Congratulations young man! All the best to you in your future endeavors! 🥰🎉🎉🎉

  10. I hope he will be able to excel even further than he has so far. I hope he can be a good example of how the future generation will shape things. He’s off to a great start, keep it up. 👍

  11. I can barely count to 185.. Good work young man, you have a bright future ahead, for sure. Good luck.👍

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