Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePatrick Pruitt at his graduation (Henry County Schools Communications Department)Georgia high school student Patrick Pruitt received 264 college acceptance letters and over $17 million in scholarship offers. Pruitt applied to 270 colleges and universities, aiming to surpass a national record of 231 acceptances. He usedthe College Board’s Direct Admissions programme and the Common App.Despite being rejected by his “dream school,” Dartmouth College, he was accepted into all but six of the institutions he applied to. Pruitt ultimately chose Knox College, a liberal arts school in Illinois, which offered him a financial aid package worth $260,000 over four years. In fullHigh school graduate in Georgia accepted into 264 colleges and offered $17 million in scholarshipsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Varsity cross-country and track runner applied to 270 colleges and universities

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