High school student with $10M in scholarship offers chooses Cornell University.

Louisiana high school senior, Dennis "Maliq" Barnes, who was offered a record-breaking $10 million in scholarships from nearly 200 colleges, announced he will attend Cornell University's school of engineering to pursue a degree in computer science. Barnes' scholarship haul is the most of any college-bound senior in U.S. history, breaking a Guinness World Record held by another Louisiana high school senior who received nearly $9 million in scholarships in 2019.