A 16-year-old boy has a world record that he did not initially look for, he just touched it and today is admired and followed as a celebrity.

Dennis Maliq Barnes, a high school student in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, received more than 170 letters of acceptance from the university and more than $9 million in scholarship offers, CNN reports in Spanish to the world.

That’s a record: “He’s making headlines as the first senior in U.S. history to be accepted into 170 colleges and universities and is on track to reach his goal of $10 million in scholarship offers by the end of this month.” , fourth Huff Post on Thursday, April 27, 2023.

The boy says he “started applying to schools in August 2022 and was proud to see the acceptances and scholarships rolling in.”

Barnes “applied to 200 schools,” noting, “It was never much of a surprise to me once I hit that number (acceptances),” Barnes said.

“As I applied to more schools, as my numbers grew, with financial aid and college acceptances, I became intrigued,” the boy describes.

He notes that when he was warned that he was close to the record, “I just went for it.”

This lanky young man presents himself as a respectful person of God. According to the press, this young man is attracted to motocross and prefers to be called Maliq.

For me, God comes first

Dennis Maliq Barnes

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Your GPA and professional future

The American news network indicates that the teenager has a GPA (Grade Point Average, grades) of 4.98.

From the New Orleans school, he “graduated two years earlier than expected.” He ponders his professional future and reveals his “intention” to prepare for “Informatics and then go to law school”.

He thinks he will make his final decision for his graduation public on May 24, reports CNN.

Dennis is bilingual, coaches track and field and basketball, and serves as executive president of the National Honor Society.

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World record

School officials, including a spokesperson for the school Barnes attends, tell CNN “Barnes’ achievement sets a new world record and they have approached the Guinness Book of World Records to make it official.”

Barnes now holds a Guinness World Record, a small gift to his academic success.

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The boy, asked to advise other young people, was precise in his words that show maturity: “If you keep your school, your education as a priority and keep your God in the mix, then you will surely succeed, whatever you also does.”