Black Student From Mississippi Earns More Than $1.4M in Scholarships

Nationwide — Dana Bolden, a high school senior at Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi, has already secured over $1.4 million in scholarships, all in just 3 months into her senior year.

On October 12, the school celebrated Bolden’s impressive scholarship achievement. Teachers, staff, and fellow students all gathered to applaud her.

Bolden, with a solid 3.8 GPA, decided to apply to a lot of schools. She has so far been accepted to 34 out of the 60 schools she applied to and she expects more to come.

“A lot of students only look at Mississippi schools. And I feel like if you only limit yourself to schools in the state or where you’re from, then you’re not going to reach the full potential that you can reach,” she told WJTV.

After she graduates, Bolden said she has plans to pursue a major in biology.

Meanwhile, the school administrators noted that Bolden achieved a remarkable accomplishment for a high school student, especially so early in the school year.