Teen accepted to 113 colleges, awarded $4.5M in scholarships

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Teen accepted to 113 colleges
Teen accepted to 113 colleges. Tamala Edwards reports during Action News Mornings on May 2, 2018.

A North Carolina teen's hard work paid off in a big way.



Seventeen-year-old Jasmine Harrison was accepted to 113 colleges and universities and awarded more than $4.5 million in merit-based scholarships.



With help from her school's faculty and her mother, she was able to apply to all those schools for just $135.



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"When I got the first couple in the mail, I was like 'Well, this is really happening.' I didn't really think I'd be able to do that by myself." Harrison said.



Harrison plans to attend Bennett College in Greensboro on a full scholarship.



She plans to major in biology.



Harrison says she wants to become a neonatal intensive care nurse.

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