Dennis Barnes, a 16-year-old senior, picks Cornell University after getting over 185 college acceptances

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Dennis Barnes; Cornell University; New Orleans

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Dennis “Maliq” Barnes, the New Orleans high school senior who was accepted at over 185 colleges and received more than $10 million in scholarship offers, announced Friday that he will attend Cornell University in the fall.

Barnes made the announcement from his school, International High School of New Orleans.

“I have committed to attend Cornell University and intend to pursue computer science and to later move on to practice software development,” said Barnes, who put on a Cornell University sweatshirt during the announcement. “Today is an exciting day for me and my family and I look forward to working with Cornell’s college of engineering over the course of my undergraduate education.”

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By Chandelis Duster, CNN

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/us/dennis-barnes-college-decision-cornell-university/index.html

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cnn.com

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