Florida A&M University is the fall destination for highly recruited scholar Curtis Lawrence III.
The 16-year-old Washington, D.C., graduating senior announced in a video on social media his eagerly awaited decision to enroll as part of the FAMU Class of 2025. Â
Lawrence, who graduates with a high school diploma and an associate degree and will enter FAMU as a rising junior, has been offered more than $1.6 million in scholarships.
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He had also been accepted to Harvard University, Howard University, Hampton University, George Washington University (GWU), Morehouse Colleg, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Chicago, and Yale University. Â
A 16-year-old D.C. native is kickstarting his early college career at an HBCU after being accepted to numerous schools and receiving millions of dollars in scholarship money.
Curtis Lawrence III was admitted to 14 colleges, among them some top universities in the nation, including George Washington University, Hampton University, Harvard University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, University of California-Berkeley, the University of Chicago and Yale University, reported WTTG-TV FOX5. He has also received $1.6 million in scholarships for the fall semester.
The teen recently announced he will attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, a Historically Black College and University, where he will double major in biology and computer science.
16-year-old commits to FAMU over Yale, Harvard, Howard
Itâs official. Florida A&M University is the fall destination for highly recruited scholar Curtis Lawrence III.
Photo Credit: The Lawrence family: Malene Lawrence, Curtis Lawrence III, Corey Lawrence and Curtis Lawrence Jr. â courtesy Lawrence Family.
and last updated 2021-05-06 12:56:46-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The 16-year-old Washington, D.C., graduating senior announced in a video on social media his eagerly awaited decision to enroll as part of the FAMU Class of 2025.
Curtis Lawrence, III, who graduates with a high school diploma and an associate degree and will enter FAMU as a rising junior, has been offered more than $1.6 million in scholarships.
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At 16, Curtis Lawrence III is confident he made the right decision Sunday when he formally announced his decision to enroll this fall at Florida A&M University.
He certainly had options, having been accepted to 14 colleges or universities, including Morehouse College, Yale and Harvard, while amassing over $1.65 million in merit scholarships.
He is entering Florida A&M University as a junior, having enrolled in fall 2019 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., at age 14.
That coveted acceptance at George Washington allowed him to forgo his junior and senior years after excelling at the Schools Without Walls High School, a public magnet school on the George Washington University campus.