Jack Roney, a member of David Crockett High Schoolâs Class of 2021, has earned a prestigious scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania.
His acceptance into the university marks the first time a David Crockett student has won such a scholarship to an Ivy League school.
Roney was selected in the QuestBridge National College Match program, which connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with full four-year scholarships to the nationâs top colleges. Out of more than 18,500 applicants, QuestBridge selected 6,885 finalists to be considered for the National College Match Scholarship.
The QuestBridge high school seniors have an average unweighted GPA of 3.93 and 94% are in the top 10% of their class.