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“First, I started off thinking about what schools had good biology programs,” the Washington, D.C. native told FOX 5 about his decision.
“I started looked specifically at HBCUs because I want to have the HBCU experience, and be surrounded by the people that are just like me who are not only Black but academically talented.”
Lawrence III did not make his decision overnight. According to his parents,
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Curtis Lawrence Jr., the 16-year-old student has been working toward this day since the 7th grade. He took the SAT at 10 years old and dually enrolled at the School Without Walls and George Washington University four years later. Lawrence III also learned Mandarin and studied abroad. Ultimately, his tireless effort resulted in acceptance to Howard University, Morehouse College, George Washington University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Chicago and several other prestigious schools.
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.
Rattlers welcome Lawrence
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.
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The District Attorney s Office has determined that county Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell did not commit a crime when he messaged an explicit photo to a 19-year-old city woman.
The DA s Office has, however, forwarded information it gathered to the county Board of Ethics, which is investigating Flagler-Mitchell.
The three-member Board of Ethics also has contracted with local lawyer David Rothenberg to conduct an investigation into Flagler-Mitchell. Rothenberg declined to comment Monday.
County records show that the Board of Ethics voted in March to contract with Rothenberg s firm of Rothenberg and Rothenberg.
Lakaya Sinclair, the young woman who received the explicit photo from Flagler-Mitchell, said Monday that she has talked to Rothenberg, but has heard nothing else about the county ethics investigation. She said she is frustrated by the pace of the investigation and the lack of information she has received.
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.