Metro Atlanta high school senior offered $1 million in college scholarships
A DeKalb County high school student has earned more than $1 million in scholarship offers.
DECATUR, Ga. - Chase Patterson said he has always had high expectations for himself.
Patterson is a senior at Greenforest Christian Academy in Decatur where he plays basketball and runs track. He said he also volunteers with the Steve Harvey Mentoring Program and Hosea Helps. He did exactly what he was supposed to do and the doors just opened, said Dr. Joyce Patterson, Chase s mother.
Patterson applied to 16 different colleges and not only got accepted to Louisiana State University, Morehouse College, Howard University and several others, but the schools offered him more than $1 million in combined scholarships to attend.