Lamar High School senior Micheal Brown, 17, said he will attend Stanford University as a member of the graduating class of 2022. Brown made headlines in April after he was accepted to 20 colleges and universities, many of them offering him full scholarships.
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— Micheal Brown (@mbreezy101) April 27, 2018
Brown said it was a slow build up of excitement as his acceptances started coming in last November through March. “I never imagined this would happen,” Brown told Houston Public Media, “but I’m really happy about it.”
Michael Brown celebrates his acceptance to Stanford. The 17-year-old from Houston, Texas, applied to 20 of the best universities in the US and was admitted to every single one with a full ride — and $260,000 in additional scholarship offers https://t.co/YZZdYtKOB5 pic.twitter.com/nIUB14cYjg
— CNN (@CNN) March 31, 2018
Brown said he narrowed down his choices to Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Georgetown, and Vanderbilt. He ultimately chose Stanford. He attributed his success to the mentors he has had growing up. "Especially looking forward, I think something that's going to be important to me is like the simple idea of giving back to others the things that have been given to me," Brown said. Brown wants to major in political science and become a lawyer or politician. He said he wants to help create change in his community, citing the election of President Barack Obama as highly influential.