Ellen Gbolade has watched others in her family go to college. Still, the amount of work and money it takes to apply took her by surprise.
“My plan is to apply to like 10, so that’s quite a lot of money with paying for each application but also sending scores is something you have to do to every single school, and it’s $15 per school,” Gbolade said. “So yesterday, I did two and it was $30 but it adds up pretty quickly.”
Gbolade and her classmates at Marietta High School won’t have to cover all of their college application fees on their own. Marietta City Schools Superintendent Grant Rivera is using his bonus to help…