GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two Grand Rapids Public Schools students have earned full-ride Gates Scholarships to the universities of their choice.
Nkechinyere Okwuwasi of City High Middle School will attend Barnard College of Columbia University in New York, majoring in neuroscience and minoring in astronomy. Her goal is to become a neurosurgeon.
“College and the price of college can be a really big barrier. It’s really expensive even with school scholarships and tuition aid. The fact I won’t have to worry about that or a work study is such a huge relief for me and my mom,” she said…