Detroit senior takes college entry applications by the horns; gets accepted to dozens of schools

By Amanda Washington, the Grio

#Blackboyjoy: Michael Love, just by believing he could, has his choice of 41 different colleges to attend in the fall and you won’t believe how much money he’s getting

As controversy continues over privileged parents paying to get their kids into elite colleges, the work of one Detroit high schooler who chose to do it the old-fashioned way is apparently paying off.

Michael Love, a senior at Cornerstone Health and Technology High School, applied to more than 50 colleges, according to Detroit station WXYZ, and has been admitted to 41 of them. He has also received more than $300,000 in scholarships, and he says he owes his success to those who doubted him.

Although Love remained busy with extracurricular activities including basketball, the National Honor Society and an after school job, he still managed to apply to a large number of colleges. Even his mom thought he may be taking on too much by applying to so many schools. “I thought he was crazy when he told me he was applying to so many schools,” said Micole Ewing, Michael’s mother.

“Every time I open up a letter, I jumped up and down, we praised God and everything. I’m super proud of him,” Ewing said.

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