One Las Vegas student has a world of opportunities to choose from.
The Las Vegas Review Journal reported that Trelas Dyson IV, 17, is known across the Las Vegas Valley as the high school student with a 5.037 GPA. He attends Shadow Ridge High School and plans on attending the University of Southern California in the fall.
He wasn't short of options, however.
Dyson was accepted into 59 colleges. In addition, he earned over $2.5 million in scholarship offers.
Dyson stated:
"I feel like there’s so much to achieve, and so much to go out and do. And I love everything that’s been happening recently. And I’m very grateful."
Dyson said he filled out about 80 applications in all.
He said:
"It was definitely a shock to me, having this stuff coming in. And having it come in over such a short period of time. I didn’t know what to expect. And so to have it actually happen? I wouldn’t have dreamed or thought of it."
Dyson hasn't had the easiest road. His family moved outside of the Shadow Ridge district a few years. For about a month, he and his younger sister woke up at 3 a.m. to take public transportation toward their school and walked the rest of the way.
His mom, Nikia Dyson, said, "I know he’s going to make a difference in the world. I believe he’s going to make a major contribution. With his positivity, I believe that’s something that’s going to go a long way and that he will be able to share with others."
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