Nine District students get GW scholarships
George Washington University handed out scholarships Wednesday, each worth more than $200,000, to nine District high school students.
The recipients come from eight different high schools:
GW has been awarding District high school students with full, four-year scholarships since 1989. Since its inception, the university has committed more than $16 million to the scholarship program.
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| March 25, 2010; 10:00 AM ET
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Posted by: oknow1 | March 25, 2010 10:30 AM | Report abuse
YEA!!! It is so great to hear this - keep up the good work GW and students.
Posted by: stopplayingwithus | March 25, 2010 10:43 AM | Report abuse
Congratulations to the students and parents! Your hard work and dedication to excellence has been rewarded. All the best to you!
Posted by: ColoredSpirit | March 25, 2010 11:43 AM | Report abuse
CONGRATS!!!! Shout out to the representation from Ballou HS and all of the DC schools! Don't forget to get your CAP money too- GW is expensive. . . . I got my masters degree there : ) wooweeee I will be payin that off- forever! Hard work will get you everywhere! CONGRATS!
Posted by: no1snowflake | March 25, 2010 10:53 PM | Report abuse
I wish more of the scholarships would have gone to students from poorer areas of DC.
Posted by: Bitter_Bill | March 26, 2010 5:54 AM | Report abuse
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Congratulations to the students!
Obviously these are merit scholarships. so, it would be nice to read a little bit more on their accomplishments.