Amherst Scholarships Awarded
Seniors Corri and A’Cora Hickson will be attending Amherst College in Massachusetts next year on full scholarship. Amherst is one of the nation’s most selective colleges with an acceptance rate of only 13%.
Corri and A’Cora were matched through QuestBridge, a powerful platform that connects the nation’s brightest students with leading institutions of higher education and further opportunities. This year, there were 18,000 QuestBridge applicants, 6,400 finalists, and only 1,400 students matched. These young ladies have participated in the Leading Youth Through Empowerment program since they were in 7th grade.
A’Cora will be studying Computer Science and Corri, Psychology on the pre-med track. The twins were featured in a Special Blue Ribbon School Video and explained their CSW Science Fair project – “The Conversion of Oil to Biodiesel.” The U.S. Department of Education visited the Junior Science Fair in January 2020 and created a video to highlight the event and our Junior Research program. CSW was one of only five high schools in the nation to receive this additional honor.