@nessadiosdado: This Latina student was just accepted to 126 colleges and has been awarded $9 million in scholarship offers. She also salutatorian of her class and will be graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Her name is Araceli Cuevas, she is a senior at Gary Lighthouse College Preparatory Campus in Gary, Indiana. Local educators say her achievement is unprecedented in the school’s history. Cuevas credits her success to disciplined study habits. She strategically used the Common App and focused on schools that either waived or reduced application fees, which allowed her to apply widely. She had to write about 30 different essays to do so. She plans to pursue psychology in college and is considering schools primarily in Indiana. #scholarships #latina #firstgen #news #college