Philadelphia Senior Shanya Robinson-Owens Weighing College Options After Receiving Over 20 Acceptance Letters And $1 Million In Scholarships

By Natasha Brown, CBS Philadelphia

March 9, 2021

Despite a very challenging end to her high school career, a Philadelphia senior is celebrating after she is accepted to 20 colleges and awarded $1 million in scholarships! CBS3’s Natasha Brown introduces us to Shanya Robinson-Owens.

The 17-year-old is a typical senior excited about her upcoming high school graduation. She’s even more ecstatic about the more than 20 college acceptance letters she’s received since November.

“I applied to like 20-something and I started getting the acceptance letters I think in November,” she said.

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