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A Georgia high school student has earned over a million dollars in scholarships from dozens of schools across the country.
“I’m so blessed to have this opportunity,” 17-year-old Regis Harris said, per Atlanta News First. “There were several schools at the top of my list.”
Harris, a senior at Chapel Hill High in Douglasville, was accepted to over 40 colleges that are offering him a total of $1.6 million in scholarships. Some of the schools include the University of Georgia and the University of Southern California.
“It was a lot of sacrifices,” Harris said. “There were a lot of nights I stayed up studying all night long.”
The straight-A student is a member of the band, chess club, varsity track team, and National Honor Society. He also works part-time and sings in his church choir.
Harris said he sees community service as just as important as his academics.
“The hardest part for me was that I balanced staying on top of work but also that I maintained being a well-rounded person,” he said.
Born with a heart condition, Harris' parents told Atlanta News First that their son has been a fighter all of his life.
“The doctors told me he would be developmentally delayed,” his mother, Kia Harris, said. “They even stated that he might have to have heart surgery again. He is our miracle.”
But Harris has been able to defy the odds and looks forward to the next chapter in his life.
“I’m looking forward to being able to adapt, to expand my mind, my learning and I can’t wait,” he said.
Harris plans to attend North Carolina A&T, where he’ll study biology in hopes of becoming a psychiatrist.
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