264 university admissions and $17 million…a student breaks the record with the “5-minute mix” | Miscellaneous

An American student broke the record for the number of university admission approvals and the total value of scholarships obtained by a student after passing the high school diploma.

Patrick Pruitt from the state of Georgia received approval from 264 colleges and universities, out of 270 universities he applied to study at, while the value of the scholarships he received exceeded 17 million dollars.

High school students in the United States are advised to apply to between 5 and 8 universities, but Patrick decided to apply to 50 universities, before deciding to increase the number to 100 colleges and institutes in various states.

The School Authority in Henry County, Georgia, said in a statement that Patrick took an entire day to write his first application. After 20 requests, he found a way to speed up writing the application until he wrote the entire application in just 5 minutes.

After approvals began to arrive, Patrick read about Madison Crowl, who obtained a high school diploma in 2024 from the state of Georgia as well. She received approvals from 231 universities and the total value of the scholarships she received amounted to about $15 million. Patrick decided to continue applying to universities in order to break the record.

The School Authority statement indicated that Patrick obtained an advanced academic average, in addition to his athletic activity as a runner.

According to American websites and media, Patrick decided to continue his studies at Knox University in Illinois, noting that he received a scholarship worth $260,000 to cover study expenses within 4 years, which means that he is required to pay $5,000 per semester.

She explained that he would try to obtain other grants to provide the remaining amount.