Scholarship is Student’s Ticket to the Ivy League | Edison International

  • 9 years ago
with little access to clean water.

The senior at Silverado High School in Victorville had his heart set on attending an Ivy League college or Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), but tuition and room and board seemed too big a financial burden for his parents.

That all changed when Chandler learned he won a $40,000 Edison Scholars award.

“Now that I have this, it’s a gateway to where I want to be,” he said, holding an enlarged copy of the check he received during a surprise presentation at his school’s career center.

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