A Georgia high school student may have broken a national record this year after receiving 264 college acceptance letters and more than $17 million in scholarship offers.
Before graduating from Woodland High School in McDonough, Patrick Pruitt decided to test the limits of the college admissions process by applying to 50 schools — far more than the five to eight applications recommended by the College Board, the nonprofit organization that connects students with colleges through standardized testing and other programs.
