Seniors’ College Decisions

The last group picture taken of the Class of 2020 during senior retreat earlier this year.

Belle Kanz, staff writer
May 6, 2020

As the 2020 school year comes to an end, the graduating seniors are planning their futures and have decided which college they will be attending this fall as well as what they will be studying. Here are all 53 students’ decisions thus far:

Grant Bailey – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Biomedical Science
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $105,120
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Harrison Bailey – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Business Administration
- Number of College Acceptances: 4
- Total Scholarship Offers: $90,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Brayden Barker – Collin College or Blinn College with intent to transfer to Texas A&M University
- Studying: Business Administration, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
- Number of College Acceptances: 1
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Aby Beck – University of Arkansas
- Studying: Graphic Design
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $110,100
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $46,100
Will Boese – New Mexico Military Institute followed by US Merchant Marine Academy
- Number of College Acceptances: 6
- Total Scholarship Offers: $172,343
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Meg Boone – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Communications
- Number of College Acceptances: 6
- Total Scholarship Offers: $128,152
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $500
Caleb Bryant – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Conservation Science and Forestry
- Number of College Acceptances: 6
- Total Scholarship Offers: $153,336
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Emma Bryant – Samford University
- Studying: Health Science
- Number of College Acceptances: 5
- Total Scholarship Offers: $238,400
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $64,400
Caleb Buchanan – Baylor University
- Studying: Business Administration
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $84,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $84,000
Joy Chiang – University of Westminster, London
- Studying: Fine Art Mixed Media
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Jolie Clow – University of Arkansas
- Studying: Exercise Science
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $98,100
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $46,100
Caitlin Cooper – Oklahoma State University
- Studying: Chemistry
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $158,100 in scholarships
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $40,000
Jason Cross – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Engineering
- Number of College Acceptances: 4
- Total Scholarship Offers: $155,300
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Maura Cueva – Blinn College with intent to transfer to Texas A&M University
- Studying: Veterinary Medicine
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers:$1250
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $1250
Jasmine Danielson – Grand Canyon University
- Studying: Behavioral Health Science
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $49,300
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $42,300
Greyson Davidson – Auburn University
- Studying: Business
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Dylan Doerner (Valedictorian) – University of Texas at Austin
- Studying: Chemistry
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $167,414
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $11,414
Ford Dossey – Baylor University
- Studying: Professional Sales
- Number of College Acceptances: 1
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Brooke Fillebrown – Abilene Christian University
- Studying: Interior Design
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $73,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $36,000
Waverly Frisbie – Dallas Baptist University
- Studying: Business Administration, Management
- Number of College Acceptances: 1
- Total Scholarship Offers: $44,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $44,000
Luke Gerdes – Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Studying: Aviation – Professional Pilot
- Number of College Acceptances: 7
- Total Scholarship Offers: $280,560
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $42,560
Jonny Greenwell – University of Oklahoma
- Studying: Aviation – Airline Pilot
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $70,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $32,000
Jer Gross – Collin College
- Studying: Cyber Security, Applied Technology Science
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Hannah Grubbs – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Science
- Number of College Acceptances: 4
- Total Scholarship Offers: $99,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Maddie Grace Gwynn – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Business Administration, Management
- Number of College Acceptances: 12
- Total Scholarship Offers: $576,540
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Sam Harrell – Pepperdine University
- Studying: Communication
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $128,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $56,000
Ashten Hawthorne – Baylor University
- Studying: Business Administration, Finance
- Number of College Acceptances: 9
- Total Scholarship Offers: $263,500
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $64,000
Haley Hitt – Collin College with intent to transfer to Oklahoma State University
- Studying: Business Administration
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $28,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Jasmine Holmes – Howard University
- Studying: Business Administration, Marketing
- Number of College Acceptances: 10
- Total Scholarship Offers: $299,500
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $40,000
Lauren Jones – Blinn College with intent to transfer to Texas A&M University
- Studying: undecided
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $25,380
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Stone Knowles – Texas A&M University
- Studying: undecided
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Allie LeBlanc – Texas Tech University
- Studying: Occupational Therapy
- Number of College Acceptances: 5
- Total Scholarship Offers: $44,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Lauren Levy – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Psychology
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $62,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
David Lightfoot – Baylor University
- Studying: Business Administration
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $100,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $40,000
Campbell Martin – University of Arkansas
- Studying: Architecture
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $59,300
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $59,300
Courtney Martin – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
- Studying: Nursing
- Number of College Acceptances: 5
- Total Scholarship Offers: $148,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $40,000
Morgan Oden – University of Arkansas
- Studying: Nursing
- Number of College Acceptances: 1
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Aaron Phillips – Baylor University
- Studying: Mechanical Engineering
- Number of College Acceptances: 1
- Total Scholarship Offers: $40,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $40,000
Meredith Pogue – Blinn College with intent to transfer to Texas A&M University
- Studying: Business Administration, Marketing
- Number of College Acceptances: 6
- Total Scholarship Offers: $81,300
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Seth Pugh – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Animal Science
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $125,500
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $4,000
Taylor Robison – Oklahoma State University
- Studying: Psychology
- Number of College Acceptances: 4
- Total Scholarship Offers: $134,940
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $76,940
Blake Rogers – Ouachita Baptist University
- Studying: Business Administration
- Number of College Acceptances: 9
- Total Scholarship Offers: $290,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $20,000
Dustin Rogers – Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the Texas A&M PSA program (Transfers to Texas A&M College Station 2nd year)
- Studying: Mechanical Engineering
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Lauren Rose – Auburn University
- Studying: Communication Disorders
- Number of College Acceptances: 7
- Total Scholarship Offers: $64,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Marshall Sanders – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Buisness Administration, Finance
- Number of College Acceptances: 9
- Total Scholarship Offers: $395,300
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Brandon Shanaa – Blinn College with intent to transfeer to Texas A&M University
- Studying: undecided
- Number of College Acceptances: 1
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Christian Simonsen – Collin College with intent to transfer to Texas A&M University
- Studying: Linguistics
- Number of College Acceptances: 1
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Matthew Smith – Texas A&M University
- Studying: Nutritional Science
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Sarah Suastegui – Blinn College with intent to transfer to Texas A&M University
- Studying: Communications
- Number of College Acceptances: 7
- Total Scholarship Offers: n/a
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Annabelle TenHoor – Boyce College
- Studying: Elementary Education
- Number of College Acceptances: 2
- Total Scholarship Offers: $44,000
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none
Ethan Tucker – Military Service – US Army
Mark Voelkel – Baylor University
- Studying: undecided
- Number of College Acceptances: 3
- Total Scholarship Offers: $161,300
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: $86,000
Sydney Wible (Salutatorian) – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Studying: Neuroscience
- Number of College Acceptances: 13
- Total Scholarship Offers: $358,836
- Scholarship Amount Accepting: none

Total scholarships for the senior class:

Offered $5,803,621

Accepting $1,035,674

About the Contributor

Belle Kanz, staff writer

Belle has attended MCA since kindergarten, and she is currently a Freshman. This is her first year on the Newspaper Staff and she couldn't be more excited....