Forty Acres Scholars Program Class of 2027 Finalists

The Forty Acres Scholars Program is proud to announce the 64 Finalists for the Class of 2027. Finalists were selected from 147 semifinalists who were chosen to advance to a video interview. This year’s finalists come from seven U.S. states and have been admitted to 11 different schools and colleges across the university. Many of them participate in nationally recognized organizations and competitions such as DECA and UIL events. Many are also authors, athletes, team captains, researchers, coders, and student council executives. Some are founders of nonprofits, school organizations, and business owners. Their time has been spent participating in countless hours of community service, leading clubs and organizations in their schools, and interning across the nation.  From March 2–4, 2023, these exceptional high school students will join us on campus to participate in Finalist Weekend. Activities will include visits to their admitted colleges, a mock class with a UT professor, campus and college tours, panels with current Forty Acres Scholars, optional daily activities, and an individual interview.    The Forty Acres Scholars Program inspires and nurtures visionary leaders and helps them use their talents to benefit society. Our scholars demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a track record of outstanding academic success. Most importantly, they have passion and a desire to live out the core values of The University of Texas at Austin. The three tenets of the program are community, connection, and discovery. The program is a transformational adventure that helps individuals reach their full potential, and, alongside academic achievement, focuses on personal development, relationship building, and gaining perspective. As the only program of its kind administered by an alumni association, Forty Acres Scholars develop a unique relationship with their alma mater and graduate with an extraordinary network of Longhorns standing behind them.   Scholarship funding provides for tuition, a living stipend, a book stipend, an enrichment stipend, and program activities.   Meet the finalists: Amoli Agarwal  Westwood High School  Austin, Texas      Jasmine Benau Mayde Creek High School  Houston, Texas      Jazlynna Bergeron  Gainesville High School  Valley View, Texas      John Thomas Borowitz  Texas High School  Texarkana, Texas      Mateo Casanova  Woodlands High School  Spring, Texas      Ana Cecilia Catillo Galindo  Tomball High School  Tomball, Texas      Rohan Chaudhry  Half Hollow Hills High School West  Dix Hills, New York      Iris Cheng  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Maria Pamela Chow Lomeli  Tomball High School  Spring, Texas      Layla Crear  High School for the Performing and Visual Arts  Houston, Texas      Matthew Creixell  Cistercian Preparatory School  Dallas, Texas      Kiera Dixon  Round Rock Christian Academy  Round Rock, Texas      Ella Folh  George Ranch High School  Sugar Land, Texas      Sofia Furbeck  Keller High School  Keller, Texas      Marco Gonzales  Dickinson High School  Dickinson, Texas      Nidhi Gosalia  Livingston High School  Livingston, New Jersey      Macy Gregory   Memorial Senior High School  Houston, Texas      Sonika Harish  Lewisville High School  Lewisville, Texas      Kelsey Head  Billy C Ryan High School  Denton, Texas      Jenna Hinz  Clear Lake High School  Houston, Texas      Benjamin Howell  South Cobb High School  Mableton, Georgia      Olivia Jacoby  Carroll Senior High School  Southlake, Texas      Lavik Jain  Centennial High School  Frisco, Texas      Jaylen Jamaal Waithe  Battlefield High School  Gainesville, Virginia      Ellie Jiang  Arnold O Beckman High School  Irvine, California      Karla Jimenez  Los Fresnos High School  Brownsville, Texas    Kripa Kannan  Plano East Senior High School  Murphy, Texas      Hadia Khatri  Plano West Senior High School  Plano, Texas      Akaash Kolluri William P Clements High School  Sugar Land, Texas     Erick Lara Barrientos Lockhart High School  Dale, Texas     Kyler Larsen A&M Consolidated High School  College Station, Texas     Jared Levy Abraham Joshua Heschel School  New York, New York     Estefania Lopez-Salas  Episcopal High School  Houston, Texas      Tina Luo  Flower Mound High School  Flower Mound, Texas      Marco Ma  William P Clements High School  Sugar Land, Texas      Rohan Mahendru  Mirabeau B Lamar Senior High School  Houston, Texas      Palmer Mann  Trinity School of Texas  Longview, Texas      Giancarlo Massimo  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Kennon McNew  Robinson High School  Robinson, Texas        Eleanor McWilliams  Stratford High School  Houston, Texas      Alyssia Menezes  Lincoln High School  Portland, Oregon      Carolina Meza  Veterans Memorial High School  Brownsville, Texas      Camila Moreno Juarez  McAllen Memorial High School  Hidalgo, Texas      Grace Ogden  Saint Mary's Hall  San Antonio, Texas      Jesutofunmi Oluwaleke  Alief Taylor High School  Richmond, Texas      David Onadeko  Garland High School  Garland, Texas      Reed Paltrow  Paul D Schreiber Senior High School  Sands Point, New York      Akash Pradeep  Liberty High School  Plano, Texas      Bailey Raymond  Saint Agnes Academy  Bellaire, Texas      Julia Reyes  Douglas MacArthur High School  San Antonio, Texas      Daniela Rincon Colon  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Georgia Rocap  Lubbock High School  Lubbock, Texas      Alexis Rollings  Fort Worth Country Day School  Fort Worth, Texas      Akshaya Sakala  Camas High School  Camas, Washington      Lydia Taylor  Village Tech School  Cedar Hill, Texas      Abigail Tomaski  Memorial Senior High School  Houston, Texas     Braiden Touchette  Travis-Early College High School  San Antonio, Texas      Laylah Votion  Young Women’s Leadership Academy  San Antonio, Texas      Peyton Wartell  Parish Episcopal School  Dallas, Texas      Valerie Xu  Greenhill School  Dallas, Texas      Andres Yengle  The Post Oak School  Houston, Texas      Zoe Yu  The Woodlands College Park High School  Conroe, Texas      David Zaha  School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A Ewell Townview Magnet Center  Dallas, Texas      Katherine Zhang  Kinkaid School  Houston, Texas     

Forty Acres Scholars Program Class of 2027 Finalists

The Forty Acres Scholars Program is proud to announce the 64 Finalists for the Class of 2027. Finalists were selected from 147 semifinalists who were chosen to advance to a video interview. This year’s finalists come from seven U.S. states and have been admitted to 11 different schools and colleges across the university. Many of them participate in nationally recognized organizations and competitions such as DECA and UIL events. Many are also authors, athletes, team captains, researchers, coders, and student council executives. Some are founders of nonprofits, school organizations, and business owners. Their time has been spent participating in countless hours of community service, leading clubs and organizations in their schools, and interning across the nation.  From March 2–4, 2023, these exceptional high school students will join us on campus to participate in Finalist Weekend. Activities will include visits to their admitted colleges, a mock class with a UT professor, campus and college tours, panels with current Forty Acres Scholars, optional daily activities, and an individual interview.    The Forty Acres Scholars Program inspires and nurtures visionary leaders and helps them use their talents to benefit society. Our scholars demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a track record of outstanding academic success. Most importantly, they have passion and a desire to live out the core values of The University of Texas at Austin. The three tenets of the program are community, connection, and discovery. The program is a transformational adventure that helps individuals reach their full potential, and, alongside academic achievement, focuses on personal development, relationship building, and gaining perspective. As the only program of its kind administered by an alumni association, Forty Acres Scholars develop a unique relationship with their alma mater and graduate with an extraordinary network of Longhorns standing behind them.   Scholarship funding provides for tuition, a living stipend, a book stipend, an enrichment stipend, and program activities.   Meet the finalists: Amoli Agarwal  Westwood High School  Austin, Texas      Jasmine Benau Mayde Creek High School  Houston, Texas      Jazlynna Bergeron  Gainesville High School  Valley View, Texas      John Thomas Borowitz  Texas High School  Texarkana, Texas      Mateo Casanova  Woodlands High School  Spring, Texas      Ana Cecilia Catillo Galindo  Tomball High School  Tomball, Texas      Rohan Chaudhry  Half Hollow Hills High School West  Dix Hills, New York      Iris Cheng  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Maria Pamela Chow Lomeli  Tomball High School  Spring, Texas      Layla Crear  High School for the Performing and Visual Arts  Houston, Texas      Matthew Creixell  Cistercian Preparatory School  Dallas, Texas      Kiera Dixon  Round Rock Christian Academy  Round Rock, Texas      Ella Folh  George Ranch High School  Sugar Land, Texas      Sofia Furbeck  Keller High School  Keller, Texas      Marco Gonzales  Dickinson High School  Dickinson, Texas      Nidhi Gosalia  Livingston High School  Livingston, New Jersey      Macy Gregory   Memorial Senior High School  Houston, Texas      Sonika Harish  Lewisville High School  Lewisville, Texas      Kelsey Head  Billy C Ryan High School  Denton, Texas      Jenna Hinz  Clear Lake High School  Houston, Texas      Benjamin Howell  South Cobb High School  Mableton, Georgia      Olivia Jacoby  Carroll Senior High School  Southlake, Texas      Lavik Jain  Centennial High School  Frisco, Texas      Jaylen Jamaal Waithe  Battlefield High School  Gainesville, Virginia      Ellie Jiang  Arnold O Beckman High School  Irvine, California      Karla Jimenez  Los Fresnos High School  Brownsville, Texas    Kripa Kannan  Plano East Senior High School  Murphy, Texas      Hadia Khatri  Plano West Senior High School  Plano, Texas      Akaash Kolluri William P Clements High School  Sugar Land, Texas     Erick Lara Barrientos Lockhart High School  Dale, Texas     Kyler Larsen A&M Consolidated High School  College Station, Texas     Jared Levy Abraham Joshua Heschel School  New York, New York     Estefania Lopez-Salas  Episcopal High School  Houston, Texas      Tina Luo  Flower Mound High School  Flower Mound, Texas      Marco Ma  William P Clements High School  Sugar Land, Texas      Rohan Mahendru  Mirabeau B Lamar Senior High School  Houston, Texas      Palmer Mann  Trinity School of Texas  Longview, Texas      Giancarlo Massimo  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Kennon McNew  Robinson High School  Robinson, Texas        Eleanor McWilliams  Stratford High School  Houston, Texas      Alyssia Menezes  Lincoln High School  Portland, Oregon      Carolina Meza  Veterans Memorial High School  Brownsville, Texas      Camila Moreno Juarez  McAllen Memorial High School  Hidalgo, Texas      Grace Ogden  Saint Mary's Hall  San Antonio, Texas      Jesutofunmi Oluwaleke  Alief Taylor High School  Richmond, Texas      David Onadeko  Garland High School  Garland, Texas      Reed Paltrow  Paul D Schreiber Senior High School  Sands Point, New York      Akash Pradeep  Liberty High School  Plano, Texas      Bailey Raymond  Saint Agnes Academy  Bellaire, Texas      Julia Reyes  Douglas MacArthur High School  San Antonio, Texas      Daniela Rincon Colon  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Georgia Rocap  Lubbock High School  Lubbock, Texas      Alexis Rollings  Fort Worth Country Day School  Fort Worth, Texas      Akshaya Sakala  Camas High School  Camas, Washington      Lydia Taylor  Village Tech School  Cedar Hill, Texas      Abigail Tomaski  Memorial Senior High School  Houston, Texas     Braiden Touchette  Travis-Early College High School  San Antonio, Texas      Laylah Votion  Young Women’s Leadership Academy  San Antonio, Texas      Peyton Wartell  Parish Episcopal School  Dallas, Texas      Valerie Xu  Greenhill School  Dallas, Texas      Andres Yengle  The Post Oak School  Houston, Texas      Zoe Yu  The Woodlands College Park High School  Conroe, Texas      David Zaha  School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A Ewell Townview Magnet Center  Dallas, Texas      Katherine Zhang  Kinkaid School  Houston, Texas     

Forty Acres Scholars Program Class of 2027 Finalists

The Forty Acres Scholars Program is proud to announce the 64 Finalists for the Class of 2027. Finalists were selected from 147 semifinalists who were chosen to advance to a video interview. This year’s finalists come from seven U.S. states and have been admitted to 11 different schools and colleges across the university. Many of them participate in nationally recognized organizations and competitions such as DECA and UIL events. Many are also authors, athletes, team captains, researchers, coders, and student council executives. Some are founders of nonprofits, school organizations, and business owners. Their time has been spent participating in countless hours of community service, leading clubs and organizations in their schools, and interning across the nation.  From March 2–4, 2023, these exceptional high school students will join us on campus to participate in Finalist Weekend. Activities will include visits to their admitted colleges, a mock class with a UT professor, campus and college tours, panels with current Forty Acres Scholars, optional daily activities, and an individual interview.    The Forty Acres Scholars Program inspires and nurtures visionary leaders and helps them use their talents to benefit society. Our scholars demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a track record of outstanding academic success. Most importantly, they have passion and a desire to live out the core values of The University of Texas at Austin. The three tenets of the program are community, connection, and discovery. The program is a transformational adventure that helps individuals reach their full potential, and, alongside academic achievement, focuses on personal development, relationship building, and gaining perspective. As the only program of its kind administered by an alumni association, Forty Acres Scholars develop a unique relationship with their alma mater and graduate with an extraordinary network of Longhorns standing behind them.   Scholarship funding provides for tuition, a living stipend, a book stipend, an enrichment stipend, and program activities.   Meet the finalists: Amoli Agarwal  Westwood High School  Austin, Texas      Jasmine Benau Mayde Creek High School  Houston, Texas      Jazlynna Bergeron  Gainesville High School  Valley View, Texas      John Thomas Borowitz  Texas High School  Texarkana, Texas      Mateo Casanova  Woodlands High School  Spring, Texas      Ana Cecilia Catillo Galindo  Tomball High School  Tomball, Texas      Rohan Chaudhry  Half Hollow Hills High School West  Dix Hills, New York      Iris Cheng  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Maria Pamela Chow Lomeli  Tomball High School  Spring, Texas      Layla Crear  High School for the Performing and Visual Arts  Houston, Texas      Matthew Creixell  Cistercian Preparatory School  Dallas, Texas      Kiera Dixon  Round Rock Christian Academy  Round Rock, Texas      Ella Folh  George Ranch High School  Sugar Land, Texas      Sofia Furbeck  Keller High School  Keller, Texas      Marco Gonzales  Dickinson High School  Dickinson, Texas      Nidhi Gosalia  Livingston High School  Livingston, New Jersey      Macy Gregory   Memorial Senior High School  Houston, Texas      Sonika Harish  Lewisville High School  Lewisville, Texas      Kelsey Head  Billy C Ryan High School  Denton, Texas      Jenna Hinz  Clear Lake High School  Houston, Texas      Benjamin Howell  South Cobb High School  Mableton, Georgia      Olivia Jacoby  Carroll Senior High School  Southlake, Texas      Lavik Jain  Centennial High School  Frisco, Texas      Jaylen Jamaal Waithe  Battlefield High School  Gainesville, Virginia      Ellie Jiang  Arnold O Beckman High School  Irvine, California      Karla Jimenez  Los Fresnos High School  Brownsville, Texas    Kripa Kannan  Plano East Senior High School  Murphy, Texas      Hadia Khatri  Plano West Senior High School  Plano, Texas      Akaash Kolluri William P Clements High School  Sugar Land, Texas     Erick Lara Barrientos Lockhart High School  Dale, Texas     Kyler Larsen A&M Consolidated High School  College Station, Texas     Jared Levy Abraham Joshua Heschel School  New York, New York     Estefania Lopez-Salas  Episcopal High School  Houston, Texas      Tina Luo  Flower Mound High School  Flower Mound, Texas      Marco Ma  William P Clements High School  Sugar Land, Texas      Rohan Mahendru  Mirabeau B Lamar Senior High School  Houston, Texas      Palmer Mann  Trinity School of Texas  Longview, Texas      Giancarlo Massimo  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Kennon McNew  Robinson High School  Robinson, Texas        Eleanor McWilliams  Stratford High School  Houston, Texas      Alyssia Menezes  Lincoln High School  Portland, Oregon      Carolina Meza  Veterans Memorial High School  Brownsville, Texas      Camila Moreno Juarez  McAllen Memorial High School  Hidalgo, Texas      Grace Ogden  Saint Mary's Hall  San Antonio, Texas      Jesutofunmi Oluwaleke  Alief Taylor High School  Richmond, Texas      David Onadeko  Garland High School  Garland, Texas      Reed Paltrow  Paul D Schreiber Senior High School  Sands Point, New York      Akash Pradeep  Liberty High School  Plano, Texas      Bailey Raymond  Saint Agnes Academy  Bellaire, Texas      Julia Reyes  Douglas MacArthur High School  San Antonio, Texas      Daniela Rincon Colon  Seven Lakes High School  Katy, Texas      Georgia Rocap  Lubbock High School  Lubbock, Texas      Alexis Rollings  Fort Worth Country Day School  Fort Worth, Texas      Akshaya Sakala  Camas High School  Camas, Washington      Lydia Taylor  Village Tech School  Cedar Hill, Texas      Abigail Tomaski  Memorial Senior High School  Houston, Texas     Braiden Touchette  Travis-Early College High School  San Antonio, Texas      Laylah Votion  Young Women’s Leadership Academy  San Antonio, Texas      Peyton Wartell  Parish Episcopal School  Dallas, Texas      Valerie Xu  Greenhill School  Dallas, Texas      Andres Yengle  The Post Oak School  Houston, Texas      Zoe Yu  The Woodlands College Park High School  Conroe, Texas      David Zaha  School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A Ewell Townview Magnet Center  Dallas, Texas      Katherine Zhang  Kinkaid School  Houston, Texas     

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