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More Than $35 Million in Cumulative Scholarships Offered to Class of 2011 PwC Impact Scholars!
Posted By: Stacie Coulter on June 27, 2011


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More than $35 million in cumulative scholarships were offered to 136 Impact Scholars from Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. who comprise the PwC Impact class of 2011, PwC US announced today.



PwC's Impact program provides academically talented African American/Black high school students with tools and strategies for navigating the college planning and financial aid process. Since the launch of Impact in 2008, 271 students have completed the program and gone on to college.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/27/3730703/m...


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