TTU K-12 Awards University Scholarships to Four Graduates

By Leslie Cranford, Section Manager

Graduating seniors applying to colleges and universities know that higher education is not inexpensive. That is why TTU K-12 offers competitive scholarship opportunities to its graduates to attend Texas Tech University. Four such scholarships were awarded during the summer.

“We have two types of competitive scholarships for our TTU K-12 graduates," said Jared Lay, director of Recruitment and International Partnerships for the Division of eLearning & Academic Partnerships. “We have one application for first-time college students, and we have one for current TTU or transfer students – TTU K-12 grads who are already attending here or at another university and wish to transfer to Texas Tech.”

TTU K-12 caught up with some of the students after the scholarships were awarded.

Kobe Young, Class of 2020, is already a sophomore at Texas Tech. Young is enrolled in the Honors College, majoring in political science and minoring in Chinese and legal studies.

“I’m looking to go to law school,” he said. “I’m pursuing either a career in politics/diplomacy or to practice international or corporate law.”

Grant Taylor, Class of 2021, is TTU K-12’s National Merit Scholarship winner. Taylor was able to attend the Texas Tech High School commencement ceremony in May.

“My goal is to get doctoral degrees in mathematics and physics, and to continue pursuing my love of music,” Taylor said.

Graduates of the Texas Tech University High School program also have fast-track admissions processes to the university to facilitate ease and speed of applying.

Lay says between the scholarship opportunities and the direct admissions process, high school graduates of TTU K-12 have ample reason to consider Texas Tech for their next educational step.