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College Steps In After Student Loses $104k Scholarship Because She Forgot To Open The Letter

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TikToker @luvlyymadiii was devastated to learn she'd lost out on a massive scholarship to one of her top three colleges, Maryville College, because she forgot to open a letter from them—but then the college saw the video and made things right.

In a viral video, Madi—Tiktoker @luvlyymadiii—said she forgot to open a letter from Maryville College and missed out on a $104k scholarship.

Anyone who has ever been to college in America knows the struggle to afford paying for education.


Most students, including myself, depended on scholarships in order to be able to attend college at all.

Madi's video garnered over 600k likes.

You can see the video here:

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The video reached Maryville College, and they made things right.

Over a week after her original video, Madi returned with an update saying Maryville honored the original scholarship offer.

You can see the update video here:

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People on social media were very supportive.

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However, some people questioned why she didn't open the letter.

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As someone who depended on scholarships in college it really hurt my heart to hear she thought she missed out on such an amazing scholarship.

Maryville really turned a tragic story into a happy ending.

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