![]() ![]() “I wasn't able to go to as many events as I wanted to, but actually living on campus will definitely give me that campus life experience.” “I was able to go to the games for free and sit in the student section, and I was able to go to some of the events as a dual-enrolled student, but FAMU was still 50 minutes away from my house,” he said. "It's a relief to see that he could go to the college of his choice debt free as I know he has worked hard over the past years," Copeland's father Darrius Dudley said.Īs Treyvious gets ready to leave the high school setting and embark on his college journey at FAMU, he looks forward to campus life the most. Her pride for Treyvious’s achievements goes a long way, as he has also earned awards and scholarships such as the Sunshine State Scholar Scholarship by the Florida Department of Education as well as Gadsden County’s Volunteer of the Year award, where he currently has over 1,000 documented community service hours. “I couldn't be prouder of all of his awards, scholarships and everything in between.” “A part of me was shocked, but I was not too surprised as I know Treyvious's hard work and determination has paid off plenty of times before,” Taneka Copeland told the Tallahassee Democrat. His mother, Taneka Copeland, says she did not know what to say when she found out about her son’s latest achievement of being a Gates Scholarship recipient. “Having support from my friends and family - especially my mom - made it easier for me to have that drive.” “Part of my drive has been the desire to be my own person with my own legacy,” Copeland said. Within the walls of his high school campus, he serves as student body president and currently reigns as Mr. ![]() He is also a dual-enrolled scholar at Florida A&M University, all while maintaining a 4.72 grade point average. Last year, he earned his associate in arts degree from Tallahassee Community College as a junior in high school. Part of Copeland’s college experience has already started. More: A tool of productivity or easy path to plagiarism? FSU, FAMU professors on ChatGPT in education More: FAMU alumnus, who's already in the Guinness World Records book, earns high engineering honor Other FAMU news: Florida A&M University's Gibbs Hall undergoes demolition process years after shutdown “Some people thought it was a lot, but it was definitely something I wanted to do so that I wouldn't cut myself short.” “It felt great going through the entire process,” Copeland said, referring to all the colleges applications and the decision making. Other institutions that Copeland received acceptance letters from included in-state universities such as Florida State University, the University of Florida and the University of South Florida as well as out-of-state options like Louisiana State University, Jackson State University and Morehouse College. ![]() The scholarship requires going through a highly selective process that includes writing essays, submitting recommendation letters, and going through an interview.Ĭopeland started the scholarship process in August of last year before receiving the news that he has been waiting for several months later - out of 51,000 applications that were reviewed, he was one of 750 recipients across the nation to be chosen for this year’s scholarship cohort.Īlthough Copeland had many colleges to choose from to invest his scholarship and continue pursuing his education, he said it was “kind of difficult not to choose FAMU” because of his interest in the university’s pharmacy program through the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - which was created by the well-known Microsoft co-founder and his former wife - provides the Gates scholarship to financially assist minority high school students who have outstanding accomplishments. ![]()
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