WJCL 22 NEWS’ KYRON NEVEAUX SHARES NEE-ALI SCOTT’S PUSH TO FURTHER HER EDUCATION. SOT- NEEALI SCOTT “I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GET AS MUCH EDUCATION, LIKE A COLLEGE EDUCATION, AS I CAN NOW FOR FREE BECAUSE, IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, YOU GET 30 CREDITS FREE. SO THAT’S ALREADY HALF OF THE ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE.” INTENDING TO BECOME A CARDIO THORACIC SURGEON, NEEALI SCOTT IS GETTING A HEADSTART ON HER EDUCATION. SOT- NEEALI SCOTT “DEFINITELY, SOME CLASSES GAVE ME A LITTLE MORE OF A CHALLENGE NEE-ALI WILL GRADUATE FROM
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17-year-old arts student earns college degree before graduating high school
17-year-old arts student earns college degree before graduating high school
Updated: 1:21 AM EDT May 20, 2024
NeeAli Scott, a 17-year-old senior at Savannah Arts Academy in Georgia, earned her college degree before walking across the stage to receive her high school diploma. ”I really just wanted to get as much education, a college education, as I can now for free. In the state of Georgia, you get 30 credits free,” Scott said. “So that’s already half of the associate’s degree.”Scott is getting a headstart on her education. She started with dual enrollment and decided to aim for an associate’s degree, intending to become a cardiothoracic surgeon.”Definitely, some classes gave me a little more of a challenge than others,” Scott said.The Savannah Arts Academy senior graduated from Savannah State University with an associate of science degree nearly a month before graduating high school.”Savannah State didn’t offer some classes at the time (but) Georgia Southern did, so I took classes from there as well,” Scott said.Balancing high school and college wasn’t the only thing on her schedule; the 17-year-old also had a packed after-school routine.”Then, usually, I would go to work at the Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club, and then after that, I would usually have a dance,” she said. In the end game, the 17-year-old from the southside of Savannah has bigger plans once she becomes Dr. Scott.”I would like to work in an inner-city hospital and give back to the youth here in Savannah or wherever I may end up,” Scott said.She may attend one of the historically Black colleges and universities next.
NeeAli Scott, a 17-year-old senior at Savannah Arts Academy in Georgia, earned her college degree before walking across the stage to receive her high school diploma.
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“I really just wanted to get as much education, a college education, as I can now for free. In the state of Georgia, you get 30 credits free,” Scott said. “So that’s already half of the associate’s degree.”
Scott is getting a headstart on her education. She started with dual enrollment and decided to aim for an associate’s degree, intending to become a cardiothoracic surgeon.
“Definitely, some classes gave me a little more of a challenge than others,” Scott said.
The Savannah Arts Academy senior graduated from Savannah State University with an associate of science degree nearly a month before graduating high school.
“Savannah State didn’t offer some classes at the time (but) Georgia Southern did, so I took classes from there as well,” Scott said.
Balancing high school and college wasn’t the only thing on her schedule; the 17-year-old also had a packed after-school routine.
“Then, usually, I would go to work at the Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club, and then after that, I would usually have a dance,” she said.
In the end game, the 17-year-old from the southside of Savannah has bigger plans once she becomes Dr. Scott.
“I would like to work in an inner-city hospital and give back to the youth here in Savannah or wherever I may end up,” Scott said.
She may attend one of the historically Black colleges and universities next.
