Daya Brown college acceptance, scholarship money [Video]

A Westlake High School senior has received over 50 college acceptances and over $1.3 million in scholarships.

“The goal was to ultimately not pay for college,” said Daya Brown. “I knew I had to be not only better for myself, but better for my family.”

Brown served as student council president for her entire high school career. She’s also been a member of the Harvard Diversity Project, started her own production company, and launched a nonprofit podcast called The Scholar Social.

“The Scholar Social is a podcast to kind of teach teenagers what is going on in the world, but in a creative way,” she said. “I think simple conversations is our way to showcase our voice in this generation.”

Brown said the key to her success with her …