Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Dacoda Scarlett, inaugural associate director of rural recruitment at WashU Undergraduate Admissions, and Ariel Brown, senior assistant director of Student Financial Services, traveled to Monroe City in December to surprise Chen with the good news. As a recipient of the WashU Pledge, a scholarship for admitted limited-income students from Missouri and southern Illinois, Chen will receive a free WashU education — tuition, housing, food and fees included. Since the Pledge launched in 2020, WashU has dedicated more than $96 million to Pledge scholars.
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Dacoda Scarlett, inaugural associate director of rural recruitment at WashU Undergraduate Admissions, and Ariel Brown, senior assistant director of Student Financial Services, traveled to Monroe City in December to surprise Chen with the good news. As a recipient of the WashU Pledge, a scholarship for admitted limited-income students from Missouri and southern Illinois, Chen will receive a free WashU education — tuition, housing, food and fees included. Since the Pledge launched in 2020, WashU has dedicated more than $96 million to Pledge scholars.
https://source.washu.edu/2025/01/rural-student-surprised-with-a-washu-pledge-scholarship/
→Subscribe: bit.ly/WashUSubscribe
About WashU
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a nationally ranked, global leader in teaching, research and patient care. With a vibrant community of over 21,300 students and faculty from all 50 states and 100+ countries, WashU offers world-class programs across eight distinct schools, all anchored in purpose-driven scholarship and service to society. Discover how WashU brings us closer to the knowledge that changes lives and the stories that inspire us to change the world.
Learn more by visiting
→ Website – washU.edu
→ WashU News Source -- source.washu.edu
→ IG -- instagram.com/washu/?hl=en
→ Facebook -- facebook.com/WashU
