Yeonmi Park on sex trafficking, starvation, and the freedoms you can't take for granted.Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector and human rights activist. She escaped the brutal Kim dictatorship as a teenager only to fall victim to sex trafficking in China, before fleeing to South Korea by walking across the Gobi Desert. Now an American citizen, Park is the author of the international bestseller "While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America" and "In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom." Earn $10,000 for Your Academic Excellence — and Visit Austin, on UsUATX believes exceptional ability should be recognized and rewarded. And cost shouldn’t prevent talented students from achieving their great ambitions. Admitted students with top test scores (1540+ SAT, 35+ ACT, or 112+ CLT) who deposit by March 1 are eligible for a one-time $10,000 Merit Award on top of free tuition. Use it for housing, books, travel back home—whatever helps you make the most of your time at UATX. No additional application required; if you’ve been admitted and your scores qualify, deposit early and the award is yours. (This award is separate from the Lonsdale Magaro Build Scholarship—students can receive one or the other, not both.) And if you’ve been admitted but haven’t visited campus yet, we want to fix that. We’re offering admitted students up to $500 to cover the cost of a trip to Austin so you can see the university, meet your future classmates and professors, and experience firsthand what makes this place different. For more information, contact admissions@uaustin.org. High School Honors ProgramsUATX has hit the road, bringing smart high schoolers a glimpse of life at UATX—for free.
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