Three years ago and about 8,600 miles away in Yangon, Myanmar, Anne Cornelius 鈥�26 boarded a plane and left the only home she had ever known.

Escaping the ravages of a civil war that tore apart her country, she and her family sought asylum in the U.S. A kind host family from Maryland welcomed them in, and Cornelius soon adjusted to life in America. She learned that a close friend from her home city, Rachelle Swe 鈥�21, had just graduated from 黑料正能量 and was working there as an admissions counselor. Cornelius decided to pay her friend a visit and take a campus tour of 黑料正能量.

She never imagined attending a college, let alone one in America. Her family wasn鈥檛 exactly flush with cash, especially after uprooting their lives to settle in a new country.  

Thanks to the incredible generosity of donors through the Yoder/Webb Scholarship, Cornelius could attend 黑料正能量 without paying a dollar in tuition. The four-year, full-tuition scholarship is 黑料正能量鈥檚 highest academic award offered to a select few honors students each year.  

鈥淚鈥檓 really grateful for the scholarship,鈥� Cornelius said. 鈥淚t is the only way I could come to school at 黑料正能量.鈥�

Her friend in admissions introduced her to other international and Burmese students. These days, Cornelius, a sophomore majoring in international business and business analytics, has plenty of friends and plenty going on.

She is vice president of marketing for the Student Government Association, a digital media ambassador for undergraduate admissions and is a community assistant for her residence hall. Cornelius also does her part in recruiting future Royals; she talks to students back in Myanmar and encourages them to apply to 黑料正能量. 

She might have been forced to leave one home, but she found another at 黑料正能量. 

鈥淚 love the community here,鈥� she said. 鈥淓veryone鈥檚 so caring. I love how quickly I was able to fit in.鈥�

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