Winner will appear in Reader's Digest, tour The Planetary Society with Bill Nye, and win $20,000!
Carly has aspirations to be an astrophysicist. Carly is an honor student who is enrolled in AP classes in her high school and has a 4.8 GPA
Help your favorite student appear in Reader's Digest and take home $20,000!
America's Favorite Student will share their educational journey in the pages of Reader’s Digest, highlighting the power of learning and inspiring readers nationwide.
Learn MoreWhy They Love Being a Student
Carly has always expressed a desire to learn and be educated. Her passion for her studies and particularly science has certainly been admirable to all of those in her family
Favorite Subject & Why
AP Physics is Carly’s favorite. Her passion for the universe and and mathematics is what fuels this passion
How $20,000 Would Support Their Goals
Carly’s desire is to be a astrophysicist and the award would put a small dent in that pursuit
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