KU student gets perfect score, earns full ride

For Edward Fensholt, two points made a $58,000 difference. ! After taking the ACT college entrance exam and scoring a 34, most students would have been perfectly happy. But Fensholt decided he wanted to shoot for Kansas University’s Perfect Achievement Scholarship, awarded to Kansas high school seniors who earn either a 36 ACT score or a 1,600 on the math and reasoning portions of the new SAT.The scholarship, which covers four years of tuition, plus housing and a food and book allowance, is valued at $58,000.Fensholt is a microbiology major, and he hopes to become a teacher and researcher after graduation.