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How Omar Abdelmoity claimed the Marshall Scholarship

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Omar Abdelmoity
WashU senior Omar Abdelmoity discusses the process, and the ups and downs, of pursuing some of the world's most prestigious academic opportunities.
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Less than 48 hours after he learned he would not be a Rhodes Scholar, WashU senior Omar Abdelmoity hopped on a plane to interview for the equally prestigious — yet somehow more elusive — Marshall Scholarship. Only seven WashU students had been awarded the Marshall since its founding in 1953, compared to the university’s 30 Rhodes Scholars.