A young North Carolina boy with a 4.5 GPA has applied for over a dozen scholarships, so why hasn’t he been guaranteed any academic scholarships? According to Atlanta Black Star, after graduating high school two years early with an impressive 4.5 GPA, Ishmale Powell, 15, from Greensboro, was on the fast track to college — but for whatever reason, he was turned down for all the scholarships he was depending on. “That’s really worrying me,” a disappointed Ishmale Powell told local station WFMY News. ” … I’m not sure how I’m going to pay for tuition or anything because I come from a single-parent home and it’s been rough.”