CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — One student at Ingleside High School walked away with a $48,000 scholarship to attend the University of Texas in Austin.
Senior Ariana Martinez was gifted the Impact Scholarship from UT-Austin to be put toward her tuition.
The scholarship is given to students who make a big impact in their local communities -- something administrators said Martinez has done as a social media influencer.
3NEWS spoke with Martinez who said the award is the result of hard work and dedication.
"I made sure I made the grades so I could get into any school I wanted to and I wanted to make sure it was worth it," she said.
Martinez is one of six Texas high schoolers to be given the scholarship.
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