if before the game Fortnite was just a hobby for young Matheus Guimarães Montenegro, 20 years old, now it has become an opportunity to study in one of the 28 universities that approved it in the United States. All institutions agreed and expressed the desire to make use of the skills of the e-sports athlete. However, he has already been identified by Oklahoma Christian University, which is offering a 75% scholarship for his upcoming computer science course. If you want to know more about how young people went to University in the USA because of Fortnite, just check out this article.
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The resident of São Vicente, on the coast of São Paulo, Matheus Guimarães, recorded the best moments of the game and sent them to the 28 universities, where they were accepted. The “battle royale” online shooter known as “Fortnite” includes elements of exploration, survival and scavenging for tools and weapons. The objective of the game is for you to be the only survivor among all the players.
The young player only found out that he could enter an American university due to the game in late 2021, when a Brazilian who had been accepted into 32 colleges to compete in Fortnite appeared in an article on G1. This was the first contact he had with this possibility.
What were the young man's steps?
Matheus made contact with each university using a voice application for the gamer community. It is a faster platform to connect with most esports colleges according to the young man.
Along with his Fortnite gaming records, the athlete and student had to show good grades in high school, letters of recommendation from teachers, extracurricular activities and writing. In addition, he had to take an English test and an interview where he was asked about his academic and sports experience. At the 28 universities he applied to, he was accepted on 50% to 75% scholarships.