A Texas student who thought she was graduating top of her class four years ago is graduating college with almost no debt. She walks away with a financial windfall thanks to a campaign that raised tens of thousands of dollars to replace the state benefit she lost because she wasn't the valedictorian at her high school. The University of Texas at Austin was where Brannon found out she would have to pay for her first year of tuition. Brannon relied on a Texas state law that said if a student with valedictorian honors from a high school accredited by the Texas Education Agency, their first-year tuition at a public college or university would be free. The young scholar was informed by the district that she was in third place after the graduation ceremony because the class end of the year transcripts had been miscalculated. The final rankings were calculated based on grades from the fall semester, rather than the spring semester. She said that it was embarrassing because she got so much attention for being the valedictorian. She was no longer eligible for the state's scholarship assistance that would have helped her pay for her freshman year at the university. Brannon's mother believed that the school revised the criteria in order to retaliate for Brannon's speech. The teen said in her graduation remarks that this school year has been troubling for her and the school system. We were challenged with subpar teachers who weren't there to help the students. I hope for a change in the way sports are viewed in the district. The district spokeswoman apologized to the family and said that her speech had nothing to do with her mistake. Brannon's family was not able to help her with school costs. They closed on a house. The proud Bevo said, "I was very distraught about the situation because I didn't know how I would pay for school at the time." I didn't have a backup plan. Brannon started a campaign with a social media and press push to raise money for school. Her goal was $25,000, but she almost doubled it with the help of sympathetic donors. A person dropped $10,000 into a pot. Brannon said she made sure to thank everyone who donated and she felt overwhelmed. UT-Austin provided additional support. After hearing about her dilemma, the school gave her scholarships for all of her undergrad years. In-state undergraduates at UT-Austin paid around $10,600 in tuition and fees. After the University of Texas System approved an across-the-board tuition hike for all of the school, Brannon's tuition went up by $200 in the two academic years that followed. The soon-to-be graduate says the room and board was covered by the university and that the school added $4,392 to the total. She was able to stretch over all four years and earn her bachelor's degree in Health and Society from the school without financial angst because of the assistance from UT-Austin. 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