June 3, 2005

'The Scholar'

By SARA LIPKA

An occasional look at a "reality television" show with a higher-education angle

The premise: Ten top-notch but financially pinched high-school seniors compete for a $250,000 "full ride" scholarship to the college of the winner's choice (provided that he or she has been admitted there).

Series debut: Monday, June 6, on ABC

How it works: The students are quizzed on such topics as space history and American literature and challenged to solve several brain teasers. In the

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