Jennifer Wang didn’t know what to think when she was told to expect big news Monday afternoon.

She and her fellow medical laboratory science students at the University of Washington were not given many details — just that their attendance was required for an event with the dean of the School of Medicine. And that they should “dress properly,” the 26-year-old said.

“We thought we were going to be in trouble,” Wang said with a laugh.

Quite the opposite.

On Monday, Dr. Tim Dellit, CEO of UW Medicine and the dean of the School of Medicine, announced to Wang and about 30 other undergraduate students that, thanks to a massive anonymous donation, their senior-year tuition for their clinical rotations would be fully covered.

As Dellit relayed the good news, gasps filled the room.

“I’m really

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