Despite not being in the winning group, Te Aratika Academy student Kaysie Cornes has been selected for a trip to Chile after successfully competing in the Entrepreneurs in Action business experience in Wellington last month.
The 17-year-old, who was part of Team Creative HQ, said it was the most draining three days but also the most fulfilling.
"It felt so good to accomplish it and meet new people who were at the same level as me and help each other to learn and improve that was the coolest part."
Each student attending received a $1000 Massey scholarship and winners of the trips to Chile (October) and Colombia (January) were chosen individually and were selected based on their performance over the weekend, and a supplementary video application.
"For me it opens doorways and gives me experiences that I can draw on for my own business. Going overseas and seeing how professional businesspeople run their businesses' and how they interact with each other, I think that's quite important."