If there ever was a moment to feel like an underachiever, let this be it. A student from Long Island, NY has been accepted to all eight of America’s top universities including Yale, Harvard and Princeton. All eight. This like, never happens.
Kwasi Enin, whose parents are both nurses who moved to the US from Ghana, rated in the 99th percentile in his high school class and is currently deciding if he should go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, or the University of Pennsylvania. It’s like getting into Cambridge, Oxford, St. Andrews and the rest of the best schools you can think of.
It’s not just an eeny-meeny-miney-mo thing though, Enin is dependent on financial aid for his education and his decision will be partly based upon what school offers the best package. He believes Yale will be the best option, telling Newsday : 'They seem to embody all I want in a college. The family. The wonderful education. The amazing diverse students. Financial aid as well.'
Enin bet on a numbers game, figuring the more he applied to, the more he would be accepted to. Makes sense.
Coming from a medical caretaker’s background, Enin wants to stay in the family biz by becoming a doctor, telling the New York Daily News: ‘I’m thinking of being a cardiologist or neurologist. A doctor is a community leader, a protector, someone who people turn to ... when they need help.’
Not only intelligent, but a good guy, too. Warms the cockles of our heart!
Picture: Newsday
This article originally appeared on The Debrief.