Young black lady celebrated for graduating from law school in US and Sweden
- Congratulatory messages are pouring in for Margareté O. Winckler after she graduated from law school in both Sweden and the United States
- The lady took to Twitter to talk about her achievement and how she was able to do it
- Black people are known for academic excellence, and Margareté has joined the list of people making the black race proud
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A lady identified as Margareté O. Winckler has achieved what is commendable and worth celebrating. The lady graduated from law school in both Sweden and the United States.
She took to her Twitter page to make the disclosure, and congratulatory messages poured in after she tweeted about her achievement.
Explaining to a Twitter user how she did it, Margareté wrote: "I started with my LLM in uppsala university, Sweden which is 4,5 years. Then on my third year, I got a scholarship to Penn State and studied 1 year whilst doing my Swedish from a distance (the thesis and special courses)."
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In other news, a pair of Milwaukee twin sisters identified as Arianna and Arielle Williams got accepted into 38 schools - receiving more than $1,000,000 (N389,480,000) in scholarships.
The twin sisters are graduating seniors at Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy, with Arianna currently ranked the top student in her class and her sister close behind.
The duo are waiting to be officially named valedictorian and salutatorian of their school.
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Arianna told WDJT: "This is not really a completion for me, I'm just getting started."
Her sister added: "Yeah, I feel partially relieved."
They have both been accepted into 38 universities but they chose to attend Marquette University in Wisconsin where they will be studying nursing.
Their school administrator, Judith Parker, said: "We couldn't be more proud of their growth, choices and their ability to persevere with joy in the face of obstacles.
"They have traveled, organized community service projects, met Michelle Obama and represented our school inside of our walls and throughout our city. We are proud of them and the entire Class of 2020 and excited for the next chapter in their lives as they take this same drive to college."
In another interesting report, Doris Obenewaa Darko, a Ghanaian food vendor, holds two degrees in Mathematics & Actuarial Science after painfully fending for herself since she finished high school.
Narrating her story in an interview, Doris indicates that she holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics after which she went ahead to study for an MSc in Actuarial Science, both at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Doris grew up in Koforidua-Kukurantumi and had her primary education in Rose's School Complex after which she attended Akim Commercial College JHS, all of which are in New Tafo Akim.
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