Moravian Academy: Twin Sisters From High School Headed to Harvard University: "It's a Dream Come True"

• Gianna and Tianna Tout-Puissant are twin sisters who recently graduated from Moravian Academy in the US
• The teenagers have been accepted into Harvard University, which they characterise as a "dream come true''
• The twins aspire to be cardiothoracic surgeons or neurosurgeons while also playing for the Harvard women's basketball team

Gianna and Tianna Tout-Puissant, twin sisters born two months prematurely, have been fighting against the odds and persevering over the years.

Both, 17, attended Moravian Academy in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where they developed a love of learning and refined their talents as university basketball players.

Twins sisters to attend Harvard University

The teenagers graduated from Moravian with not one but two acceptance letters to Harvard University.

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According to a study, Harvard recorded a 3.4 per cent admission rate for the class of 2027 out of 56 937 applicants, said Because Of We Can.

While the twins have always wanted to go to college together, being accepted into such a prominent university surprises them.

"We all logged into our application portals simultaneously, read 'Congratulations' on each other's screens, and then burst out laughing. My mother burst into tears. It was completely ridiculous," Gianna told reporters, Black Enterprise reports.

Twins sisters' dream career

The teens intend to major in chemistry and play for the Harvard women's basketball team. Both girls want to be cardiothoracic surgeons or neurosurgeons.

Young man graduates as valedictorian of UCC College Of Distance Education

In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that a young Ghanaian man became the valedictorian of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) College of Distance Education (CoDE).

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Abraham Joseph Kwesi Bentil also won the title of best graduating student at the sixth and seventh sessions of the 55th congregation held for graduands of the college.

According to the Ghanaian university, Kwesi Bentil earned a remarkable Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.96.

Boy becomes youngest Black college student in the US

Bentil is not alone. YEN.com.gh previously reported that Elijah Muhammad made Oklahoma State history as a freshman at Oklahoma City Community College in the United States of America.

Muhammad, 12, became the youngest Black student when he enrolled in the college, a feat he is proud of.

Source: YEN.com.gh