Face Of The Champion: 16-Year-Old Girl Tops US Exam, SAT, Clears WAEC With 9 A's & 338 In UTME
- Omoyeni Joy Folakemi, a student of Telnet International School, Akure is in a class of her own following her excellent performance in the 2023 WAEC and JAMB UTME exams
- She scored an 'A' in all the nine subjects she sat for in WAEC exams, recorded 338 in UTME and pulled a 'one percent of the one percent' result in her SAT
- A photo of the whizkid and her result has been making the rounds on the internet as people hailed her academic feat
A student of Telnet International School, Akure, Omoyeni Joy Folakemi, has become a viral sensation owing to her outstanding WAEC, JAMB UTME and SAT results.
The 16-year-old indigene of Ondo state scored A's in the nine subjects she took in WAEC exams namely mathematics, English, chemistry, physics, biology, civic education, further mathematics, data processing and data processing.
Omoyeni Joy Folakemi is hailed as champion for her UTME, SAT and WAEC results
Joy's results, YEN.com.gh saw, show she scored 338 in JAMB UTME and had 1400/1600 in the American standardised exam called SAT.
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To celebrate the girl's feat, a soft flyer was done containing all her results. In the flyer, Joy got the title 'Face of the Champion.'
A Twitter influencer, @jon_d_doe, shared Joy's results on the platform and marvelled at the feat she achieved.
Omoyeni Joy Folakemi's teacher sings her praises
Sunday Owoeye, a male teacher who claims Joy is his student, sang her praises on Facebook, describing her as a focused girl whose determination, respect, and curious style of learning have paid off.
According to him, Joy is known to always have questions for teachers and takes her studies seriously.
"Omoyeni Joy is one of our success stories amidst several. She has always been a godly and focused girl whose determination, respect, and curious style of learning have paid off. She is known to be one who always has questions for the teachers and takes her studies seriously. She had a JAMB score of 338 and an SAT score of 1400/1600. We are proud of her outstanding performance!" he wrote about Joy
Joy's result is attached to the tweet below:
People praise Omoyeni Joy Folakemi
@The_Ace_29 said:
"9 A’s ….. SAT , 1,400.
"Some folks sabi.
"Me wey get 5B’s that time sef dey gas ."
@AkinjisolaOluw5
"Make this girl go study good course that will be effective in abroad Biko Nigeria stress is not for her ."
@actuallawal said:
"This is the result of hard work and dedication.
"If you know what you want, nothing's stopping you except yourself."
@e_orieh said:
"Truly face of a champion, them no dey fine too much some no fine at all ... Many dey slay with empty heads."
@EzeChineduChri1 said:
"I noticed that Female students are doing great in academics more than the males. Check the overall best in jamb, na Woman too. The future is women indeed. Congratulations to her."
@adeosunm said:
"Consistency in excellent performance. Congratulations!"
@OrimoloyeAlex said:
"E no easy to achieve this feat . A lot of sacrifices.. congratulations dear."
@zopletta_ said:
"She's a national treasure who should be placed on scholarship."
Needy cocoa farmer's son with 8As
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Joseph Amoah Twum, a deprived cocoa farmer's son, earned admission with a scholarship into a university outside Ghana to study Economics.
The teenager became the first to achieve 8As at the Bepong Senior High School in the Eastern Region, where he graduated as a General Arts student in the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
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