Nigerian-American Ashley Adirika Gets Multiple Admission Offers From Universities Abroad, Rejoices in Video
- A Nigerian-American, Ashely Adirika, whose mother relocated to America three decades ago has got multiple university admission offers
- The 17-year-old took up the courage and applied to eight Ivy League schools instead of one that she should have
- Many people who reacted to Ashley's success story congratulated her as some said that she represented Black girls well
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A 17-year-old Nigerian teenager, Ashley Adirika, has been celebrated after she got multiple admission offers in the US.
CNN reports that the teenager has always dreamed of attending top schools. In the hope of achieving that, she applied to eight Ivy League universities.
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Ashley's mother came to America decades ago
On the day Ashley was going to check her admission status, she opened a tab each for the schools on her laptop.
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As an admission offer popped up, others followed and caught her in a huge surprise. An ABC video shared by Ashley captured the joyous moment.
The 17-year-old was accepted into Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, and Harvard. It should be noted that the teen's mother relocated to America 30 years ago.
The lucky girl said:
"I just decided to shoot my shot at all of them and see if it would land. And I had no idea that I would get accepted into all of them."
Watch the video below:
Ashley gets congratulatory messages
Below are some of the reactions:
e4emmanuel said:
"Big congratulations Ashley."
modiboandrudy said:
"Congratulations to you! I just read about your success on CNN! I wish you all the success in your studies to make the world a better place!"
iamegheaghedo said:
"Big congratulations Ashley. Thank you so much for making girls and women proud. God bless you and more wins. Your sister from Nigeria."
__a.n.j.i.e said:
"I just came across your story and WOWWW!!!!! Congratulations on this amazing success."
prettyon_thespot said:
"This so inspiring. Especially your reaction to getting into all the schools you applied to."
Teen Becomes Youngest Black Student Ever to Graduate Law School in US At Age 19
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported that at age 19, Haley Taylor Schlitz has become the youngest African-American ever to graduate from law school in the United States of America.
The native of Dallas, Texas, earned the limelight after being accepted into nine law schools when she was just 16 years old.
The teenager, who has been studying law for the past three years, will graduate from the Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law on May 13, said Black Woman.
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