Black Girl of the Day: Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna - Accepted By All 8 Ivy League Schools
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A New York teen is taking the concept of a perfect score to new heights, gaining admission to all eight elite Ivy League schools — and then some.
Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna went 12 for 12 in her college applications this spring. In addition to getting into Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale, she was accepted to Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She has until May 1 to decide which offer to accept.
"I am humbled by all of the college acceptance letters that I recently received,” the Long Island teen said in a press release. “I am reminded that I have a responsibility to be a role model for others and use my experiences to encourage and inspire others, especially young women.”
What kind of grades does it take to sweep your applications? The Elmont Memorial High School valedictorian's transcript boasts a rocking 101.64 weighted GPA. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants was also named a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, and just recently accepted to the White House Science Fair, CNN reports.
Uwamanzu-Nna isn't the first Elmont student to slay when it comes to college admissions. Just last year, Harold Ekeh got into 13 schools. He chose Yale.
Uwamanzu-Nna thanked her school and its teachers who, "start their days at 7 a.m. and leave very late in the evening" in the statement announcing her accomplishment. She also thanked her parents, who she said, "have always taught me the value of hard work."
"My recent accomplishments reflect the hardworking ideals of the town of Elmont, my supportive parents, and my dedicated teachers," she said. "I am elated, but most importantly, I am thankful."
http://www.refinery29.com/2016/04/107722/new-york-teen-accepted-all-ivy-league-schools
Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna went 12 for 12 in her college applications this spring. In addition to getting into Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale, she was accepted to Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She has until May 1 to decide which offer to accept.
"I am humbled by all of the college acceptance letters that I recently received,” the Long Island teen said in a press release. “I am reminded that I have a responsibility to be a role model for others and use my experiences to encourage and inspire others, especially young women.”
What kind of grades does it take to sweep your applications? The Elmont Memorial High School valedictorian's transcript boasts a rocking 101.64 weighted GPA. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants was also named a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, and just recently accepted to the White House Science Fair, CNN reports.
Uwamanzu-Nna isn't the first Elmont student to slay when it comes to college admissions. Just last year, Harold Ekeh got into 13 schools. He chose Yale.
Uwamanzu-Nna thanked her school and its teachers who, "start their days at 7 a.m. and leave very late in the evening" in the statement announcing her accomplishment. She also thanked her parents, who she said, "have always taught me the value of hard work."
"My recent accomplishments reflect the hardworking ideals of the town of Elmont, my supportive parents, and my dedicated teachers," she said. "I am elated, but most importantly, I am thankful."
http://www.refinery29.com/2016/04/107722/new-york-teen-accepted-all-ivy-league-schools
http://www.businessinsider.com/augu...elped-her-get-accepted-into-ivy-league-2016-4
High-school senior Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna found out last week that she had been accepted into all eight Ivy League schools.
She doesn't attribute her accomplishment solely to her high grades, though as valedictorian she certainly has top-ranking credentials.
The quality she most stressed as critical to her success is her self-described tenacity, something she says is best encapsulated when looking at her approach to her scientific research.
She used a civil-engineering research project as a launching point to illustrate this quality, describing a project she started in high school with cement and concrete. Uwamanzu-Nna said that she wanted to learn about fluid mechanics by way of measuring the strength of samples. But her school did not have the proper high-tech apparatus for such work.
"I had to jury-rig this weird thing and use bench weights from my school's weight room to measure the strength of samples," she said.
She soon realized that if she wanted to be able to finish her research, then she would have to find a true lab in which to work. She applied for a position during the summer between her sophomore and junior years, where she hoped to work in a Columbia University research lab.
Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna
She was disappointed to be rejected from the role, but found a temporary solution with an internship at NYU's engineering school. Columbia's lab was still her first choice, though.
So, undeterred, she kept in touch with the researcher in Columbia's lab and was eventually accepted to work there the following summer.
"The head researcher at Columbia was very impressed by my tenacity, by my persistence, and by the fact that I was 16 and doing cement and concrete research," she said.
In fact, she was the youngest researcher in the lab that summer, working among PhD and master's students.
She believes that her spirit of persistence was the driving force behind her college acceptances.
"As a high schooler, what really explains my recent accomplishment is finding something I am passionate about," she said, "and not being afraid of stepping outside of my comfort zone."
High-school senior Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna found out last week that she had been accepted into all eight Ivy League schools.
She doesn't attribute her accomplishment solely to her high grades, though as valedictorian she certainly has top-ranking credentials.
The quality she most stressed as critical to her success is her self-described tenacity, something she says is best encapsulated when looking at her approach to her scientific research.
She used a civil-engineering research project as a launching point to illustrate this quality, describing a project she started in high school with cement and concrete. Uwamanzu-Nna said that she wanted to learn about fluid mechanics by way of measuring the strength of samples. But her school did not have the proper high-tech apparatus for such work.
"I had to jury-rig this weird thing and use bench weights from my school's weight room to measure the strength of samples," she said.
She soon realized that if she wanted to be able to finish her research, then she would have to find a true lab in which to work. She applied for a position during the summer between her sophomore and junior years, where she hoped to work in a Columbia University research lab.
She was disappointed to be rejected from the role, but found a temporary solution with an internship at NYU's engineering school. Columbia's lab was still her first choice, though.
So, undeterred, she kept in touch with the researcher in Columbia's lab and was eventually accepted to work there the following summer.
"The head researcher at Columbia was very impressed by my tenacity, by my persistence, and by the fact that I was 16 and doing cement and concrete research," she said.
In fact, she was the youngest researcher in the lab that summer, working among PhD and master's students.
She believes that her spirit of persistence was the driving force behind her college acceptances.
"As a high schooler, what really explains my recent accomplishment is finding something I am passionate about," she said, "and not being afraid of stepping outside of my comfort zone."
proud of black immigrant kids achieving high
salute to her
she did it before M. Brown
she did it before M. Brown
Nice. Kenyan girl?
Edit. Nigerian. Figures. Bravo!
You are Nigerian. I've heard that Nigerian parents are very serious about education and achievement. How did your parents help you achieve your academic goals?
Yes, I guess you can say that Nigerian parents are very serious about education. In terms of first generation Nigerian children, these children see how their parents tend to come and immigrate from Nigeria to America. Most times the reason is to seek more opportunities, not only for themselves as parents, but also for their children. That's often the case, and I think Nigerian parents do a great job of teaching and telling their story to their children and informing their children why it is important that they take all the opportunity that they're offered seriously and not take them for granted.
Edit. Nigerian. Figures. Bravo!
You are Nigerian. I've heard that Nigerian parents are very serious about education and achievement. How did your parents help you achieve your academic goals?
Yes, I guess you can say that Nigerian parents are very serious about education. In terms of first generation Nigerian children, these children see how their parents tend to come and immigrate from Nigeria to America. Most times the reason is to seek more opportunities, not only for themselves as parents, but also for their children. That's often the case, and I think Nigerian parents do a great job of teaching and telling their story to their children and informing their children why it is important that they take all the opportunity that they're offered seriously and not take them for granted.
