A genius Nigerian teenager in the US who graduated with excellent grades received 40 scholarship offers.
According to patriot news, an online newspaper, Achunike Okafor, a Nigerian teenager schooling in the US has been honored for his excellent performance.
He schooled at the renowned Science Park High School at Newark in New Jersey, US.
Okafor received an International Baccalaureate diploma with a record-shattering 4.625 grade-point average from the school.
Okafor’s GPA was the highest among Newark’s 2,649 graduates in the Class of 2023, and this was the highest ever, for the city public school district.
This mind shattering performance earned him more than 40 scholarship offers, many from the nation’s top universities.
Some of the universities include Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Princeton, Penn State, Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Southern California, and Rutgers
“I do not take lightly the privilege and responsibility to be among the few individuals selected for such honors,” Okafor said.
The 18-year-old plans to attend Harvard University to pursue a long desired degree in neuroscience.
He is such a genius!
The superintendent of Schools Roger León acknowledged Achunike’s exceptional performance as a source of pride for Science Park High, the school district, and the Newark community.
Achunike’s father Godfrey Okafor said his son’s achievements are also a source of family pride.
“We place a high premium on education in our home. Education, and continuing to learn in life, allows young people to provide for themselves and their families, and build their future,” Okafor, a high school math teacher, said.
Godfrey Okafor says his five other children, including two older sons and three daughters, are currently studying computer engineering and pharmacology, or enrolled at nursing school and law school.
Outside the classroom, Achunike was co-founder of his school’s Science Club; vice president of its Junior Student Council and its Stand & Deliver Club.
Also, a president of its Future Educators Club and Black Student Union; co-captain of its robotics team, and treasurer of its Environmental Club.
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