Genius Student, 17, Who Got 9 A's Wins R37 Million in Overseas Scholarships
- Victory Yinka-Banjo, a Nigerian teen, has made the country proud as universities in Canada and America are offering her scholarships
- The teenager came into the limelight in 2020 when she made a record of getting distinctions in WAEC and other international examinations
- Top of the schools vying for the girl's acceptance are MIT, Harvard and Johns Hopkins to name a few
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A 17-year-old Nigerian teenager, Victory Yinka-Banjo, who had nine A's in WAEC in 2020 is in the news again for even greater things.
CNN reports that Victory was offered full scholarships by Ivy League schools Yale College, Princeton University, Harvard, and Brown College in both the US and Canada to the tune of more than $5 million (R37 million).
Source: UGC
In speaking with the media, the teenager said that the whole development came as very surprising to her, adding that she never thought any school would even offer her admission.
Victory said that the deluge of scholarships has made her more proud that she now praises herself for a job well done.
Other Canadian schools where she got offers from are the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. US universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Standford University, John Hopkins University and the University of Virginia also want her.
The 17-year-old Nigerian said she is however still researching some of the schools that she would like to go like Johns Hopkins, MIT, Havard, and Stanford.
Her mother, Victory, said that she hopes that her daughter’s success story would inspire other young people out there since she is not the typical Nigerian-American who often gets such an opportunity.
The mother attributed the secret of her daughter’s success to discipline, parental guidance and faith.
Meanwhile, Briefly News earlier reported that another local beauty has managed to raise the South African flag proudly after becoming one of the thousands of graduates that are shaping the country. Heading online she celebrated bagging her degree as proudly as possible.
The bright and beautiful woman with the handle @MalulekeNichole shared a truly heartwarming post about the first of many degrees that she is about to obtain. She also shared some snaps and clips of herself celebrating heartily while wearing her cap and gown.
"First degree bagged, Danko," she wrote extremely joyously in the caption of the post.
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Source: Briefly News
