President Obama commends Nigerian student Saheela Ibraheem, a 19-year-old girl, who made history, as her academic achievements were recognised by the Obamas on February 26, 2015. Barack and Michelle Obama hosted a special reception at the White House to mark the “Black History Month”.
Saheela Ibraheem is a neurobiology student at Harvard. She got her admission at the age of 15 and is going to graduate this May. leading her to become one of the youngest students in the university’s history.
Now the US girl of Nigerian origin has stormed the lost of the 50 world’s smartest teenagers.
The Leadership reports that the US President commended the genius student by saying:
“There are a lot of teenagers in the world. Saheela is like one of the 50 smartest ones. That’s pretty smart. And she’s a wonderful young lady. She’s like the State Department and the National Institute of Health all rolled into one. And we are so proud of your accomplishments and all that lies ahead of you. And you reflect our history. Young people like you inspire our future.”
Saheela got almost perfect SAT scores and applied to fourteen different colleges, unsure if any would admit her at such a young age. She was accepted to thirteen schools, including six out of the seven Ivy League colleges to which she applied. After visiting its campus and falling in love with the student culture and educational opportunities there, Saheela and her family decided that Harvard was the best choice for her.
Source: Naij.com, stemcp
