New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools

[Anonymous]

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/national/117731319-story

A New York high school student is making headlines for a big accomplishment.

Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna, a senior at Elmont High School in Long Island, was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools. The valedictorian is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants, who she credits for teaching her the value of self-confidence, humility and a respect for education.

"I think the main thing that has shaped me into the individual I am now is just tenacity and persistence," said Nna. "Though I was born here in America,I visited Nigeria many times. And I've seen that my cousins don't have the same opportunities that I have. So definitely, whatever I do, I want to make sure that it has an impact on Nigeria."

According to the teen, there is no secret or shortcut to academic success.

"I've struggled with numerous classes in the past. But I guess what allowed me to be successful, ultimately, in those classes, at the end, is my persistence and my tenacity," she said.

Nna, who has a passion for science, has received an invitation to attend the White House Science Fair. As for college, she's still undecided.


Parents must be proud!

[Anonymous]

Would love to know all her stats for perspective.

[Anonymous]

It's the same HS that had the Nigerian last year who was admitted to all 8.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.fox5dc.com/news/national/117731319-story

A New York high school student is making headlines for a big accomplishment.

Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna, a senior at Elmont High School in Long Island, was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools. The valedictorian is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants, who she credits for teaching her the value of self-confidence, humility and a respect for education.

"I think the main thing that has shaped me into the individual I am now is just tenacity and persistence," said Nna. "Though I was born here in America,I visited Nigeria many times. And I've seen that my cousins don't have the same opportunities that I have. So definitely, whatever I do, I want to make sure that it has an impact on Nigeria."

According to the teen, there is no secret or shortcut to academic success.

"I've struggled with numerous classes in the past. But I guess what allowed me to be successful, ultimately, in those classes, at the end, is my persistence and my tenacity," she said.

Nna, who has a passion for science, has received an invitation to attend the White House Science Fair. As for college, she's still undecided.


Parents must be proud!

It's becoming a cliche' now. Some kids obviously know the "formula" and the Ivies are more likely to admit a URM that meets that formula.

Besides, why would you apply to all eight Ivies anyway, if not to try and make headlines?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would love to know all her stats for perspective.

Well, she's the valedictorian, has a 101+% average and was an Intel semi-finalist. I'd suspect if she had done super well on the SAT or ACT it would have been reported, but those other stats are Ivy worthy.

[Anonymous]

It's becoming a cliche' now. Some kids obviously know the "formula" and the Ivies are more likely to admit a URM that meets that formula.

Besides, why would you apply to all eight Ivies anyway, if not to try and make headlines?

I would expect that you apply to all 8 because you know competitive colleges admit only a handful of applicants, including highly qualified ones?

I mean, is it not common to apply to more than one college? Are your kids not doing the same?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.fox5dc.com/news/national/117731319-story

A New York high school student is making headlines for a big accomplishment.

Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna, a senior at Elmont High School in Long Island, was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools. The valedictorian is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants, who she credits for teaching her the value of self-confidence, humility and a respect for education.

"I think the main thing that has shaped me into the individual I am now is just tenacity and persistence," said Nna. "Though I was born here in America,I visited Nigeria many times. And I've seen that my cousins don't have the same opportunities that I have. So definitely, whatever I do, I want to make sure that it has an impact on Nigeria."

According to the teen, there is no secret or shortcut to academic success.

"I've struggled with numerous classes in the past. But I guess what allowed me to be successful, ultimately, in those classes, at the end, is my persistence and my tenacity," she said.

Nna, who has a passion for science, has received an invitation to attend the White House Science Fair. As for college, she's still undecided.


Parents must be proud!

It's becoming a cliche' now. Some kids obviously know the "formula" and the Ivies are more likely to admit a URM that meets that formula.

Besides, why would you apply to all eight Ivies anyway, if not to try and make headlines?

Came in to say this...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would love to know all her stats for perspective.

Well, she's the valedictorian, has a 101+% average and was an Intel semi-finalist. I'd suspect if she had done super well on the SAT or ACT it would have been reported, but those other stats are Ivy worthy.

That's not enough. She also needs to be captain of her championship travel soccer team and juggle three service projects in her spare time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It's becoming a cliche' now. Some kids obviously know the "formula" and the Ivies are more likely to admit a URM that meets that formula.

Besides, why would you apply to all eight Ivies anyway, if not to try and make headlines?

I would expect that you apply to all 8 because you know competitive colleges admit only a handful of applicants, including highly qualified ones?

I mean, is it not common to apply to more than one college? Are your kids not doing the same?

Eight seems excessive, and it's not like all the Ivies are the same.

[Anonymous]

What are the application fees for these 8 schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It's becoming a cliche' now. Some kids obviously know the "formula" and the Ivies are more likely to admit a URM that meets that formula.

Besides, why would you apply to all eight Ivies anyway, if not to try and make headlines?

I would expect that you apply to all 8 because you know competitive colleges admit only a handful of applicants, including highly qualified ones?

I mean, is it not common to apply to more than one college? Are your kids not doing the same?

Eight seems excessive, and it's not like all the Ivies are the same.

So what if she applied to all the ivies? It's her choice which schools she applies to. Don't most kids now days apply to 10-15 schools anyway. There are only 8 ivies. And what do you mean they're not the same? Are ANY 2 schools "the same"? These 8 ivies are "the same" in that they're all high caliber school. Maybe she applied to the 15 top schools. If your kids had her stats, would you tell them to apply to some lower ranked school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the application fees for these 8 schools?

I wonder if her HS pushed it and covered fees?

[Anonymous]

Maybe she applied to all the Ivys so she could try to leverage among the ones she got into for the best aid package she can get. I can't believe anyone is complaining about this. Great achievement and the result of a lot of hard work. She and her family should be proud!

[Anonymous]

A friend of my husband's (white male from an elite northeast suburb) also got into all 8. This was 20 years ago, but while it's a huge "accomplishment," it's not the end-all, be-all of achievement. You still have to choose one and then go make something of your life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the application fees for these 8 schools?

I wonder if her HS pushed it and covered fees?

What the hell difference does it make? It doesn't matter to you that she was valedictorian or an Intel Science finalist. Not important that her GPA was amazing or her parents instilled in her the value of education which is what DCUM posters are always complaining about that AA students don't value. It's meaningless that her credo is "persistence and tenacity."

I have followed college acceptances and rejections on College Confidential for a couple of years and have gone back to previous years postings to look for a pattern of admissions, denials, and deferrals. Ethnicity is also included. There are tons of students who have similar stats and were admitted or denied who were black, white, Asian, Native American, etc. I notice there are an inordinate number, the majority, of admitted students from ALL races do NOT have these over the top standardized scores and range between 2100-2400 with 2400 not being the norm. A 2200, for example, puts you in the 98th percentile according to the College Board. The college admissions work independently of each other when making college decisions and, yes, this admit was Vegas odds.

If your preference is to disregard everything this child did because it's more important who covered her college fees, that's your prerogative and says volumes. I say way to go, congratulations, and continue the legacy of persistence and tenacity.