The Nigerian girl named, Saheela Ibraheem, whose name has
been buzzing in the headlines lately as a promising talent, has reserved a
place amongst “The World’s 50 Smartest Teenagers” list.
The young girl, only 16, made it to headlines earlier this year
when she was accepted into Harvard University, making her one of the youngest
students ever to attend that school.
Making a record in the US, Saheela was accepted at 13 other
colleges, including prestigious MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell,
Brown, Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Chicago.
In the end, Saheela chose Harvard, based on her seven-year-old
brother’s advice who also dreams of being admitted to Harvard.
Saheela believes the key to success is knowing what you love to
learn as early as possible, a knowledge she says she achieved at age five.
Saheela is also Known to be polite and humble, the Muslim prodigy
said that her Nigerian parents are totally supportive of her dreams and
sometimes teach her subjects that were not taught in her school.
No comments:
Post a Comment