A Long Island high schooler has run the Ivy League table.
Kwasi Enin, a 17-year-old senior at William Floyd High School in
Mastic, has been accepted into each of the eight elite Ivy colleges and
universities.
“By applying to all eight, I figured it would better the chances of getting into one,” he said.
Collectively, the Ivy League schools accepted less than 9% of all
applicants for the class of 2018, ranging from 5.9% at Harvard to 14% at
Cornell.
“I’ve never seen anything like it in my 15 years as a high school
counselor,” said Nancy Winkler, Enin’s guidance counselor. “He’s going
to be a leader in whatever he chooses."
Enin, the son of immigrant nurses from Ghana, wants to be a physician.
“I’m thinking of being a cardiologist or neurologist,” said Enin, who
lives in Shirley. “A doctor is a community leader, a protector, someone
who people turn to ... when they need help.”
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