We’ve heard and seen reports of African student’s
exceling academically in American schools. Out of Atlanta comes yet another
intriguing Nigerian youngster who is on track to set academic records. Olubunmi
Fariyike, 17, of Cobb, County Georgia in Atlanta is the son of Nigerian
immigrants Emmanuel and Fadeke Fariyike. Olubunmi attends Hillgrove High School
in GA with a GPA of 4.672 aggregate and 2,230-out-of-2,400 SAT.
He has received
admission into 5 Ivy League schools and 11 other prestigious schools. His Ivy
League schools include; Brown University, Columbia University, Harvard
University, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University.
Other schools include; Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Stanford University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, University of
Southern California, Harvey Mudd College, Washington University, Rice
University, Northwestern, University of Georgia (foundation fellow) and Georgia
Tech.
Olubunmi wants to study biomedical engineering for
his first degree and then head to medical school with the intention of becoming
a Neurosurgeon — and was exhilarated when he learned he now had an opportunity
to study at the country’s top schools. Olubunmi is a self-motivated tenacious
young man who puts his all in whatever he sets his mind on.
His parents, entire family, his community, former
students of FGGC Sagamu are very proud of this young man and we all wish him
the very best. Mrs. Fadeke Fariyike is an Alumni of FGGC Sagamu.
Tosan Aduayi is the founder of Trendy Africa Magazine
and has been an active journalist since 1994
