Milestones

Black Teenager in New Jersey Accepted Into All Eight Ivy League Schools

Many Black students dream of receiving an acceptance letter from a Ivy League college or university, Ifeoma White-Thorpe, a senior at Morris Hills High School in New Jersey was admitted into all eight Ivy League schools. She was also accepted at Stanford University.

White-Thorpe, who was born in Nigeria, had a perfect grade point average during her high school years. She also was student body president.

Below is a 2015 video featuring spoken word poetry of Ifeoma White-Thorpe entitled “Let Freedom Ring.”

https://youtu.be/LwEWM9eRUOA&w=570

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