Kenyan-American Teen Spoilt for Choice as She is Accepted into 11 Top Universities Including Harvard, Stanford and Columbia

A Kenyan-American teenager has been accepted to several prestigious universities in the US after she finished high school.

Sharon Njeri Wambu, whose parents immigrated to the US from Kenya, received acceptance to 11 top universities including Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Cal Poly Pomona, and Vanderbilt.

Others are University of South California (USC), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California Irvine (UCI), University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of South Carolina, Beaufort (UCSB), and the University of California, Riverside (UCR).

In a recent interview with African Warrior Magazine, Sharon, who graduated from Norco High in Norco, California, said she wants to study Computer Science.

“I would like to use software engineering to work on platforms where people can share experiences with each other,” she said.

“I actually didn’t know I would venture into this field until the summer before my senior year. I feel that computer science gives me a tangible way to solve problems around me, and I appreciate the creativity that computer science requires.”

On how she felt after receiving acceptance to all these prestigious universities, Sharon noted: “When I opened my college acceptances, I was incredibly excited and even a bit shocked. So many qualified applicants get rejected and I am grateful that the admissions committees saw something in me.”

She added: “It makes me happy to know that wherever I choose to go, I will have access to amazing resources and people who will push me and help me achieve my goals.”

Sharon mother Sarah told the Magazine that her daughter’s acceptance to the 11 prestigious colleges did not come as a surprise, saying that Sharon put in all the hard work. Sharon is yet to make a decision on which of the universities she will join.