{"id":1624,"date":"2014-04-01T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indogomagazine.com\/indogo\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2014-04-02T19:31:16","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T19:31:16","slug":"kwasi-enin-boy-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/indogomagazine.com\/indogo\/kwasi-enin-boy-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwasi Enin The Boy Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"

He has a straight-A average. He scored in the 99th percentile on his SAT. And he\u2019s a shot putter, viola player and a cappella singer.<\/p>\n

Kwasi Enin said his ‘passion’ got him accepted at every Ivy League school
\nEnin, a senior at William Floyd High School in Mastic, turned into an instant celebrity when he got accepted at all eight Ivy League schools. He was profiled on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ and his name trended on Twitter. While he’s yet to choose his college, he said he’s leaning toward Yale.<\/p>\n

Meet Kwasi Enin, the boy genius from Long Island who\u2019s been accepted into all eight Ivy League schools. His extraordinary achievement was the talk of the education world Tuesday, but the 17-year-old aspiring doctor took all the attention in stride.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kwasi<\/a>

Kwasi Enin hasn\u2019t yet decided on the school to take his talents. But he’s learning toward Yale for its strong reputation in medicine and music. He\u2019s particularly drawn to its biomedical engineering program, he said. (courtesy: William Floyd High School)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cIt has been a little crazy, but I never really feel overwhelmed because I love what I do and I have great support,\u201d Enin told the Daily News.<\/p>\n

The senior at William Floyd High School in Mastic turned instant celebrity after it was revealed he hit the Ivy League jackpot. He was profiled on ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d and his name was trending on Twitter.<\/p>\n

But all the adulation isn\u2019t going to Enin\u2019s head.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not Kwasi,\u201d said his uncle Edmund Bimpong. \u201cHe\u2019s low-profile, very high humility.\u201d<\/p>\n

A first-generation American whose parents are from Ghana, Enin figured applying to all eight elite schools would improve his chances of getting into one of them.<\/p>\n

\"Kwasi<\/a>

Kwasi Enin has reasons to smile as he gets to choose the Ivy League school of his liking. The William Floyd High School senior got accepted at all eight Ivy League schools.<\/p><\/div>\n

His first acceptance letter came from Princeton in December, the last from Harvard at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought Harvard would be the one to reject me,\u201d he said .<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re Harvard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collectively, the Ivy League schools accepted fewer than 9% of all applicants for the class of 2018, ranging from 5.9% at Harvard to 14% at Cornell.<\/p>\n

Enin ranks in the top 2% of his class and aced 11 advanced placement classes. The son of two nurses, he also volunteers in Stony Brook University Hospital\u2019s radiology department. But he said he believes what truly sets him apart is his passion \u2014 for everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery admissions counselor I spoke to at the Ivy League schools brought that up,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big part of who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enin hasn\u2019t yet made up his mind about where to take his prodigious talents. But with its strong reputation in medicine and music, he\u2019s leaning toward Yale. He\u2019s particularly drawn to its biomedical engineering program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want the passion of music and medicine to be part of my life wherever I go,\u201d added Enin, who lives in Shirley.<\/p>\n

Some Enin admirers joked on Twitter that he should follow the example of exceptional high school athletes and reveal his choice on TV.<\/p>\n

\u201cKwasi Enin should do a hat reveal live on ESPN like hs athletes do,\u201d wrote a poster with the handle @bradleySFR. \u201cIt should also be live on CNN, Fox, Weather Channel & TruTV.\u201d<\/p>\n

William Floyd High School Principal Barbara Butler said the school is abuzz over Enin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard other kids remarking about him \u2014 \u2018I want to do that,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cIt couldn\u2019t have happened to a better kid. He\u2019s such a well-rounded, humble and modest young man.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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