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| Serena Omo-Lamai |
A 17-year- old girl, Serena Omo-Lamai, has been granted admission to study in 13 universities in America and Canada, PUNCH Newspaper reports.
Omo-Lamai, who graduated from Dowen
College, Lekki, Lagos, last year, however, opted for Syracuse
University, United States, to study Bio-Medical Engineering.
Some of the universities where she was
offered admission include Emory University, Georgia Institute of
Technology, New York University, among others.
Speaking in a telephone interview with a PUNCH correspondent on Monday, Omo-Lamai said she settled for Syracuse
University because of the institution’s world-class research laboratory
and a $51,000 scholarship offer.
The teenager, who aspires to be a medical engineer, disclosed that she would study medicine as a second degree.
“I feel very honoured and I feel it is
an opportunity to work harder. I know that I have to justify the offer. I
chose Syracuse University because it has a very good research lab and
the offer came with $51,000 scholarship. I have always loved Biology,
Chemistry, Physics and Geography.
“My hope is to study medicine for a
second degree, but I would love to be a medical engineer. Most of the
medical equipment in the country are imported and I would like a
situation where medical equipment is manufactured here in Nigeria.
“My parents are my role models, but I am
also inspired by anyone who is hard working, anyone who puts so much
efforts into what they do,” she said.
A statement from the Vice-Principal,
Dowen College, Mr. Muraina Olusesi, on Monday, said Omo-Lamai was the
valedictorian of the school last year.
He said, “Alumni students of the school
have continued to show the stuff they are made of in the world of
academic excellence. Serena Omo-Lamai was our best graduating pupil in
the 2014/2015 academic session and she has done it again.
“She secured admission to 13
universities across the globe, but she has settled for Syracuse
University where she signed up to read Bio-Medical Engineering, with an
annual scholarship of $56,000.
“Also, Daniel Obaseyi Buraimo, Class of
2010, graduated with First Class honours degree in Computer Science from
the University of San Francisco, California, USA. According to the
university, he is the first Nigerian to attain this height.”
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