Excitement as Nigerian Kid Breaks Academic Record in American School

By Ihie Grace

A Nigerian kid, Achunike Okafor has been honoured by Science High Park School, New Jersey for achieving a record-shattering 4.625 GPA the highest ever in the 50 years history of the school

According to a report obtained by roundoff news media, Okafor also scored the highest GPA among his city district – Newark’s 2,649 graduates in the Class of 2023, which is the highest ever for the city public school district.

With Okafor bagging his International Baccalaureate diploma and achieving the record-breaking feat, he has been awarded 40 scholarship offers globally.

Here are some of the universities that want Achunike Okafor: Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Princeton, Penn State, Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Southern California, and Rutgers.