This teen just got into all eight Ivy League schools and Stanford. How's your day going so far? 
 
 As ABC 7 reported Tuesday, Ifeoma White-Thorpe, a senior at New Jersey's Morris Hills High School, has now been accepted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth and Stanford. She said she was "shaking" when she clicked on her final acceptance letter, and must now decide which of these illustrious institutions she'll attend. 
 
 "I got into Harvard early action so I figured I'll just go there, so then I got into all the others and I was like, 'Wait, now I don't know where I want to go,'" White-Thorpe told ABC 7, adding that she'd give preference to schools that offered merit scholarships and financial aid. Listen up, Ivies. 
 
 Wherever she winds up, White-Thorpe plans to study biology and pursue a career in public health. 
 
 White-Thorpe ranks high in her advanced placement classes and serves as president of her high school's student government, but she thinks her poetry and writing got her noticed. 
 
 In 2015, when she was a sophomore, White-Thorpe was named one of two winners in the National Liberty Museum's Selma Speech and Essay Contest, her entry having been selected from a pool of over 800 applications. Her essay, which she recites in the below video, covered equal educational access, freedom and racial justice. 
 
 "In order to advance my rights, I will continue to dismiss the stereotypes of the black female," she wrote, "and assist in creating a new mold in which we are viewed as atypical of what we once were. I will be outstanding. I will be ravishing in the way that I sew my words together to create a beautiful, unmitigated harmony." 
 
 Something tells us White-Thorpe would get along swimmingly with the preteen over at Cornell who's rated the academic experience "kind of easy." ||||| Story highlights Ifeoma White-Thorpe hasn't decided which school she'll attend in the fall 
 
 High school senior has also been accepted into Stanford 
 
 (CNN) Talk about an embarrassment of riches. 
 
 A New Jersey teenager has to make a decision soon most high school seniors can only dream of -- deciding on which Ivy League school to attend in the fall. The problem, if you want to call it that, is that she was accepted into all of them. All eight of them. 
 
 Ifeoma White-Thorpe said she was shaking when she got the eighth acceptance letter. 
 
 "I was like, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, like this might be eight out of eight and I clicked it and it said 'Congratulations' and I was like oh my goodness!" White-Thorpe told CNN affiliate WABC-TV 
 
 White-Thorpe, a senior and student government president at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway, has to choose between Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Dartmouth and Brown. 
 
 Read More ||||| Kwasi Enin says he'll be going to Yale. Greg Cergol reports. (Published Wednesday, April 30, 2014) 
 
 The Long Island high school senior who was accepted to all eight Ivy League schools says he is heading to Yale. 
 
 Kwasi Enin announced his decision during a news conference at William Floyd High School Wednesday with the type of fanfare usually reserved for college football and basketball recruits. 
 
 Teen Talks About Getting Into All 8 Ivy Leagues 
 
 Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania all sent acceptance letters to 17-year-old Kwasi Enin's home on Long Island. Here, he speaks with Newsday about the accomplishment. (Published Wednesday, April 2, 2014) 
 
 Enin, who scored 2,250 out of 2,400 on his SAT, was accepted by Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and the University of Pennsylvania earlier this year. 
 
 He also was accepted at Duke and three State University of New York campuses. 
 
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 Enin said the school's inviting atmosphere, emphasis on music and financial aid offerings all contributed to him choosing Yale. 
 
 At the news conference in the school gym, Enin thanked his parents and educators who helped him along the way. 
 
 "Without their assistance, I would not be in this position," he said. "I would not have had the initial drive to strive for excellence." 
 
 His proud mother said her son is "proving himself to be on the right path." She and her husband have sought to instill "strong moral qualities" in Enin and his sister since they were young, she said. 
 
 "We are so proud and so excited about all that he has achieved," she said. 
 
 His father said he has always been strict about his children's academics. 
 
 "I told him, 'Look, your worst grade in school should be a 95,'" he said. 
 
 Principal Barbara Butler said Enin "exemplifies the greatness in William Floyd, and how hard work, dedication and taking advantage of opportunities pays off." 
 
 Enin said he would like to go to medical school and become a doctor. He said he hoped the attention to his story inspired other kids to appreciate higher education. 
 
 Copyright Associated Press / NBC New York ||||| The Long Island kid who was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools has revealed that he's accepting Yale University. 
 
 Kwasi Enin made the eagerly awaited announcement at a Wednesday afternoon press conference at William Floyd High School, where he was surrounded by family, friends and the teachers who helped him achieve his astounding success. 
 
 “I'm excited and proud to announce that this fall I will become a member of the Yale class of 2018,” he said to cheers from teachers and students present at the HS gym. 
 
 He said a visit to the campus helped him make up his mind. 
 
 “My Bull Dog Days experience last week was incredible. I met geniuses from all over the world. And everyone was so friendly and inviting. And I believe that their deep appreciation and love for music, like I have, was very critical,” he said. 
 
 He said financial aid was a very important factor for him — and that all schools offered the same package. 
 
 Kwasi Enin is Yale-bound, he said Wednesday during a press conference at his Long Island high school. (Christie M Farriella for New York Daily News) 
 
 Enin became a national sensation when his rarely accomplished feat was revealed, and said he decided to announce his decision at a press conference so he could move past the hooplah and focus on his studies for the rest of the year. 
 
 The first generation American has a straight-A average, scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT, and aced 11 advanced placement classes. 
 
 He's also a shot putter, viola player and a cappella singer who volunteers in Stony Brook University Hospital's radiology department, and is revered by his teachers and classmates as being a great kid. 
 
 "He's going to be a leader in whatever he chooses," the Mastic, L.I., school's guidance counselor, Nancy Winkler, gushed earlier this month. 
 
 The humble high-schooler has said he was just hedging his bets when he applied en masse to the Ivies — Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale. 
 
 Kwasi Enin — who has a straight-A average and scored in the 99th percentile on his SAT — was accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. (Picasa/William Floyd High School) 
 
 "By applying to all eight, I figured it would better the chances of getting into one," he said. 
 
 His first acceptance letter came from Princeton in December — and then they just kept coming. 
 
 The last letter arrived in late March, from Harvard. 
 
 "I thought Harvard would be the one to reject me," he said. "They're Harvard." 
 
 Enin's feat is especially impressive given that Ivy League schools accepted less than 9% of all applicants for the class of 2018, ranging from 5.9% at Harvard to 14% at Cornell. 
 
 Long Island senior Kwasi Enin announced his decision Wednesday afternoon at William Floyd High School. (David Wexler/David Wexler) 
 
 The son of immigrant nurses from Ghana, Enin, 17, has said he planned on becoming a doctor. 
 
 "I'm thinking of being a cardiologist or neurologist," said Enin, who lives in Shirley. "A doctor is a community leader, a protector, someone who people turn to ... when they need help." 
 
 He'd said he'd been leaning towards Yale because of its strong reputation in music and medicine, particularly its biomedical engineering program. 
 
 "I want the passion of music and medicine to be part of my life wherever I go," he said. 
 
 His school's principal, Barbara Butler, has called her student an inspiration. 
 
 "I heard other kids remarking about him — 'I want to do that,'" she said. "It couldn't have happened to a better kid. He's such a well-rounded, humble and modest young man." ||||| High school student Micheal Brown made headlines last week for a remarkable feat: He was accepted by all 20 colleges he applied to, and each institution awarded him a full scholarship to boot. 
 
 Video of Brown, screaming with excitement as he learned of his acceptances surrounded by family and friends, went viral. Four Ivy League institutions ― Harvard, Yale, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania ― want him, as do Stanford, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins and 11 more top-rated colleges. 
 
 MUST SEE VIDEO! This is what it looks like when a hard working, 3rd Ward student gets accepted to his dream college. BTW... he was accepted to 20! Including 4 #IvyLeagues. Story coming up @ 10 on #KHOU11 #DREAMS #Houston #Harvard #Princeton #Yale #FeelGood pic.twitter.com/Lz5kY3G1CO — Lauren Talarico (@KHOULauren) March 30, 2018 
 
 While the exceptional senior, who earned a 4.68 GPA at Lamar High School in Houston was praised by many ― from reporters to readers to President Bill Clinton ― a local news team in Washington has come under fire for harshly criticizing the student. 
 
 On Fox 5 DC last week, morning co-anchor Holly Morris and contributor Sarah Fraser laid into Brown for applying to 20 schools, calling his decision to do so “obnoxious” and suggesting he was showing off. 
 
 “It’s a little ridiculous that this kid applied to 20, taking away a spot and basically waitlisting another kid,” Fraser said. 
 
 “I’m urging my kids not to,” co-anchor Allison Seymour said in an aside. 
 
 “It’s a little obnoxious because you can only go to one, you can only take one full ride, and you are taking a spot from someone else who worked really hard,” Morris said. 
 
 The backlash was swift and has grown over the past week as a Now This video criticizing the Fox 5 segment went viral. 
 
 Here's a new one: Local Fox anchors criticized this Black teen for working TOO hard pic.twitter.com/sIwyciCC9j — NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 9, 2018 
 
 Twitters users are laying into the journalists, saying their comments seemed racially motivated. 
 
 This doesn’t “take a space or a scholarship” away from ANYONE. 
 
 
 
 Yale isn’t going to suddenly enroll only 1,499 freshmen or only give $4,950,000 in financial aid if this kid goes to Stanford instead. 
 
 
 
 This is straight up, poorly coded, bigotry. https://t.co/ySdmNbml1x — Aditya Sood (@adityasood) April 9, 2018 
 
 Michael Brown, I wish you would’ve applied to 30 schools. Keep shining- you’re an inspiration to black and brown kids all over. Perhaps you could call it a representation of the fact so many of us have to work twice as hard to get half of what others get... https://t.co/VOU3AjijcW — Don Champion (@DonChampionTV) April 9, 2018 
 
 Check out @FoxNews anchors call a young black man, Michael Brown, “obnoxious” for applying to and getting accepted with full scholarships to 20 colleges. 
 
 
 
 Either we’re “lazy” and need to “work hard,” or we’re “obnoxious” when we excel for working hard.#Racist#SitDownAndShutUp pic.twitter.com/QWGPVVcdpD — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) April 5, 2018 
 
 So to sum up: Ferguson's Michael Brown who was murdered by the cop was a thug who wasn’t trying to do anything with his life so he deserved to die. THIS Michael Brown who applied to 20 colleges/universities and got full rides, is "obnoxious" for doing too much with his life. https://t.co/YXPXWAPrYv — Daryle L. Jenkins (@DLamontJenkins) April 5, 2018 
 
 Except when you do “work harder,” expect Alice&Seymour @Fox5DCAllison 
 
 Holly Maurice @HollyLiveFox5DC & 
 
 Sarah Fraser @heyfrase on @fox5dc using their morning airtime calling you “obnoxious” for being a hard working black student & getting into multiple prestigious colleges...🙄 — Miah Ed.D (@dst6n01) April 7, 2018 
 
 shame on these news anchors. he worked his entire life to achieve the impossible and instead of celebrating this extraordinary achievement they chose to call it ridiculous. Congratulations Michael Brown, the world needs more people like you - https://t.co/uXkhSwfTea — Casey Neistat (@CaseyNeistat) April 9, 2018 
 
 Shoutout Michael Brown, congrats getting into all 20 schools bud. You didn’t take any body else’s spot away, you earned your own — #SaveTheCrew (@garrettbinger) April 9, 2018 
 
 Congratulations 🎈 Michael Brown Which ever #College You Choose will be Lucky to have you These #Fox #TalkingHeads Should Be #Fired https://t.co/uxhu7sQbh0 — Peggy M (@morgep65) April 9, 2018 
 
 In response to the backlash, Fraser tweeted an apology to Brown on Saturday, saying she learned a “valuable lesson.” Brown tweeted that he accepted her apology. 
 
 Bishop Talbert - I am sorry. I’m sorry to Michael b. I truly had no malice when I set this story up, we wanted to ask is 20 schools too much? But I see now that was petty. Michael is awesome and I have learned a lesson. — Sarah Fraser (@heyfrase) April 7, 2018 
 
 Thank you for your apology. I appreciate it and accept it. — Micheal Brown (@mbreezy101) April 7, 2018 
 
 Morris maintained that she was criticizing the act of applying to 20 schools, not Brown himself. She also said she would have had the same response if the student were white. 
 
 I just believe in a more targeted search. I think the common ap has changed the game and makes it too easy to apply to too many schools. Has nothing to do with privilege. Just my opinion. We can disagree... that’s ok. https://t.co/JsGsXAGTmV — Holly Morris (@HollyLiveFox5DC) April 3, 2018 
 
 I also said he is an amazing young man. This is not a racial issue. I would have the exact same opinion if the boy was white. https://t.co/gq8Edty0s8 — Holly Morris (@HollyLiveFox5DC) April 4, 2018 
 
 Brown said he had a Skype interview with Morris but has asked the station not to air it since the anchor has still not apologized. 
 
 This morning, I had a respectful Skype interview with @HollyLiveFox5DC , though I did not get an apology during the interview. I won't allow the interview to air until @fox5dc provides me with a public apology. Where's the #humandecency? — Micheal Brown (@mbreezy101) April 6, 2018 
 
 Fox 5 DC, Morris, Seymour and Brown did not respond to HuffPost’s requests for comment.
– Ifeoma White-Thorpe is going places. Two years ago, the New Jersey teen won the grand prize in the National Liberty Museum Selma Speech and Essay Contest (watch her recite it on YouTube), she's aced all of her AP classes, she's president of her high school's student government, and now she's been accepted by all eight Ivy League colleges plus Stanford, reports the New York Daily News. Her parents say the decision is hers to make, but the 17-year-old says it'll likely come down to which school offers the most financial aid. Ifeoma says she plans to study biology and pursue a career in public health, but she has a hunch that it is her poetry that got her noticed in her applications. In part of her award-winning essay, which Mic.com reports was among 800 submitted, she talks about being motivated to explore the idea of freedom when her little brother no longer felt safe walking down the street as a black boy. "In order to advance my rights, I will continue to dismiss the stereotypes of the black female," she writes. "I will be outstanding. I will be ravishing in the way that I sew my words together to create a beautiful, unmitigated harmony." CNN reports that Ifeoma joins the ranks of only a handful of students to get into all eight Ivy League schools: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Princeton. (This valedictorian got into 26 colleges, but didn't sweep the Ivy League.)