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Five Ivy League Colleges jostle for Trinidadian teenager

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Five Ivy League Colleges jostle for Trinidadian teenager
Key Points(5)
  • Ivy League universities are lining up to enroll a brilliant 17-year-old Trinidadian youngster who has aced the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
  • The teen, Malcolm Reid has landed acceptance letters from five United States Ivy League universities, including the prestigious Harvard University.
  • Reid, also known as “Jamieson”, will make his decision by April 25 on which university he will choose as he will spend the next couple weeks visiting the institutions and meeting the staff and alumni.
  • Malcolm was also accepted into the College of William and Mary, University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins University and Brown University.
  • The young man migrated to the United States two and a half years ago.

Five U.S. Ivy League universities are lining up to enroll a brilliant 17-year-old Trinidadian youngster who has aced the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

The teen, Malcolm Reid has landed acceptance letters from five United States Ivy League universities, including the prestigious Harvard University.

Reid, also known as “Jamieson”, will make his decision by April 25 on which university he will choose as he will spend the next couple weeks visiting the institutions and meeting the staff and alumni.

Malcolm was also accepted into the College of William and Mary, University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins University and Brown University.

The young man migrated to the United States two and a half years ago.

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