Nigerian boy Femi Ositade wins $3.5 million worth of scholarships from Harvard and 13 foreign universities
A 17-year-old Nigerian, Oluwafemi Ositade, has achieved a remarkable feat by securing full scholarships to several prestigious Ivy League universities in the United States, Canada, and Qatar.
Ositade, a member of The Ambassadors College, Ota’s Class of 2023, has earned scholarships totaling over $3.5 million. His exceptional success is attributed to his outstanding performance in the SAT, where he achieved a perfect score in Math (800/800) and an impressive score of 760 out of 800 in reading and writing. Additionally, his CGPA of 4.04/4.0 from college contributed to his accomplishments. Ositade received 14 scholarship offers from renowned institutions, nine of which are full-ride scholarships covering tuition, accommodation, allowance, and other student expenses.
Among the universities offering scholarships to Ositade are Harvard University, Brown University, Duke University, University of Toronto Lester B Pearson Scholarship, Wesleyan University, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, University of Miami, Howard University, Stetson University, Fisk University, University of Toronto (Mississauga Campus, St. George Campus, Scarborough Campus), and Drexel University.
In the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Ositade scored 358, ranking as the second-best in Nigeria for the year 2023. Furthermore, in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), he achieved eight A’s and one B2.
Ositade’s ambition is to pursue a degree in Computational Physics, driven by his passion for Quantum Computing and Mathematics.
