I just decided to shoot my shot at all of them and see if it would land.
On Ivy Day, I remember crying a lot and just being extremely surprised.
Adirika graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School this month.
Adirikas family joined her for the dumbfounding moment when she opened all eight Ivy League acceptance letters.
The teen credits her mother with instilling in her the value of education and working hard.
Now, all that hard work has paid off.
Before the college system process, Yale was actually my top choice, Adirika explains.
But what made the teens utility so impressive that all eight Ivy League schools decided to let her in?
I will never forget the sense of solace that their support gave me.
Unfortunately, as I…continued into middle and high school, that sense of solace began to fade.
There was a lack of programs available for girls, much less those of color.
So the ambitious teen decided to step in and fill the void by creating Our Story Our Worth.
For now, shes getting ready to head to her new home at Harvard in the fall.
And as for the rest of her Ivy League acceptance letters?
In the end, she decided on Harvard.
