Student accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools picks Yale

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last updated 8 January 2015

Kwasi Enin had a difficult choice to make: The high school senior was accepted to all eight of the Ivies, in addition to several other colleges, and with graduation right around the corner, it was time to make a decision. After weighing the pros and cons of each university (and, wisely, waiting to hear about financial aid packages), he's made his selection: Enin is headed to Yale.

The 17-year-old, whose parents emigrated from Ghana, announced his pick during a press conference. The Long Island teen told the crowd that he loved the Yale campus, liked the university's emphasis on music (he plays the violin and is a singer), and plans on attending medical school once he's finished in four years. He also imparted some words of wisdom to his fellow high school seniors: "You need to have your passion, the things that you love doing most, to push yourself as far as you can go," he said. --Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.