The World Most Brilliant Student In The 21st Century – Is A Nigerian. A female Nigerian student emerges world most brilliant and brightest student in the world
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth has honoured Fareedah Oyolola, a secondary school student at Greensprings School, Lagos, Nigeria as one of the brightest students in the world.
The World Most Brilliant Student In The 21st Century, this recognition is a result of her exceptional performance in the advanced School and College Ability Test (SCAT), which every student must undergo in order for the institution to determine their current academic abilities before admitting them into its talent search programme.
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In a statement issued by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, the Executive Director; Virginia Roach, congratulated Fareedah and other outstanding students across the world. She said, “We are thrilled to celebrate these students. In a year that was anything but ordinary, their love of learning shined through, and we are excited to help cultivate their growth as scholars and citizens throughout high school, college, and beyond.”
Sharing her experience about the test, Fareedah said: “The test was a multiple-choice aptitude test in verbal and quantitative reasoning, and I had to answer 100 questions within 44 minutes! At the end of the test, my score was in the 92nd percentile for verbal reasoning and 87th percentile for quantitative reasoning.
There’s no way I would have gotten these high scores with such a limited time window if not for the great work put in by my teachers, towards developing my comprehension abilities and mathematical reasoning skills. I am very grateful to them.”
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Mrs Magdalene Okrikri, the secondary school principal at Greensprings Anthony campus, also expressed her satisfaction with Fareedah’s honour. She said, “This honour brings great joy to my heart. Fareedah’s achievement is a testament that our Thinking School programme is rewarding to our students, helping them to develop mentally and strengthening their cognitive abilities.”
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is an initiative of Johns Hopkins University committed to nurturing extraordinary young minds. Its 2020 – 2021 programme draws nearly 19,000 students from 84 countries. Fareedah and other honourees from other countries are expected to attend a summer programme in the United States or Hong Kong.
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Fareedah Oyolola, the Nigerian student after bagging the brightest students in the world. She again bagged another prestigious title — Elitist of the International Maths Olympiad Challenge (IMOC),
Fareedah Oyolola received the title along with other students of Greensprings School, because of her 97.23% score in the global mathematics championship, which was concluded last December.
The International Maths Olympiad Challenge is a global championship for students who are mathematics fanatics and always seeking challenges that will deepen their understanding of the subject.
Reacting to the news of Fareedah’s new accomplishment, Dr. Barney Wilson, Deputy Director of Education of the school, said she is a blessing.
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In his words: “This is amazing news, Fareedah is blessed and she represents us very well. Her parents, teachers and all of Greensprings School are proud of her accomplishments.”
In the same vein, Wilson also congratulated other students of the school, who were honored with the mathematics title in 2021, stating that these are great times for the school, as global and international organizations are honouring their student with recognition as the world most brilliant student in the 21st century for her excellent performance as the overall best in the world.
