Former Achimota rastafarian student Tyrone bags $1.4 million worth of US scholarships
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2 months ago
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GhanaWeb
Tyrone Iras Marhguy, the Rastafarian student who initially faced admission denial to the Achimota School in 2021 for refusing to cut off his dreadlocks, has announced that he has been awarded scholarships worth $1.4 million from universities in the United States (US). Tyrone, after winning his legal battle against Achimota, represented the school at the 2023 National Maths and Science Quiz programme and scored 8As in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). He also made news headlines in December 2023 after he was crowned the overall national top scorer in a US maths contest, the American Mathematics Olympiad, beating over 150,000 students from all parts of the world. In a post shared on X on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the former Achimota student disclosed that he has been awarded a full scholarship to study computer engineering at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). He indicated that he also received scholarship offers from Franklin & Marshall College, Williams College, and Duke University, which sum up to the $1.4 million.
"I'm thrilled to announce that I've been awarded a full scholarship to pursue Computer Engineering at the @Penn!