Uwamanzu-Nna, meanwhile, is still deciding which school she'll attend, WABC reports. The valedictorian – who also was accepted to Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – has a weighted grade average of 101.6, loves science and recently was invited to the White House Science Fair.

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"Though I was born here in America, I visited Nigeria many times," she told WABC. "And I've seen that my cousins don't have the same opportunities that I have. So definitely, whatever I do, I want to make sure that it has an impact on Nigeria."

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