18-Year-Old Chloe Smith Secures £60,000 Scholarship to MIT, Pursues Dreams in Computer Science
The scholarship covers Chloe's tuition fees, living costs, and medical insurance, amounting to $84,000 annually. Chloe expressed her gratitude, emphasizing that without this financial support, attending university, especially at a renowned institution like MIT, would have been financially unattainable.
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Chloe Smith, an 18-year-old A-Levels student at Elliott Hudson College in South Leeds, has achieved a remarkable milestone by securing a £60,000 scholarship to pursue a four-year undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.
Chloe emerged victorious among the 20,000 applicants vying for the scholarship, with only four percent receiving the prestigious award. The scholarship covers Chloe's tuition fees, living costs, and medical insurance, amounting to $84,000 annually. Chloe expressed her gratitude, emphasizing that without this financial support, attending university, especially at a renowned institution like MIT, would have been financially unattainable.
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"I looked at universities abroad, and America, and the first one that comes up is MIT. The minute I found it I thought this is where I have got to be but I didn’t think I would get in. I thought it is worth a shot but the chance is crazy," Chloe remarked.
She added, "Without that, I would not have been able to go. Graduating with no debt is the part that stands out." Chloe, who has never traveled abroad, anticipates this opportunity as a new adventure, especially considering the unique culture outside of academics.
Expressing her childhood dream of becoming a scientist, Chloe envisions establishing her own robotics or tech company and harbors aspirations of working in space. "When I was six I wanted to be a scientist. I don’t know what type of scientist, I didn’t know there were different types. I have always been better at maths than English and at GCSE wanted to do computer science, and a couple of years later I am going to MIT to study it," she shared.
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Chloe's journey to MIT exemplifies academic excellence, determination, and the transformative power of scholarships in enabling dreams.
