Omo-Lamai, who graduated
from Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, last year, however, opted for Syracuse
University, United States, to study Bio-Medical Engineering.
The seventeen-year- old girl,
Serena Omo-Lamai, was granted admission to study in thirteen universities in
America and Canada.
Some of the universities where
she was offered admission include Emory University, Georgia Institute of
Technology, New York University, among others.
Speaking in a telephone
interview with our correspondent on Monday, Omo-Lamai said she settled for
Syracuse University because of the institution’s world-class research laboratory
and a $51,000 scholarship offer.
The teenager, who aspires
to be a medical engineer, disclosed that she would study medicine as a second
degree.
“I feel very honoured and I
feel it is an opportunity to work harder. I know that I have to justify the
offer. I chose Syracuse University because it has a very good research lab and
the offer came with $51,000 scholarship. I have always loved Biology,
Chemistry, Physics and Geography.
“My hope is to study
medicine for a second degree, but I would love to be a medical engineer. Most
of the medical equipment in the country are imported and I would like a
situation where medical equipment is manufactured here in Nigeria.
“My parents are my role
models, but I am also inspired by anyone who is hard working, anyone who puts
so much efforts into what they do,” she said.
A statement from the
Vice-Principal, Dowen College, Mr. Muraina Olusesi, on Monday, said Omo-Lamai
was the valedictorian of the school last year.
He said, “Alumni students
of the school have continued to show the stuff they are made of in the world of
academic excellence. Serena Omo-Lamai was our best graduating pupil in the
2014/2015 academic session and she has done it again.
“She secured admission to
13 universities across the globe, but she has settled for Syracuse University
where she signed up to read Bio-Medical Engineering, with an annual scholarship
of $56,000.
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