Dec. 14, 2023. At the time, itSA国际影视传媒檚 11 days before Isha JhaSA国际影视传媒檚 17th birthday. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 also when she got quite the present in advance.

Jha, a Grade 12 student at 脡cole St. Patrick High School, found out she got accepted into Harvard University that day. Now, about a month from her summer break, and three months from moving, she discussed how much the news has meant for her.

Although the possibility of studying at Harvard seems like something worth sharing, Jha kept much of it under wraps until everything was confirmed.

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Her friends apparently werenSA国际影视传媒檛 surprised that she was applying, she said.

Jha said she got her offer of admission in December. She found out by checking her email one evening after school. Apparently the email saying she got in came with plenty of confetti.

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SA国际影视传媒淚 want to be part of that new wave of discovery.SA国际影视传媒�

Jha added she has family in New England, which helped reassure her while applying to Harvard, which is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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With no siblings in the family, the standoff between who cried first came down to Jha and her mother. That went to mom, said Jha, though she followed suit.

SA国际影视传媒淭hey were very excited, they were over the moon. I think theySA国际影视传媒檙e more excited than I am,SA国际影视传媒� Jha said of her parents, laughing.

ItSA国际影视传媒檚 a big leap sure, but Jha has taken some baby steps already. SheSA国际影视传媒檚 been on campus before and just came back from whatSA国际影视传媒檚 called admitted students day, where she got to meet fellow future Harvard students.

Jha also did Harvard summer school. SA国际影视传媒淚 basically got to take a jump at university-level classes,SA国际影视传媒� she explained. One of the courses she took was for neuro-science, which solidified her decision on majoring in it.

For the remaining time Jha has left in Yellowknife, her bucket list is pretty short.

SA国际影视传媒淚 want to take it easy. I want to enjoy the weather and summer.SA国际影视传媒�

SheSA国际影视传媒檚 counting the days until graduation, which is June 21. By the sounds of it, sheSA国际影视传媒檚 ready for the jump. That said, this isnSA国际影视传媒檛 a goodbye from home forever.

And it doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 sound like sheSA国际影视传媒檒l be forgetting about her friends, family and loved ones any time soon either.

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