Young woman of Purépecha origin receives Harvard scholarship

Elizabeth is a young Mexican woman who, thanks to her effort and tal­ent, managed to be accepted and also received a scholar­ship to study at the presti­gious Harvard University

by Mexico Desconocido

Elizabeth is a young stu­dent of Purépecha origin who, thanks to her outstanding tal­ent, obtained a full scholar­ship to study at the univer­sity of her dreams: Harvard. Also, the long-awaited news went viral thanks to Eliza­beth’s emotional reaction upon hearing the news. Here we give you more details!

Mexican talent never ceases to amaze us. And although we have already told you several stories about it (such as Adhara, the Mexican girl with an IQ higher than that of Ein­stein and Hawking), now it is Elizabeth Esteban’s turn.

Is about a young woman who resides in the United States with her parents. These are Purépecha migrants from Michoacán who were forced to emigrate to the neighbor­ing country. Currently, ac­cording to NBC, the fam­ily lives in a mobile home in the state of California.

However, despite the multiple difficulties that the family of indigenous origin has had to face (both econom­ic and cultural), in recent days it received news that has made all the efforts worthwhile.

And it is that, with only 17 years, Elizabeth knew that she had obtained a full scholarship to study Po­litical Science at Harvard University, thus fulfilling one of her greatest dreams.

While she found out, Elizabeth’s reaction was re­corded and was so emotional that it went viral on social networks. Thanks to this, the young woman has already received multiple congratu­lations from Internet users. This is definitely a case of Mexican pride! (Shared from Unknown World).

Harvard – is consistently ranked among the top five universities in the world – despite initially believing she wouldn’t stand a chance.

Harvard’s acceptance rate is 4.7 per cent, while only 12.7 per cent of the student popu­lation is Hispanic or Latino.

The student, who lives in a mobile home in the desert settlement of Mecca, Southern California, has battled constant internet is­sues, making it almost im­possible to learn online dur­ing the Covid lockdown.

In addition, she almost lost her chance at Har­vard altogether when her WiFi cut out during her interview for a place at the prestigious institution, NBC Palm Springs reports.