When Harold Ekeh was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools, he didn’t boast about his amazing feat. Instead, he thanked his teachers and parents.
“He came into school and the first thing he said – rather than saying ‘Can you believe it?’ – he said, 'Thank you so much. I got into all eight Ivy League schools,’” science teacher Michelle Flannory told Newsday. “And that is Harold, and that is what he is about.”