Luís Cortez becomes the first Mozambican to be admitted to Stanford University

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Luís Cortez becomes the first Mozambican to be admitted to Stanford University

1:05 CAT | 16 Jun 2023

Image from Página Marcelo Mosse/ Facebook

A 19 year-old young man will be the first Mozambican to attend Stanford University in the United States of America, one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the world.

Luis Cortez is on his way to Stanford as the first Mozambican to study at that university, having been awarded a fully funded scholarship on merit. Luis is a recent graduate of Willow International School in Matola, Maputo province.

Invitations poured in for Luis to join several other high-ranking universities around the world after he earned an astonishing result of 1,570 points out of a possible 1,600 in his SAT exam, an entrance test used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions.
Willow International School writes on its Facebook page: “As a result of the nurturing from the school, Luis Cortes is an example of the school’s ethos for success. Since 2017, Luis has always been engaged with the teaching and learning process, has participated in many International Olympiads, such as the Golden Climate International Environmental Project Olympiad, Genius Olympiad, Mathematics Olympiad, and so on.”

“On the other hand, Luis took the SAT exam and attained an excellent result of 1,570 points out of a possible 1,600,” the entry continues.

“As a result of his astonishing performance, Luis was invited to various international universities, namely Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Caltech, University of Pennsylvania, Amherst College, Swarthmore College, the London School of Economics and Political Science, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Bocconi University and Nanyang Technological University,” Willow’s announcement ads.

Luis chose Stanford in California, where he will be studying economics and engineering, according to the image posted by Willow International School.

Meanwhile the first Mozambican student admitted to Stanford was speaking at a press conference in Matola, Maputo province, this Thursday.

Source: Rádio Moçambique / Willow International School