New Rochelle High School senior Rachel Rivera was accepted at 17 schools in all.
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It comes as no surprise. Rivera says she has a 101.9 GPA.
She is the co-founder of a group that mentors younger students about science research. Rivera is also a member of the school superintendent's leadership group.
Despite this, she says she was shocked when the acceptance letters rolled in.
"My parents were very excited, they had seen how hard I worked in high school, so it was really nice to see how everything paid off, but it was super grateful and really surprised," Rivera said.
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Rivera says she has narrowed down her choices to her top three: Yale, Stanford and Columbia University.
She says she will decide by May 1. Rivera says all of the schools are offering nearly a free ride.
She wants to bring diversity and more women into the sciences. In fact, Rivera plans to be a cardiologist.
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