A student from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)- Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) Region Campus has received admission offers from prestigious universities in the United States and Singapore.
The PSHS has extended its felicitations to Maria Charisma Estrella for getting offers of admission from the New York University and Yale University- National University of Singapore (NUS) College.
Estrella is a member of the pioneer batch of students of the PSHS-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) Region Campus.
"Congratulations, Maria Charisma P. Estrella, member of the pioneer batch of students of the PSHS-Calabarzon Region Campus, for receiving admission offers from the New York University and Yale University - NUS College!," the PSHS said in a Facebook post.
"The Philippine Science High School System is proud of you.”
The PSHS cited that Estrella has been offered admission in New York University for "dual degree program of BS (Bachelor of Science) Biology and BS Biomolecular Engineering with scholarship grant.”
Established in 1831, NYU is among the largest private universities in the United States.
It serves as "a leader in global education, with more international students and more students studying abroad than any other US university."
Aside from providing a rigorous, demanding education to more than 50,000 students, NYU undertakes nearly US$1 billion in research annually.
Estrella was also accepted by Singapore-based Yale-NUS College “with inclined interest towards Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology,” the PSHS said.
Yale-NUS College, which was founded in 2011 is first liberal arts college in Singapore "with a full residential programme that integrates living and learning.”
The PSHS also congratulated the 82 pioneer batch of graduates of its Calabarzon Region Campus.
"We are proud of you, Dingas Landas! We hope and pray for your successful journey as men and women of science, technology, and innovation," it said in another Facebook post.