Princeton, Harvard, Cornell — those are just some of the 14 schools that accepted 18-year-old Olawunmi Akinlemibola, a DuVal High School student from Prince George’s County.  So which did she choose?  “Stanford.”  The graduating senior explained that its quarter system gives her the opportunity to test herself and indulge her curiosity.  “If you’re somebody like me, who can’t make up their mind on what they want to do or finds everything interesting, you can take classes that are, like, outside of your major,” Akinlemibola said.  “Students there care about the current climate and the current issues of the United States and they’re not sitting down and doing nothing,” she explained. “They’re actively participating.”She was also drawn by the activism of students on the Northern California campus. During a visit, she noticed demonstrations going on, and she said she found them inspiring.

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