ABERDEEN â In the next 10 years, graduating Mississippi School of Math and Science (MSMS) senior Niyah Lockett of Aberdeen foresees herself practicing law. In the next 10 months, though, sheâll be studying towards that goal as a freshman at Harvard as an undergrad.
âI was at a tennis match and got a call from a Massachusetts number and I said, âIt would be funny if this was Harvard,â she said of her call regarding her acceptance letter. âI almost hyperventilated because I thought it was a prank.â
She was accepted to Duke and Georgetown, in addition to full tuition opportunities at Millsaps and Ole Miss, where she was offered a research stipend.