Jaden Hunter, a remarkable 18-year-old, received the highest grade point average in his graduating class at Crenshaw Arts Tech Charter High in Los Angeles, California, and placed first overall.

Later on, Jaden Hunter received letters of acceptance from 39 US universities as well as scholarships worth more than $3.5 million. A coveted fellowship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was also awarded to Jaden.

Speaking about his achievement, Jaden said he feels good because his hard work finally pays off. I felt good because my hard work paid off. All the long sleepless nights I took in, stuff like that, it finally paid off,” Hunter said.

He talked about how, from institutions all around the country, including the University of Southern California, his dream institution, he kept receiving communications regarding full-ride scholarships.

“I got all these letters. Free ride here, full ride here, full ride here and all that type of stuff. I got accepted into my childhood dream school, USC. I didn’t go, it’s too close to home, but I still got accepted there. I accomplished that,” Hunter said, according to ABC7.

He stated that he has decided to accept the Full-ride scholarship offer of the Univesity of Southern California to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. “Math has been my favorite subject my entire education career basically. So that’s why I’ll be studying mechanical engineering at Berkeley,” he said.

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