From Tawa College to Harvard
Porirua teenager Jess Jenkins, 17, has become one of 747 students from across the world admitted to Harvard University under an early admission scheme.
Jess Jenkins (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua), has just finished her final year at Tawa College.
She is unsure exactly what she will study once she gets to Cambridge, Massachusetts, although she said it would be down an arts, humanities or business path.
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