Somalilandsun: A second-year student at the United World College-USA, Yasin Yusuf has received a full scholarship to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the world’s most prestigious schools, with a less than 7% acceptance rate.
The scholarship is valued at $84,000 a year. Yasin is considering studying either computer science or electrical engineering.
Like generations before him, Yasin Yusuf was destined to herd camels, goats and sheep. However, fate took the 22-year-old from Somaliland down a most unexpected path. Continue reading
