This Filipino Son accepted to Harvard

If you work hard there is no doubt that no matter the condition you can be successful. A Filipino farmer’s son proves that the above statement is exactly true. This farmer’s family is very poor. But despite the poverty, the boy worked so hard to get an education. Finally, his hard work paid off and he got the chance to attend the prestigious Harvard University as a scholarship.

This boy’s name is Romnick L. Blanco. He grew up in Bulacan province in the Philippines. His father was a farmer. And he wanted his son to get a proper education. Romnick wanted his father’s dream to come true. So he never missed school. Romnick had to cross a river every day to get to school. But he never missed school and continued to study so hard. He became an excellent student in classes.

GreenEarth Heritage Foundation noticed this boy’s hard work and intelligence. So they decided to support him. GreenEarth Heritage Foundation is a local charity program that helps impoverished farmers’ kids. This charity program provided Romnick an allowance for going to school and also provided him access to English and computer literacy classes.

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He got a full scholarship to attend International School Manila. He graduated with a top honors degree from there. Then many international top universities offered him full scholarships. He had to pick among colleges such as Wesleyan University, Dartmouth College, and New York University at Abu Dhabi. But finally, he chose to accept the full scholarship at Harvard.

Romnick graduated in 2017. Then he took a little break to explore the world. But he never forgets where he came from. As an addition to ones, he planted when he was a child he could plant 1,500 trees at his farther’s farm.

This young Filipino boy’s story is very inspiring and remarkable. He had already begun studying at Harvard. Surely, his future will be a bright one.

Source: Elite Readers