Miss Emmanuella Oziofu Mayaki, a 13 year old Nigerian-born student, has set a new record as one of the youngest ever to be accepted into a university in the USA.

She has been accepted into the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted at Mary Baldwin University, to study Computer Science.

Mayaki’s letter of admission reads, “Dear Emmanuella, congratulations on your acceptance to the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted at Mary Baldwin University! Welcome to the PEG class of 2026.”

She scored a 91 percentile mark of 1,300 in her Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

One of Mayaki’s accomplishments in year 2020 at age 11 was the opening of an ICT Academy for girls in Abuja, Nigeria.

In addition, Data Science Nigeria, invited Mayaki as a guest speaker during their Interactive Workshop for kids and teens with the theme “How to start a future in Data Science and AI”.

In May 2022, she was nominated as a STEM icon by STEM Kids New York City. The organisation later named her as their inspiration, after researching social justice issues around their target audience for their App.

She was nominated to be featured as a recipient in Microsoft’s Legacy Project Virtual Museum’s Women’s History Month Experience in year 2021.

Also in 2021, she was featured in the CBBC’s “My Life” series for International Women’s Day.