UP farmer's son scores 98.2 in Class 12, set to join top US university

son of a farmer in a remote Uttar Presh vill has scored 98.2 per cent in his Class 12 examinations which has paved way for his mission to a prestigious Ivy League University in US on full scholarship.

Anurag Tiwari, who belongs to Sarasan vill in Lakhimpur district, said he has got selected to Cornell University where he would be pursuing higher studies in Ecomics.

18-year-old humanities student scored 95 marks in Mamatics, 97 in English, 99 in Political Science, and a full 100 both in History and Ecomics, as per exam results anunced by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday.

outstanding Class 12 results just paved way for “Cornell Dream” of boy, who scored 1,370 marks in his Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), widely used for missions to major colleges in US, in December 2019.

“Congratulations! mission selection committee in College of Arts and Sciences has approved your early decision application to Cornell University for fall of 2020. I am houred to share this wonderful news with you and to welcome you to Cornell community,” stated Jonathan R Burdick, Vice Provost for Enrollment, in a letter to Anurag in December.

His mission w depended on how well he performed in board exams.

He also shared with PTI ar letter from varsity that offered him a full scholarship.

But journey so far has t been easy, said Anurag, who h to move to a residential school in Sitapur district for education, as he cited weak financial condition of his family that includes parents Kamalpati Tewari and Sangeeta Tewari and three elder sisters, one of m w married.

“My parents were initially reluctant to send me to Sitapur. My far is a farmer and mor a home-maker. y thought if I go away for studies, I may t return to farming. But my sisters convinced m to allow me to study,” Anurag, who studied at VidyaGyan Leership Acemy, run by Shiv Nar Foundation in Sitapur, said.

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“w y are all happy and proud of me,” vill l said in fluent English.

Asked about his fluency in English, Anurag said it happened after Class 6 when he joined his current school and hardly spoke langu at his native vill.

“For first two years here, I could barely speak English. However, I h tried hard and could understand if someone spoke. It is only w that I have gotten fluent but I'm still trying to improve it,” he said.

On idea of studying abro, Anurag said he was always inclined towards Humanities and Liberal Arts. After Class 10, he opted Humanities stream against vices of many, some of whom questioned his choice and suggested more tritional traits – science and commerce.

“Eventually my teachers and counsellors in Delhi vised I could try for Ivy League colleges if I wished to pursue Liberal Arts. re are various good colleges in our country but even those abro can be good based on my preference for studies. Thus, I applied to Cornell University and took SAT,” he said.

boy said he would have gone to Cornell University in August but due to certain travel and visa restrictions that is unlikely w and expects to land re only by February 2021.

“I'm hoping to study Ecomics as a major subject and Mamatics as mir and also pursue post-gruation abro only and eventually decide if I can get into Data Analysis.

“But after completing my education and gaining some work experience, I would certainly want to return to India to work here and also contribute in education sector,” he said. 

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