CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - It won't be long before high school graduates will be heading off to college.
Watoula Obasa is graduating from the Cleveland Metropolitan School Districts's School of Science and Medicine.
This one local graduate had the option to attend some of the top college choices in the country.
The soft spoken Obasa is pretty amazing himself.
He was accepted by every Ivy league school to which he applied.
"After practicing, hopefully as an OBGYN, I want to go into public policy to address some of the health care.
When asked who inspired him to attend Harvard, Obaba was quick to answer.
My inspiration is my mother.
Wanoula understands you are judged by the company you keep.
Obasa praises his school and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Obasa turned down a million dollar scholarship to go Harvard.
"One reason I chose to go to Harvard is the wealth of opportunities and resources there for Black students.
"I plan to study cellular and molecular biology with a secondary in global health," Obasa said.
You can tell from just a few minutes of talking with Wanoula, he is destined for great things... just ask his college adviser Melinda Franco.
And his heart is in the right place.
Obasa will be leaving Cleveland soon, but his family is still her and he will be coming home for the holidays.
In the meantime he knows he has to keep his eyes on the prize, becoming the best doctor he can.
