AIS students awarded scholarships by prestigious US universities
Students of Asian International School have been recognised by prestigious global universities for many years through generous scholarships for undergraduate study programmes. This year has been no exception as two outstanding young ladies of AIS have been successful in securing generous scholarships to top notch US universities.
Tehani Chandrasena has been awarded a 95% scholarship by Mount Holyoke College. Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in Massachusetts with an acceptance rate of 38% and being ranked #34 in National Liberal arts colleges in the US. It was the first of the historic and prestigious Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite women's colleges on the East Coast of the United States. The Seven Sisters schools, an alliance of East Coast liberal arts colleges that was originally created to provide women with education equivalent to that provided in the then men-only Ivy League (Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth...)
Tehani has been outstanding in extracurricular activities having represented the school in drama, netball, swimming and as the leader of the school choir. She was also the President of the ZeeClub of Colombo and was instrumental in forming a ZeeClub at Asian International School. She was recently recognised by the National Youth Services Council with an
award as the Youth Media Practitioner for her excellence in media related activities.
Seheni Kariyawasam has secured a 100% scholarship to the prestigious Boston University which is one of the most sought
after universities in the East Coast of the United States. Seheni has been selected as a Trustee Scholar of Boston University which covers full tuition fees for undergraduate students. Trustee Scholars are selected on their outstanding academic record, their contribution to the school, community and their ability to contribute to Boston University and society at large. Seheni has also entered the Honors College of Boston University which is a significant achievement.
Apart from her outstanding academics, Seheni made headlines as one of the youngest authors to be shortlisted for the Gratiaen
Prize in 2018 for her book The Chameleon. Seheni has also been recognised for her wide and varied interests in community service and demonstrated leadership.
These outstanding achievements are a testimony to the all-round holistic education provided by Asian International School which propels students to be recognized as the best in the world by respected seats of higher learning.