On the day he was to check his application status, Matthew said he was so nervous and couldn’t eat lunch or dinner the day. When the status updated, Matthew together with his twin sister couldn’t contain their joy.

“I was in shock at first. I didn’t expect it, I was overjoyed,” Matthew said.

Matthew’s twin sister, Magdalene said she is so proud of her brother’s achievement as she has always looked up to him as the most intelligent of them both.

”It was pure joy; I just had a huge sense of pride. Even though I’m older by 45 minute I’ve always looked up to Matthew ,” she said.

Once Matthew received his acceptance, Magdalena sent the video of their reactions to staff at their high school ,Woodstock Academy, who then shared it on social media. The video went viral and has been viewed on TikTok more than 828,000 times.

He said he did not expect news of his acceptance to spread around the world but at the same time he’s glad it went viral.

“I do feel good that people are seeing it,” Matthew told The Post. He hopes his acceptance will reinforce to others that

“if you just keep trying and working at it, you will eventually achieve what you desire,’’ he added.

The associate head of school at the Woodstock Academy, Holly Singleton described Mathew as a boy with a determined mind and that she’s glad that people around the world can hear his story.

“It is so touching that so many people are hearing about and sharing his story, we have always known that his stalwart determination would allow him to achieve his dreams, Harvard is just the first of many significant accomplishments in his life, ’’ Singleton said

Sara Dziedzic, Matthew’s international relations teacher, said Matthew’s acceptance brought tears to her eyes adding that he has always been amazing.
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“He is unstoppable when he wants to achieve any goals. Matthew tackles all challenges with focus and has a strong desire to be successful. He is in the top five percent of students in his class,’’Dziedzic said.

On the day he was to check his application status, Matthew said he was so nervous and couldn’t eat lunch or dinner the day. When the status updated, Matthew together with his twin sister couldn’t contain their joy.

“I was in shock at first. I didn’t expect it, I was overjoyed,” Matthew said.

Matthew’s twin sister, Magdalene said she is so proud of her brother’s achievement as she has always looked up to him as the most intelligent of them both.

”It was pure joy; I just had a huge sense of pride. Even though I’m older by 45 minute I’ve always looked up to Matthew ,” she said.

Once Matthew received his acceptance, Magdalena sent the video of their reactions to staff at their high school ,Woodstock Academy, who then shared it on social media. The video went viral and has been viewed on TikTok more than 828,000 times.

He said he did not expect news of his acceptance to spread around the world but at the same time he’s glad it went viral.

“I do feel good that people are seeing it,” Matthew told The Post. He hopes his acceptance will reinforce to others that

“if you just keep trying and working at it, you will eventually achieve what you desire,’’ he added.

The associate head of school at the Woodstock Academy, Holly Singleton described Mathew as a boy with a determined mind and that she’s glad that people around the world can hear his story.

“It is so touching that so many people are hearing about and sharing his story, we have always known that his stalwart determination would allow him to achieve his dreams, Harvard is just the first of many significant accomplishments in his life, ’’ Singleton said

Sara Dziedzic, Matthew’s international relations teacher, said Matthew’s acceptance brought tears to her eyes adding that he has always been amazing.
.
“He is unstoppable when he wants to achieve any goals. Matthew tackles all challenges with focus and has a strong desire to be successful. He is in the top five percent of students in his class,’’Dziedzic said.