‘So excited’: Malala Yousafzai has been offered a place at Oxford
Malala Yousafzai has been offered a place at Oxford University after she achieved outstanding results in her A-levels.
The 20-year-old took to Twitter to share a screenshot of her offer, adding she was “so excited to go to Oxford.”
So excited to go to Oxford!! Well done to all A-level students – the hardest year. Best wishes for life ahead! pic.twitter.com/miIwK6fNSf
— Malala (@Malala) August 17, 2017
She will study Philosophy, Politics and Economics, or PPE, the same course completed by former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, and former British Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Earlier this year, she revealed she had received offers from three UK universities (conditional of achieving three As at A-Level), but she did not say which institutions.
Following the announcement, Malala was inundated with messages of congratulations, including some from a few very familiar faces.
Congratulations, Malala! X
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 17, 2017
Your hard work paid off, congratulations Malala 🙂
— Nazia Memon (@NaziaMemon01) August 17, 2017
Good for you. You’ll have a wonderful time. Congratulations.
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) August 17, 2017
In 2012, Malala made headlines worldwide after she was shot in the head on her way home from school for writing an anonymous diary about life under Taliban rule in north-west Pakistan.
Following the incident, Malala's family relocated to Birmingham, England, where she went on to study at Edgbaston High School.
Since then, the activist for female education became the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and was made UN Messenger of Peace.
