Graduating Student Made the Most of “Mistake”

Samuel Belaye grew up in five countries, speaks two languages fluently and another conversationally, and is by any standard intelligent. But, Belaye hadn't fully applied himself in high school.

When he received an acceptance letter to CMU and an offer for a Presidential scholarship, he believed it was a mistake.

"Clearly, they had seen something in me that I hadn't necessarily seen in myself," Belaye said.