Akash Rai Sinha, a young student in Lucknow, UP, has accomplished a great deal in his few years. He has scored exceptionally well in his SAT exams -- a commendable 1990, performed exceedingly well through out high school, gotten admission to Drexel University in the United States, and most importantly, been offered a 99% scholarship to the university.

Drexel is one of the most prestigious universities in America. It has been ranked in the top 100 of America's best colleges for seven straight years. It is ranked 10th among national universities in the US news list of "Up-and-Comers", which features those schools most often cited by university administrators nationwide as making "the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, student life, campus, or facilities." Drexel has been in the top 10, each of the six years that this list has been published.

The university also houses one of the finest engineering departments in the world, to which Akash Sinha was admitted. He was offered a place at the coveted BS+MS Accelerated Programme, for which the academic requirements are tougher than any course in the university. Drexel also invited Akash to apply for the Honors programme, a great opportunity, which only a very small percentage of freshmen get.

Then again, only a very small percentage of students around the world are admitted to such a prestigious university, at such a competitive course, with a full scholarship. Sinha is one of the very few people who was offered this opportunity.