An inspirational straight-A Castlemilk pupil has defied the percentages to win a spot on the prestigious College of Oxford.
Sixth yr St Margaret Mary's scholar Megan McCloskey obtained a conditional supply for the elite establishment after attaining three A's in her superior larger exams this week.
The 17-year-old would be the first pupil within the Glasgow faculty's 60-year historical past to safe a spot at Oxford and the primary in her household to go to college.
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The excessive achiever, who was the college dux two years in a row, isn't any stranger to incomes straight-A's all through her highschool research, having landed 5 A's in her highers and seven A's in her Nat 5 exams.
Megan now plans to check for a chemistry diploma at Oxford's Queen's Faculty which boasts high class services and is residence to a number of the most proficient researchers on this planet.
Talking to Lanarkshire Stay about her huge achievement, Megan mentioned: "I simply can't consider it, I am so excited however it simply hasn't sunk in but.
"I had utilized to different unis - St Andrew's, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Lincoln - and had yet one more place to decide on so simply went for it.
"I had my thoughts set on St Andrew's with unconditional presents for all of the Scottish unis I utilized to, then I obtained an interview for Oxford."
Megan secured her spot on the high flight uni with advancer larger A's in chemistry, maths and physics which she crashed in a single yr.
She additionally has straight-A highers in Spanish, maths, English, human biology and chemistry.
Humble about her success, Megan admitted the interview course of in entrance of high lecturers and doctorates was extraordinarily troublesome, however she received them over together with her quick-thinking chemical data.
She added: "The interview for Oxford was horrendous. I needed to show that I used to be first rate sufficient at chemistry by figuring out troublesome equations and someway they needed me."
With no set profession path in thoughts at this stage, Megan goals of doing her masters and finally securing a doctorate in chemistry.
Megan, a former pupil of John Paul II Main, continued: "I do not know what job I am going to go into in the mean time, I simply need to get my diploma and hopefully I am going to prefer it sufficient to get right into a job.
"And if all goes effectively I am going to do my masters and doctorate in chemistry.
"Oxford is totally gorgeous, I am actually excited to go there, I am only a bit nervous as I do not know anybody.
"I would wish to thank all my lecturers for serving to me get right here, however particularly my chemistry instructor Mrs McGinley and my physics instructor Mrs Deighan who helped me get my head round relativity and Newton's Idea with two double physics courses per week."
Megan's proud mum Irene mentioned she "could not be prouder" of her solely youngster.
She mentioned: "Megan has all the time been very intelligent and has excelled in all the pieces she has executed thus far.
"She obtained her head down and put within the laborious work and it is paid off. She screamed when the outcomes pinged on her telephone.
"Megan has achieved a lot already particularly being from such a disadvantaged space of Glasgow - only a few children from this space make it to uni.
"I hope Megan's success encourages different children from disadvantaged areas to do the identical."
At Megan's faculty, St Margaret Mary’s, round 24.1 per cent of scholars go on to larger schooling, 25.3 per cent go on to additional schooling, whereas nearly all of pupils transfer into the workforce at 39.8 per cent.
College headteacher Elaine Seery described her pupil as a "function mannequin" not simply to her faculty, but in addition to the Castlemilk neighborhood.
She added: "Everyone seems to be smiling for Megan! What she has achieved, whereas proper within the thick of Covid, simply reveals her resilience.
"She radiates quietly safe, however with likeable confidence, and he or she works extraordinarily laborious.
"She is a implausible function mannequin, not only for our college however the neighborhood of Castlemilk. I do know she is going to go on to do nice issues however she is going to all the time be a house fowl."
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