This is unbelievable! 8-year-old Jordin Phipps has become the youngest girl ever to gain admission to The University of North Texas last week. And on top of that she was suprised with a nice sum of $10,000 as a scholarship!

I barely remember what I was doing at 8, but it wasn’t getting admitted to uni like this amazing little girl!

A daily mantra motivation video of her was shared with University officials and she was sporting a UNT Eagles shirt in the video.

She recited:

“I am smart. I am a leader. Failure is not an option for me. Success is only moments away. … I have the attitude of a North Texas Eagle,”

The thing is, she wasn’t even trying to get into the college, or obtain the scholarship!

Nicole Smith, Jordin’s mother and a special education teacher spoke to ABC news saying:

“They contacted me on Wednesday and said they wanted to present her with a scholarship,”

UNT’s director of admissions, Rebecca Lothringer, let Jordin know that she had won the Presidential Excellence Scholarship for Leadership. This awared and scholarship is normally for high school or transfer students.

The young girl won’t actually be attending class just yet though, she has been guarenteed a class of 2030 spot.

Smith said that her daughter is quiet and shy and she hopes the university attention will help her come a little out of her shell and inspire her.

She went onto say:

“I think that was a way for God to open a door and show her that she can do anything,”

Jordin has expressed that she wants to teach like her mother, now that she has a guarenteed university place her path has a huge help and direction.

Congrats to this wonderful little girl.

Below is the daily mantra video.

Thanks to Dallas News for the story details: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/garland/2016/10/02/8-year-old-garland-girl-admitted-university-north-texas-earns10000-scholarship