Pierce Alumna in Greece’s Dream Team
How does it feel to be among the stars? Marilida Tsiplakou (P’17) knows, because she achieved 1st place (18.823 points) among entrants to the University of Athens, Department of Economics. She talked to Kathimerini about her success. Marilida, doesn’t rule out her involvement with politics in the future. For now though, she just passed by the students of the political parties she saw on the day of the registration for courses. “For the time being, I am happy I succeeded in the Panhellenic Exams, and I’m thinking of pursuing postgraduate studies in England. Coming first is a matter of luck. But, the effort is always rewarded”, she remarks and adds “Everyone’s energy is needed for a better tomorrow”.
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Marilida was not the only success for Pierce though. With staggering numbers, this year’s graduates had achievements in many fields. In total, 9.5% of this year’s candidates achieved total scores of over 18,000 points, which is nearly triple the corresponding Panhellenic average. 104 have been admitted into Greek Universities and the remaining 25 into ΤΕΙ. More than 30 graduates chose to continue their studies at Deree – The American College of Greece, while more than 40 were accepted into top universities abroad!
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