Kid Who Couldn't Speak English, Now Has A Full Scholarship To Harvard

Abdisamad Adan could barely carry a conversation in English 5 years ago, but he's just been accepted to study at Harvard University. He credits the dramatic change in his fortunes to Somaliland's Abaarso School, a very small boarding school he attended, which was founded in 2009.
"I'm not the smartest kid in Somaliland but I've had [the] opportunity [to attend Abaarso]," said Adan, who received his Harvard acceptance letter, along with a full scholarship, this month and will begin his undergraduate studies in September. (Read full story on CNN)