MILLICENT High School 2017 dux Jasmine Stringer has added another trophy to her cabinet after being named as a recipient of the 2018 Stand Like Stone scholarship.
The high-achieving student is among 42 South East young people selected to share in more than $24,000 to support their education.
The recent announcement follows a string of accolades for the 17-year-old graduate, including achieving Millicent’s highest Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking (ATAR) of 97.05.
Jasmine said she received the news when accepting the school’s prestigious W.S. DeGaris Cup at last year’s end of year ceremony of achievement.
“It’s a $850 scholarship that I applied for online,” she said.
“It will most likely go towards either my campus accommodation costs or the tuition itself.
“I’m not entirely sure yet.”
The 17-year-old said she was still reeling over her Year 12 successes, which saw her receive a number of accolades including the Australian Defence Force Long Tan Award.
Jasmine said while the year was challenging at times, she successfully managed her study load to top the class in English literary studies, chemistry, mathematical methods and physics.
The gifted student, who skipped a grade in primary school, attributed her school successes to dedication and hard work.
“I think I do study very hard, but I do put a lot of pressure on myself,” she said.
“I have been told I’m really motivated, but I leave things to the last minute because I work better under pressure.”
Jasmine hopes to receive an offer into her first preference university course – Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics) at Flinders University in the main offer round on January 16.
The five year course combines electronics, computer control and programming.
Jasmine said she was motivated to enter into the growing industry after attending a science fair in New Zealand.
“Maths has probably always been my favourite and strongest subject because I am a very logically minded person,” she said.
“But I wanted a career that had the logical element as well as creativity.
“I met a lot of people at the fair who worked in robotics engineering and I found it really interesting.
“It made a lot of sense to me because of my interests and what I enjoy and now I can’t see myself in anything else.”
