Brisbane student Soumi Gopalakrishnan said she is excited to receive university scholarship offers, which brings her closer to her goal of becoming a doctor.
The young Sri Lankan Tamil and asylum seeker was dux and school captain at St James College this year, but her refugee status meant she was not eligible for a domestic government-supported HECS position at uni.
With her family fighting deportation, the scholarship offers Ms Gopalakrishnan has received from ASU and ANU are her only hope.
She tells Channel Ten’s The Project the fact that she can finally think about going to uni and becoming a doctor is a dream come true.