Spine-tingling moment 16-year-old Louisiana student learns he has won early admittance to Harvard - and his ENTIRE class erupts with joy

  • Ayrton Little, 16, got the good news Tuesday at school in Opelousas, Louisiana
  • Classmates at the private TM Landry College Prep erupted with joy at the news
  • Little plans to study computer science and hopes to work on Wall Street

This is the moment a 16-year-old and his classmates exploded with joy as they found out he's been accepted to Harvard University.

Ayrton Little, 16, was surrounded by classmates at the private TM Landry College Prep in Opelousas, Louisiana, when he found out he'd gotten early admission for Harvard's 2022 class.

Little erupts with excitement at the news, as his friends scream with joy and begin chanting 'three-peat', in reference to the school sending a grad to the Ivy League three years running.

Ayrton Little, 16, was surrounded by classmates at the private TM Landry College Prep in Opelousas, Louisiana when he found out he'd gotten early admission for Harvard's 2022 class
Little erupts with joy at the news, as his friends scream with excitement

Ayrton Little, 16, was surrounded by classmates at the private TM Landry College Prep in Opelousas, Louisiana when he found out he'd gotten early admission for Harvard's 2022 class

Little told the Mail Online: 'I don't know how to describe it, it was the best feeling. It feels amazing.  

'I plan to study applied maths and computer science. If I keep my grades up I will attend in the fall.

'I'm happy I got into Harvard but I'm even happier because I've made my mother incredibly proud.' 

He said the news was made even more incredible because his older brother was accepted to Stanford on Friday last week.   

Little struggled to put his emotions into words after finding out, but said the best feeling was making his mother Maureen proud

Little struggled to put his emotions into words after finding out, but said the best feeling was making his mother Maureen proud

The news of his acceptance came after his older brother (right) was accepted into Stanford on Friday last week

The news of his acceptance came after his older brother (right) was accepted into Stanford on Friday last week

Maureen Little, the boys' mother, said: 'It feels amazing. My oldest son got into Stanford on Friday and we have been waiting for a response from Harvard, and I just can't believe it.

'All the hard work has paid off and it's an incredible feeling. They've put in so much hard work and stay past [school hours] when they need to.'

Little said that he plans to major and math and computer science before working on Wall Street with the aim of opening a nonprofit to help children from a similar background to him get into Ivy League schools. 

Last year, Harvard admitted 5.6 per cent of students who applied.