Quintuplets graduate from same university as scholars in different degrees

MANILA, Philippines — Five times the educational brilliance!

Quintuplets Victoria, Ludovico or Vico, Ashley, Michael, and Marcus of the Povolo family all finished their distinct degrees at New Jersey's Montclair State University as scholars.

According to the institution, it is the first time quintuplets graduated together from a New Jersey university and one of the few siblings to graduate from the same college in the same academic year.

The school was near their home and each of the siblings qualified for Presidential Scholarships for high-achieving students, need-based grants, and small merit scholarships, meaning they were nearly tuition-free for the entire duration of their college lives.

"If [the financial situation] had been too much, I would have bowed out and just not gone to college because I didn't want to put that on my parents, and I didn't want to put that on myself financially," said Victoria, the oldest of the five.

Victoria finished a Biochemistry degree with an Italian minor, Ludovico finished a Political Science degree with a minor in Pre-Law and Business, Ashley finished English in the school's Teacher Education Program (with a P-12 certification), and Marcus finished a Business Administration degree concentrating on International Business.

Michael finished a Nutrition and Food Science degree concentrating on Dietetics but will take another year to finish a Master of Science in Nutrition, on top of playing for the school's lacrosse team, interning at an assisted living community, and coaching youth lacrosse.

Victoria held several undergraduate research positions in the school's science labs and interned at a morgue. She will take a year off and save money for medical school to study forensic medicine.

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Vico initally wanted a law-related career but a professor suggested trying out business, so he's set to star working as a sales and marketing representative for Techtronic Industries.

Ashley worked as a University Fellow and studied in Newcastle, United Kingdom on her way to completing her clinical experience as a high school advanced placement English