Three women from Northern Ireland have said they are overjoyed after being offered places at Yale University.
Ava Canney from Londonderry, Patti Mullin, from Belfast and Éle Donegan, from Bangor, will all be attending the prestigious Ivy League university.
Former alumni of the prestigious university include Cole Porter, Jodi Foster and Bill Clinton.
Éle, Patti and Ava will join that illustrious list, beginning their university careers in a few weeks.