High-five for Glasgow family at university graduation

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jun 20 2013 | 3:25 PM IST
In a rare feat, a student from Glasgow today became the fifth member of her family to graduate from Scotland's prestigious University of Glasgow.
Meghan Byrne received a Masters of Social Sciences (Politics) with Honours in a ceremony in the University's Bute Hall.
In doing so, she followed in the footsteps of her three older sisters and older brother who are all already alumni of the University.
Sister Samantha received a degree in Accounting and Finance in 2005, Daniel a Law degree in 2009, Erin a Politics degree in 2010, and Helen a Parasitology degree in 2012.
Meghan, from Anderston in Glasgow, now plans to take a year out of education before returning to the University of Glasgow to do a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching.
"All my brothers and sisters enjoyed studying at the University and I was always determined that I would one day follow them and study here. I loved studying politics and I'm passionate about inspiring the next generation and I'd love to become a teacher. But right now I'm going to take some time out of full-time education, I think I'll come back to the University to do my Postgraduate Diploma," Meghan said.
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities.
The university was founded in 1451 and is often ranked among the best in the world.
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First Published: Jun 20 2013 | 3:25 PM IST

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