Parent’s Pride! How the Diaz Quintuplets Were Able to Graduate From The Same University At Once
Enna, Maria, Emilio, George and John Diaz, 21, graduated from the same university of North Texas, on the same weekend with degrees in five different subjects.
The quintuplets who were born within three minutes of each other in July 1996, donned their caps and gowns to accept their certificates after four years of study at the University.
The siblings, from Keller, Texas, attended the same elementary, middle and high school and even went to prom together, Metro UK reports.
After all being accepted to the same university, they lived in the same college houses and studied together in the library while prepping for their final exams.
The quintuplets worked part-time in restaurants, took out student loans and used the university’s financial aid program to put themselves through university.
But although the quintuplets shared many core classes, their majors couldn’t be further apart. The siblings graduated with degrees in Biology, Finance, Spanish, Social communication and art in May.
Their parents, Jorge Diaz, a 55-year-old salesman, and full-time mom, Enna Diaz, 55, watched on proudly as they graduated over the course of the weekend.
Elated Jorge, originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, said:
“Ever since they were born people were asking me how I would ever put five of them through college. It has been my dream to see them through college. Watching them graduate was the best feeling any parent can have but multiply that by five. We did it.”
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The quintuplets said their mom, Enna, was excited for them to become more independent at college but was always there for her kids when they really needed it. Enna, named after her mom, said:
“Our mom was such a great support to us. She was always that someone to talk to and she was always ready to take our calls.
“I know it meant a lot for all of us to watch our mom and dad in the audience as we got our degrees.”
One of the quintuplets, George, a Spanish and logistics major, said he will never be as happy as his dad when he was watching his quintuplets accept their degrees.
“I don’t think I’ll ever be half as happy as my dad was when we graduated. It was always his main goal to get us all through college and he was like ‘Holy moly, I did it.’
“It was great to start something like college with my siblings and finish it together.”
The siblings lived in adjoining dorms for their freshman and sophomore years, before moving into an apartment together.
Later, sisters Enna and Maria shared an apartment, while the boys Emilio, John and George, moved into an off-campus house.
Enna, a biology major who is the eldest of the five, said college was an experience that was made easier by the fact that she had the support of her siblings.
“I think college can be a daunting thing to go into alone. I feel very lucky to have had the support of my family. We would see each other every day and we’re constantly in touch on our group chat EGMTE. It feels like even more of an accomplishment to have done it together.”
George added:
“We’re so used to being together. Even though we all have different majors, we sometimes ended up in the same classes. It was really helpful to have them in your class because you had automatic study groups and if there was a project or an assignment you weren’t clear on you had them there to help you.
“Sometimes we would walk to the library together at night for a few hours just to get some work done and walk back together.
“It was always our plan to go to the same college. UNT gave us such great support and really made the application process so much easier.”
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