The triplets, who originally received the scholarships through the Rotary Club of St Andrew, earned 31 subjects collectively, with mostly distinctions and credits.
Recognising the triplets' need and their potential, First Global Financial Services (FGFS) came on board and provided supplementary financing to complement the scholarships they got from the university.
The Rotary Club, a service organisation with a long history in Jamaica, always seeks areas in which to offer service to the country, and last year they chose education. This mission coincided with that of FGFS and was taken on as a special project by the club's president Robert Drummond, who is also president of the financial services institution.
While Cadine is still unsure which area of study she will be pursuing come August, Colleen is bent on studying medicine and is presently pursuing an 11th subject, Chemistry, which should help her get even closer to this goal. Colliet wants to pursue studies in psychology.
The girls' attachment to each other was apparent as they spoke of being overjoyed, not only for getting into university overseas on full scholarships, but of taking this journey together.
"Each morning we have conference in our living room and discuss what we want to do and strategies to reach there," one of the sisters explained.
Despite living in the West Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens, the girls said they were in no way affected by their surroundings.
They attended Denham Town Primary School, then Tivoli Gardens High School, but when they were not in school they could be found inside their house.
"We stayed inside all the time," Cadine explained.
"Where we are, life is very safe and we feel very comfortable. We know that the violence is there but we are not in direct contact with it," Colliet added.
While in grade 11 at Tivoli High, Colliet was made head girl after being voted deputy head girl the year before. Her sisters were prefects.
"Sometimes we would play her role," Colleen said as they all laughed. "The first formers didn't know us apart and they would come to us thinking we were the head girl, and we would just play along," Cadine explained.
Colliet has also been a peer counsellor since grade nine.
The trio was quick to inform the Sunday Observer that despite their similarities, they all have different personalities, and enjoy different hobbies.
Cadine, arriving in the world just minutes ahead of her sisters, was described as shy and quiet, a loner with a passion for books.
Colleen, born second, loves researching food and fashion and the sciences, and is described by her sisters as "friendly".
Colliet is the extrovert who likes to lead, talk, watch television, cook and "be around encouraging people".
"I don't love the books," she confessed. "But I do it (study) to get ahead."
She is also the family cook and, like her sisters, said she loves attending church.
"Church is important," she said. "You have to put God first because He has been good to us."
The youngest triplet was also a Youth Ambassador to the US under a special programme run by the American Embassy, and is involved in a homework programme set up in Trench Town where she helps to prepare students for GSAT and CXC exams.
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