New York student accepted into every Ivy League school
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- čas přidán 1. 04. 2014
- An ambitious high school student from New York pulled off the college admissions jackpot by getting acceptance letters from every single one of the nation's Ivy League schools. "CBS This Morning" contributor Lee Woodruff spoke to the talented teen to find out how he made the grade.
"Duke is his safety school"
I -
Dartmouth was one of my freinds safety school
@Angel S fr my safety school is down the street from my house 💅
My safety school is my high school 🤡
I- indeed
@@randomsmartien6517 I think it’s because he’s black
I feel bad for his younger sister
Facts
Like imaging their parents.
“Mom I wanna become a Instagram star.”
“Your brother got into all 8 universities and you can’t even make $15 an hour.”
@@cuberdoge22 😭😭yoo
Wow I'm sitting here flipping out over UCLA and this kid breaks all 8 Ivy League's. Damn
Did u get into UCLA? I'm class of 2020 too
Well you're white, not black...
Lawrence Mao i'm not going to sit here and deny that race doesn't play a role in the admissions process, but you can't completely dismiss the fact that he's a hard worker and intelligent. just because a person is black doesn't mean that they're going to get accepted to all Ivy League schools, you have to have stats that match. It's sad how people like you disregard all his hard work just because he's black. I've seen many college acceptance videos with people that have as many extracurricular activities as him and probably have similar stats as him from all races.
You guys complain about affirmative action, but at the end of the day, blacks make up 7-11% of Ivy League demographics, you whites are still the majority :)
UCLA is a good school. Feel proud. Only 30% of Americans are college educated.
Grace B Yes whites are still the majority because they make up the majority of the population...
Honestly he put in the time, he put in the effort, and he put in the dedication. He deserved to get into those schools. And to everyone saying his race had an effect on his acceptances, it did. Schools want diversity, but he was certainly not just accepted just because of his race.
I don't think people are against the fact that he puts in effort, it is just that there are many others who work just as hard or harder but couldn't get in cause of their race. Its stupid to use race as a criteria when deciding who to accept
joesr31 I know a guy who worked all (almost) his life trying to get into Stanford, almost perfect scores and such, but obviously his race was Caucasian.(didn’t get in) If you’re not white and have very good scores you’ll get into almost any school.
All 8 and you blame race damn if this opportunity was only based on diversity than he would maybe get 1 or 2 colleges I’m not saying all opportunities but this one is definitely not based on diversity he worked hard for this and he earned it and if all colleges really wanted diversity and you say because he is African than that means there are a variety of other cultures and such meaning there are less Africans in colleges and it’s really hard to keep it diverse if there are millions of schools trying hard to get they’re students in college think about it just because you heard something or you’ve seen it happen doesn’t mean it happened everywhere he has a chance and he nailed it taking blood sweat and tears to make it this far he would hate to see half of people watching this blame it on his race and not his dedication he is a human being not just a color
@Ludwig Nah asians have it worse than whites if you look at the statistics but both ethnicities are definitely at an unfair disadvantage
White are not at unfair disadvantage. If you compare colleges with and without affirmative action. The colleges that practiced affirmative action actually have a higher proportion of white students. In colleges or high schools where affirmative action is not practiced, asians are about 30% of the student body (in UCs it's around 40%), while in ivy they are 10%. So whites benefitted a lot. Without affirmative actions the colleges will be full of asians.
do not diminish this mans hard work because he is black. he worked hard throughout his high school career to get admitted to those colleges. his parents worked hard to raise him right.
I think most people do not want to undermine his effort, its just that other people who worked just as hard and just as smart may not get in just because or their race, ivy leagues wants diversity, he just needs to be one of the top in his race group, so if you compare an asian to him, the asian would need a much higher score to be on top of their age group (generally) as compared to him.
honeydew y’all need to realize that guy is not any ordinal black guy. He’s African. Ghanaian to be specific and Ghanaians are so strict about school and just Africans in general.
joesr31 that’s not true. I know about the affirmative action and agree with it but if any Asian qualified as much as him they would get in and they do get in. If you go do your research on him he got almost 3 points away from the perfect sat score and has never got under a 97 on his test. Has joined over 13 clubs and on top of that does weekly Community service. From a family of strict Asian and cousins that all go to ivies. I can tell you even if they weren’t looking for diversity he would of gotten in eyes closed
honeydew exactly, this is not something you see every day.
zadose It can be different for certain people because essays and who reads your resume plays a big part as well ( also race does play a part but I don’t think it plays a very big one to get into all ivies) ✋😭
Asian parents: challenge accepted
Asian children: T.T
lol
🤣😂🤣😂🤣⚰⚰⚰⚰
yeah, but they dont have affirmative action to help them.
Thry don’t actually care where the end goal is to become a doctor no matter what
Shot of Thought I’m gonna cry now😂💀
He's now a Med School student at Washington Univ. School of Medicine.
How did u know?
@@beyou4296 google. Says so on his LinkedIn profile.
He has graduated :D
Top 2% in his class and near perfect SAT an athlete musician actor, and racists still saying “he got in cause he’s black” LMAO 😂
Well yeah his race/where he lives got him in but his stats stood him out first. It’s not being racist (well depends how you say it) but college like diversity (not just race but where you live) and that’s the truth.
Do you even know what you’re talking about?
@Starlight Armageddon Official - A lot of white people got in ahead of you, people with legacy status. Why don't you have the same anger about the white people who got in ahead of you? They probably had the same qualifications as you. Perhaps you should read "Black Like Me" about a white man who experienced being perceived as black. You don't even realize the advantages you have, because you have never walked on the other side.
@Starlight Armageddon Official -Cry? You want to trade places? Would you trade places with Kalief Browder? If being white is such a disadvantage, there are ways to ensure your children are half-black so they can reap all these "rewards" you think you're missing.
@Starlight Armageddon Official - Condoleessa Rice?
I don't get the negativity. Regardless of how he got in, now he has the potential to change the world positively with his newly acquired education.
Howard Kim because they are racist. Case closed.
Etude - Jesus Christ! So black young men like this guy have it easier? Is it easier when shop owners assume he’s a shoplifter or cops assume he is guilty or black men get jail time while affluenzas get probation? He will have to work harder to get respect in life than any white or Asian man.
Everything is racism for black people.
So imagine this a black man saying :
“White boy”
In a sentence.It would be casual
And now imagine if a white man said:
“Black boy
In a sentence.He would be called a racist.I don’t blame anyone it’s the sociaty we live in.
Dont confuse school with education
@@nkwari that’s incorrect but ok buddy
as a black male myself, i do believe being black did give him an edge, however, that still doesnt erase his accomplishments. It seems that people have this idea that if you're black you can get in college anywhere... you still have to be super intelligent to get into an ivy league school, let alone all 8 of them.
Nick Harris shut up
While there is some truth to that, college acceptance is not based on intelligence.
I agree with you. However, if an Asian student had the same credentials, they would get into 5 Ivy’s max
Nick Harris imagine saying this about your own race. This boy is african so it’s not like he just finessed his way in. Africans are really strict about school. Plus he’s an amazing student if he can do all these extra circulars and still get a perfect GPA
Robert Lee yes we do but also seeing how many hardships we have as black people in society this is the LEAST america can do. We have suffered through so much mental and physical hate not only from white people but from Asians as well. So do I care if Asians don’t get in like we get into Ivy League schools? No.
This is a student who had an amazing family background and was raise in a culture that encouraged him to do his best. Anyone can succeed if they had that. Parents that push you to be the best are the best.
It work out for my friend, Jayden Davis. He was failing all of his classes in high school for the second semester of freshman year, but due to better work ethic, he is now passing 3 out of 4 of his class this semester instead of just P.E. Now he just has to pass Algebra 1 in which he is close to passing.
Lies again? Google Drive
Ghanaians do not like the word REJECTED. I love him bro!
He went to my high school. We still talk about him now, I wish I could be as good as him, he's my inspiration.
Where is he now?
@@TheHexbugfan he graduated from Yale a couple of years ago and now is at medical school :)
This dude is the closest we can get to academic perfection, isn't he?
Amazing inspiration!
Stanford isn't an Ivy League school. It was established at a different time than the others and it is located in the west coast rather than the east.
It is
Nia Alexander You are just wrong. You should probably do some research before you try to make a claim first.
AZ Dollar How come Stanford isn't considered Ivy league?
MADGIRLJAZY Is a prestigious school of higher learning and there are many others like Stanford, but they do not consider it Ivy League. Don't mistake Ivy League for "Top universities of all time." I think that is why people are getting confused. Those schools are just as good if not better, but they simply are not considered Ivy League.
MADGIRLJAZY Ivy League is just a name for a football conference. The conference covers schools in the NE U.S.A. Stanford is in the west. Usually conferences will have schools from a particular region in the U.S. Just so happens that those 8 schools are incredibly hard to get into. There are many liberal arts schools throughout the U.S. thats just as hard but not as popular.
People are slow. Even if his race had anything to do with it. Guess what even if your black you can’t just apply at a Ivy League School and get in. You have to work hard. And be a outstanding person because they look at personality to.
You have to be smart - that's it. Asians have to be outstanding.
@@putnaik9144 lmao bro I'm asian and I'm not being THAT salty. Sure we gotta work harder, but that's cause there's so many of us doing just the same. Appreciate the effort it took for him to get there.
@@saketnaik1 lmao I’m in college now. I don’t care anymore.
@Chigozirim ᴖᴥᴖ I went to CC. A four year mediocre public school and I’m a 1st year medical student in NYC. No need to be salty if you didn’t get accepted into an IVY.
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Ampa O 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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My parents gave me the same principles but I didn't put in the time to excel in every class. Crazy how your decisions as a kid can set you up for a great life.
Same here dude, same here..
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I'm sick of everyone in the comments saying it's because he's black. Honestly even if being black gave him an edge how can anyone diminish this kids hard work and dedication. Even if he was the blackest kid in America if he didn't have good grades, extra curriculars and he wasn't incredibly smart he wouldn't have gotten in regardless of grades!
He absolutely worked insanely hard and deserves what he got. The problem is there are dozens of kids that are exactly the same just White or Asian who deserve the same.
@@sketroux4580 Well they might have less unique stories,higher incomes, less to overcome.
@@Starlee123 LOL do you even know what affirmative action is? The problem with affirmative action is that it doesn't look at individual economic stats, it only looks on RACE. How did you know he didn't have resources? And what makes an Asian kid's story less unique?
Go ahead and be sick. The only way he gets into all eight is being black. Ask yourself, can a white male do that? The answer, these days, is no.
@@212ntruesdale Right, before watching the video, I thought it was an Asian or someone, but after I saw he was black I realized that it was affirmative action taking place
If anyone is watching in 2021, he is a med student at WashU. One of the top medical schools in the nation!
Cougars or Huskies? Or the one not in Washington
@@netoki_ washu st louis - so bears lmao
He’s adorable! His parents must be so proud! The sister has a lot to live up to. He’s no “average” kid!
Top 2% of his class and a near perfect SAT score. That and all the extracurriculars enabled him to reach his goal. Praise be to God for giving this young man tremendous parent and an incredible work ethic!
But the racist will say it’s because his race and act surprised they didn’t get in with a 2.5 GPA💀
@@jazlyn2721 - Well, now that affirmative action has been overruled, perhaps that assumption can be avoided.
Average Child? HahahhahahahahhahahahhahahhaThat's the best joke of the week.
Im pretty sure he isnt an average child. An Average child is one who texts, has a relationship, does average at school, socializes a lot with friends, etc. So far from what I see, I think he is a miracle.
Although I do recognize that he is an extremely hard worker and deserves to be accepted into all 8 colleges. I think his statement that anything bellow a 95 is unacceptable is wrong as getting a low grade or failing is somewhat okay in that it will build up your grit for later in life.
This dude is a legend and I wish him good luck and success
Love his discipline. How he talks & behaves talks of good parenting. Well done Kwasu
I am feel so inspired about this story
“He was just an average child” 👁👄👁
he worked so hard for it and completely deserved all of it
I feel so bad of myself
I feel you fam
Marco Alvarado 😢
He has a daughter( what?!) I mean a sister(thank goodness).
As another Ghanaian this is very inspiring to see 🇬🇭
He even breathes intelligently
and here i am stressing about my chances at getting into a 60% acceptance school
Omg I am astounded, completely. I’m only a freshman but ever since 5th grade Ive set my sights on either cardiology or neurology, so when she said that I was flabbergasted. My parents and I were also immigrants so they taught me to make the most of this country’s opportunity and honestly seeing him rise above all these obstacles has certainly inspired me. Great job young man and I hope you do wonderful things in the future💙
Quotes by me “anything under a 70 isn’t acceptable”
Aodhan Daly just replace under with over and you got my quote
Anything under a 95 is an F
omg he's so charming tho. I wish him the best. I hope he (and other high school students) know that their worth is not determined by what university they get accepted to
Props to this guy! I hope he does well in life and succeeds!
Wow just wow😳 this is so inspirational❤️
He such an amazing person. I wish him the best in the future.😄
when he said Duke was his safety I just turned off my phone and walked away
When you put effort in you’ll do great things. I recently got Excepted to Connecticut School of Broadcasting and I’m excited to be in it.
I knew he was gonna be amazing at the start, but then I figured out he plays viola. I'm shook, but proud.
This just happened last year to a kid who graduated from my high school last year. He is at Harvard studying pre-med
Interesting enough, it seems I've been taking the same path of this dude in high school. This video gave me a confidence boost lol.
Work on your english
@@magicagrnub620 bro
MagicAgr Nub there’s nothing wrong with their English you should work on yours
Good luck
So humble!
i just looked up where this kid is at now. he's doing med school and his mba at the same time. bro i don't even get out of bed to start working from home til 10. it's a miracle i graduated engineering school, idk how he does it
I hate those comments that say "just because he is black" that has nothing to do with race. look at his achievements. I see a smart kid .. I don't see his color got him into those ivies .. stop being jealous and be real.
I agree. There is no chance he could get into all ivies because of race
Affirmative action gives blacks an edge, but looking at this guy's achievements, he definitely was capable. Even if he was a different race, the outcome would've be the same. Affirmative action barely lowers the competitiveness in ivy leagues.
By being in the minority, your chances to get accepted go up. That is a fact.
Saxobeat99
Which is ridiculous.
its true tho, i bet if an asian and an black guy both had the same scores, the black guy would have a higher chance to get in compared to the asian guy, its so fucked up. Mexicans can have a lower GPA and get into a UC school compared to an asian 4.3 GPA student, because there are too many asians that are smart. Its so stupid
I want to feel happy for him, but can’t stop thinking about my cousin. He made the USAMO in eighth grade, got a 140/150 on the AMC 12 in tenth grade, and a 13/15 on the AIME that same year. He was nationally ranked for tennis (around the top 150) and won a citywide piano competition. How many ivy league schools did he get accepted to? None.
My cousin a black kid got 2450 in sat still got accepted to none its more than grades actually
@@Entergalactic 2450 isn’t a score and 1450 is good but not great. but yes it goes go beyond grades
So he went to MIT?
@@Entergalactic It takes more than stats to get into an ivy league college. You either have to have an interesting essay or story or have many extracurriculars or be a legacy student.
That calmness in his voice.
good job man u deserve it
I don't want my parents to hear this because all we ever get from them when we do bad things are comparison from those who are more successful than us. Those words stay in you forever.
He graduated this year!
I'm not surprised with his dad's reaction
Competition is main key point when applying to schools. Competition in New York is very high, since there’s thousands of kids in each school.
Wow. Duke was literally he's safety😯
Guys please don’t worry if you don’t make it into these schools! You’re intelligence has nothing to do with it and you are all special for our own reasons and passions. The way that lady asked “how can we all get a kid like you” disgusted me. Maybe it’s just me but everyone is special!
A college doesn't define you, what you do matters the most 🙏
Congrats for him; it must feel legendary for him to get accepted into every Ivy league! 💪🔥
Well done!
B'hind every great child is phenomenal parents...
Congratulations baby
"Over here, there's no way you can tell me you cannot do well" well said 2:05
Getting accepted to MIT was a dream come true, but this kid is amazing
An amazing achievement! My sincerest congratulations to him! In northern Ohio, in 1966, my high school would only process three college applications for me. Univ of Michigan was my safety, Dartmouth my second choice, and Yale my first. I got into all three! Went to Yale. I hope he goes there too - it's the best choice. 🙂
When you play viola too
IM HITTIN THE JACKPOT BOIS
What a story.
amazing
This kid is a beast!!!... Congratulations
GOSHHHHH all i want is to get accepted into 1! just one :(
Putting this in my recommended the day after ivy day. Very funny CZcams. Very funny.
He has the Golden voice
Cool. Good job bro. I just believe people deserve proper respect regardless of what college they go to
I believe not everyone with same qualification can get accepted in to all
Gotta make sure my parents never find this video, anyways good job man!!
*"All achievements completed."*
Very inspirational story. My son is on the same track as this young man. 4.8 GPA, almost perfect SATs, stellar ECs, band, community volunteer with a major spike etc. Hopefully my son can also follow in the footsteps of Fernando Rojas.
Hi please how do I encourage my son to read like yours
This same thing happened to a Nigrian girl
Yay! He's a violist!
Congratulations Kwasi
I pray that he makes through with his faith intact.
"Duke is his safety school"
Alright boys time to go dig a hole-
Hey my brother goes to Yale. Hope he chose it
Do not compare African Americans from Africans who immigrated to this country. According to the US Census, African immigrants are highly educated and are high income family. He definitely comes from a good background.
He made Ghana proud again Ghana is the best proud to be a Ghanaian
His admission essay summarized in a few words: i had a hard life in africa, me and my family immigrated to america to escape the civil war, violence, lack of food. We had no home, we were homeless and i've been through so much
you are throwing away his accomplishments with racism
@@TheEndernal i mean of course he has better chances because colleges love these kinds of against all odds students stories. Am i not right?
@@br3nt368 sorry I think I misinterpreted your tone. If I did, then again sorry
@@br3nt368 your right obviously thats an advantage but that doesnt take away his accomplishments.He has a crap ton of outside school stuff and pretty good grades
How do you acheive something like this and still get knocked 4 it. 1 of the top rules in life "Never question another mans blessing". Jealousy gets u no where.
This isn't jealousy.
The fact is that he had an unfair advantage owing to his race.
The fact is that an asian has an unfair disadvantage owing to his/her race.
Just because alot of asians are successful people, it doesn't mean they don't struggle.
@Anita Blackwell Never once did I say that he only got in because of his race.
What I said, if you can read, is
"The fact is that he had an unfair advantage owing to his race.
The fact is that an asian has an unfair disadvantage owing to his/her race."
@Anita Blackwell Thank you for being understanding of other people's perspective.
Are you asking why Asians have a disadvantage?
@Anita Blackwell I think i agree with you. Jealousy is a universal quality.
Asians are given a disadvantage.
Affirmative action is meant to help people that normally wouldn't have opportunities.
The process assumes that all Asians are wealthy, and all black, latino, and native people aren't wealthy.
Obviously, this isn't true at all. In fact, Asians have the largest wealth disparity - more than any other race!!!
However, despite this, affirmative action gives priority to others, just because of the color of their skin.
Indians, Chinese, etc, are all discriminated against in the college process owing to this.
@Anita Blackwell No problem!
Amazing
Looked him after this video and boy is med school now.. wow
A Ghanaian? Why am I not surprised?
Sad that everyone here is putting down his hard work that went into getting into all 8 Ivy Schools.
Then here’s me not participating in any school activities, 2.9 GPA, and spending lots of time with my friends modifying our cars and going to car meets.
The Brainiacs are always involved in extra curricular....this guy's speech is sooooo mellifluous...
Anything below 95% isn’t acceptable..? I wonder how many kids have committed suicide from that pressure..
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BRILLIANT !!!
Imagine being the younger sibling
WAIT I WAS WATCHING THE ONION AND THEN CLICKED ON THIS
THIS IS AN ACTUAL ARTICLE?
I do not recommend putting a policy on your children’s grades. It can lead to awful places with their mental health
Ghanaian excellence 👏🏿👏🏿🇬🇭🇬🇭
Im taking all academic classes my Freshman year. I hope to take all 4 my last 3 years and get into a good college.
Why does it happen to be that all the ivy league colleges are north east? Are they actually the best or do they just seem to be the best, or is it just a consortium of schools?