Teenager repeats #Blacklivesmatter 100 times on Stanford application and is accepted

[kandrathe]

As a university administrator, I can tell you some things are pretty optional. We use the essay to determine a) the answer to the question, and b) whether to start them in composition I or II. The question we ask is about the journey on how the person came to choose our school. While, high ACT/SAT, achievements, HS GPA, essay and preparatory courses are review. Any might be waived by the Admissions folks if they believe the person would excel at our school.

"Of course, Ahmed’s essay is hardly the only reason he was accepted to Stanford. The 18-year-old Bangladeshi-American puts his beliefs into action in a seriously impressive way. Amidst juggling academics and extracurriculars, he found the time to lead Martin O’Malley’s youth presidential campaign, intern for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, and give a TedxTalk in Panama City about the impact of stereotypes on Muslim teens. Oh, and Obama invited him to the White House Iftar dinner to recognize Ahmed an a Muslim-American changemaker — but NBD.

He’s also founded not one but two teen-focused activism organizations, Redefy and JÜV Consulting. (Raise your hand if you feel like a major underachiever right now.)

Ahmed has also been accepted to Yale and Princeton, but he hasn’t yet decided on which school to attend."