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Black Oakland Teen gets 5.0 GPA (not flame) and 2100 SAT; cops Y
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:24 AM Author: walnut state http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/education&id=9492534
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- He describes himself as an ordinary street "dude" living in Oakland. But 17-year-old Akintunde Ahmad is quite extraordinary. He has a 5.0 GPA and scored 2100 on the SAT. He has been accepted to just about every Ivy League school there is. He says with great pride, he is a product of Oakland public schools.
"Like, my whole life, people have been telling me to stay on this path and everything will fall, the cards will fall like you want them to, so," Ahmad said.
Ahmad says all too often he has been judged and overlooked by his appearance. Few believe him when he tells them his GPA, a 5.0 and that he scored 2100 on the SAT. For those who doubt him, Tunde, as he's known to his friends, keeps a picture of his grades and his scores stored on his smartphone. Once you see the scores, it's not hard to believe that he has acceptance letters from Yale, Brown, Columbia, Northwestern, the University of Southern California, UCLA, Howard, Chapman, Cal Poly and Cal State East Bay.
As an Oakland teen, he's witnessed several shootings and missed being a victim himself. One night his brother invited him to a party, but Ahmad skipped it because he had to write an essay. "So I had to finish it and he asked me that around 6 and at 9 I got a call -- he had gotten shot and four others," Ahmad said.
Both his parents work in Oakland. His mom is the principal at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School. She says the one thing she wants people to know is how humble he is.
"'Son, when are you getting you scores, when?' He said, 'Oh I got it back.' I said, 'How did you do?' 'Well, now I have a 2100,'" Zarina Ahmad said. "I'm like, 'Wow! When were you going to tell me?'"
Not only is he academically smart, Ahmad plays three instruments and is an outstanding baseball player.
"Every school he applied to is already Division 1, so he wasn't taking a step down as far as baseball is concerned," baseball coach Bryan Bassette said.
Yale is talking to him about joining the baseball team.
He says will either pick Yale or Brown, pre-med or pre-law. Let's just say, this very focused teen is for the first time in his life undecided.
(Copyright ©2014 KGO-TV. All Rights Reserved.) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:31 AM Author: glassy location masturbator "For those who doubt him, Tunde, as he's known to his friends, keeps a picture of his grades and his scores stored on his smartphone. "
"She says the one thing she wants people to know is how humble he is. "
uhh yea... |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:01 PM Author: soul-stirring resort idea he suggested so humble that he agreed to -talk to reporter -allow himself to be filmed in multiple venues for the story (kwame taking notes in class; kwame greeting a fellow classmate; kwame browsing in the library) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:03 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house he's probably "humble" in the sense that he doesn't embrace the smart kid reputation in a high school full of nigs. easiest way to get ostracized. probably keeps it real and doesn't talk about AP calculus when drinking 40s with his bros (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328535) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 2:19 PM Author: azure karate cuckold agree. perhaps the picture is only a defensive measure. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25329044) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:56 PM Author: slate philosopher-king I would too. Must be frustrating as hell for people to constantly assume you're a dumb nigger. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25330047) |
Date: April 5th, 2014 10:27 AM Author: Spectacular translucent dysfunction (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25327799) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:28 AM Author: titillating chapel boiling water This nigger will get mugged and shot in New Haven. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25327806) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:12 PM Author: pontificating copper affirmative action roast beef The fuck you talkin about? New Haven niggas iz some of the softest niggas out there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25329700) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:30 AM Author: Adventurous Bisexual Factory Reset Button is there no dress code in public schools? just lol
180 to him though |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:13 PM Author: flesh irradiated sanctuary ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25329712) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:33 AM Author: offensive kitty That's some awful writing.
Anyway good for him, but lol that the humble dood keeps pictures of his grades and SAT score on his phone. |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:34 AM Author: Jet-lagged pit national security agency if a NOWAG had a BAC he'd keep a pic on his phone as well (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25327820) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:33 AM Author: Jet-lagged pit national security agency jfc is it that hard to cop harvard these days that not even a true african american from inner city (not a fakeass nigerian or ghanaian living in long island with doctors for parents) with a 2100 and perfect GPA can get it?
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:38 AM Author: vibrant stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359217) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:01 PM Author: dashing cobalt lay mexican CR. this guy should probably be accepted everywhere. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360174) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:34 AM Author: crystalline corn cake wrinkle Hes a superstudy African immigrant so it doesn't count (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25327819) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 11:00 AM Author: multi-colored ceo house but he looks like he's a trill hood nigga so imma let this one pass. lol at how scared azns will be of him (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25327889) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:27 AM Author: Maize Sneaky Criminal he's not an immigrant, both of his parents embody consciousness and legally changed their names Anglophone names (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359194) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 1:52 PM Author: dashing cobalt lay mexican if so, 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360123) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:32 PM Author: Maize Sneaky Criminal He really is though he has no African ties save the transatlantic slave trade (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360379) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 10:36 AM Author: Stimulating wagecucks seems like a pretty chill bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25327825) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 11:23 AM Author: Floppy Telephone Old Irish Cottage No Asian with a 2100 (or 1400) was admitted to Yale from 2002-2013. Fourteen whites, all athletes or legacies of large donors, were admitted during that period. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25327988) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 11:44 AM Author: Stubborn Menage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328063) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:43 PM Author: unholy tank roommate Maybe if azns could play football things would equal out. Sorry there is no D1 air pistols for super study azns to do (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328373) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:09 PM Author: Spectacular translucent dysfunction (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328577) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:43 PM Author: unholy tank roommate This does not bother me at all compared to that other black (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328378) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:52 PM Author: Disturbing startling stage why did he even apply to more than one of "Chapman, Cal Poly and Cal State East Bay."? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328448) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:58 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house a lot of these schools have instant decision days where they just come to your school and autoaccept everyone with decent stats who shows up to their table w/ no fee (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328483) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:59 PM Author: Disturbing startling stage wtf, when did this start? don't you need to do anything formal, like fill out an application and send them official transcripts from ETS? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328500) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:01 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house as far as i remember, nope. there was a day where all the local TTTs set up shop in the cafeteria with their recruiting tables and would accept anyone with a good transcript that walked by (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328514) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:02 PM Author: Disturbing startling stage hmm... aren't the CSUs bureaucratic and formal? i could see maybe some private ttt doing this, but a public school? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328529) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:04 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house i wasn't in california, so idk about them, but i distinctly remember that most of the local TTTs who came to my school were publics (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328541) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:55 AM Author: Gay Bateful Death Wish CSUs are super bureaucratic. When I was applying to bschool I threw in an application to my local CSU for their night & weekend program (thought there was a small chance I'd just keep my current job and let my employer pay for the degree). I was rejected despite a 760 GMAT because my 3.23 GPA in Eng Physics from a top 5 school didn't meet their internal 3.25 cutoff. Needless to say I wasn't too broken up about it after I got my acceptance letters to Tuck, Sloan, and Haas.
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:01 AM Author: excitant insecure skinny woman Kind of like Quinn Emanuel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359312) |
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Date: April 17th, 2014 8:37 PM Author: Disturbing startling stage underrated (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25400736) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:55 PM Author: Disturbing startling stage lol @ the stupid azn bitch "almost every ivy league school there is" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328465) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:58 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house lol cr i noticed how wet she got by that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328486) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:09 PM Author: Spectacular translucent dysfunction (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328578) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:55 PM Author: Disturbing startling stage @ 1:10 in the video it shows his transcripts and he has lots of A-'s. how does this add up to 5.0? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328467) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 12:56 PM Author: Adventurous Bisexual Factory Reset Button cr. wtf, libs? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328474) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:00 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house my school had a max gpa of 5.6. impossible to achieve because every single credit of yours would have to be an AP credit, but how it worked was that ap classes were weighted as 5.6, honors classes as 5.0, and non honors classes as 4.0 so i graduated with a GPA of 5.01 or something, but it's ultimately meaningless because no one knows what that means |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:03 PM Author: Disturbing startling stage lol who the fuck came up with this. why 0.6 for an AP, and not 0.5? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328533) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:05 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house who the fuck knows man. it should really have been a 6.0, given how great the chasm was between AP classes and non-APs. this is why the only useful metric in high school is class rank (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328548) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:09 PM Author: Comical whorehouse mediation didn't watch, but his school might not distinguish between A-, A, and A+ when assigning points. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328570) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:15 PM Author: flesh irradiated sanctuary In my high school an A in a AP class would count as a 5.0/4.0 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25329723) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:05 PM Author: mind-boggling misunderstood cumskin Topped reading at akintude ahmad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328546) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:09 AM Author: hot meetinghouse Really? That's when I BOTTOMED (PN) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:20 PM Author: Stubborn Menage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328673) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:21 PM Author: Spectacular translucent dysfunction (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328683) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:29 PM Author: Passionate Elite Temple Laser Beams I don't think whites go to Yale with 2100. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328767) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:30 PM Author: Spectacular translucent dysfunction (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328774) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:32 PM Author: Stubborn Menage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328792) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:48 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house flame. half of Yale is LGBT, doesn't distinguish you at all (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328890) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:58 PM Author: Razzmatazz regret home amen. i hate the fuck out of AA but this dude deserves a shot at the big time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328953) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 2:15 PM Author: Aromatic Fighting National Mad Cow Disease yup, plus he seems like a chill bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25329019) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:59 PM Author: Stimulating wagecucks cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25330084) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:40 PM Author: mustard native Sorry you went to Taft bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360461) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 1:45 PM Author: Salmon Gaming Laptop "2100" SAT probably means he scored a 2060 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25328879) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 2:15 PM Author: Aromatic Fighting National Mad Cow Disease O|M|G (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25329023) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:54 PM Author: Poppy vigorous fortuitous meteor SCANDAL, he only got a 660 onthe flameass writing section (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25330037) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 2:25 PM Author: Lake Shrine Community Account actually impressed by that kid, congrats to him (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25329076) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:22 PM Author: Bistre Abnormal School People who get butthurt about guys like this getting aa are fucking faggots. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25329782) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:57 PM Author: slate philosopher-king 800 SAT 1.5 GPA nigs getting into UCs, however... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25330058) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 4:57 PM Author: scarlet rehab knife no, they're right. there are more deserving asian kids from poor families that are passed over due to muh diversity.
fuck this guy |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 5:00 PM Author: multi-colored ceo house (azn shitlib) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25330095) |
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Date: April 5th, 2014 5:02 PM Author: Aromatic Fighting National Mad Cow Disease (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25330108) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:38 AM Author: vibrant stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359220) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:38 AM Author: vibrant stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359222) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:03 PM Author: dashing cobalt lay mexican yes, but better this guy than the (very light skinned) black son of two doctors who attends private school and has an SAT tutor. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360187) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:30 AM Author: Maize Sneaky Criminal I got admitted to Yale in 1996 with a 1330 and I'm white (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359198) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:38 PM Author: magical center kitty cat that's actually a good SAT score (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360445) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:31 AM Author: internet-worthy spot this is pretty awesome, good on that kid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359204) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:42 AM Author: Maize Sneaky Criminal Why don't Asians just play bball, hardball, football, LAX or hockey to all but guarantee Autoadmit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359231) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:45 AM Author: vibrant stage they would have trouble being competitive in male leagues. can you imagine the injuries if a bunch of asian males starting play a contact sport against whites, not even to speak of the BLAX. The NCAA should allow asian "males" to compete with the women (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359239) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:59 AM Author: Maize Sneaky Criminal track?? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359304) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:02 AM Author: vibrant stage even though its not a contact sport, I still have a hard time imagining asians not being completely left in the dust by blacks and whites though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359318) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:03 AM Author: Maize Sneaky Criminal swimming and diving
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:06 AM Author: vibrant stage this seems cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359338) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:09 AM Author: Maize Sneaky Criminal You hear that Asians??? Get to swimming and diving (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359354) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 10:58 AM Author: autistic selfie sex offender "keeps a picture of his grades and his scores stored on his smartphone"
Seems like a cool dood. |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:16 AM Author: hairraiser chrome deer antler indian lodge did this bro actually get dinged at harvard? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359385) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:17 AM Author: vibrant stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359390) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:42 AM Author: Purple Nowag Dingle Berry Does the shitlib media not understand that it is disgracing itself by mistaking African immigrants for African-Americans? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359542) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:46 AM Author: deep amethyst field crotch Where does the article call this kid an African American? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359564) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 11:48 AM Author: hot meetinghouse Are you alleging that this bro moved from Africa but has been playing a long con by wearing his hair in dreads, having a grill, wearing a straight-billed baseball hat, just straight thuggin? Because that would be awesome. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359572) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 3:02 PM Author: vibrant stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360642) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:26 PM Author: Maize Sneaky Criminal He's African American dingbat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360332) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 12:29 PM Author: Racy Sound Barrier Lodge fuck you faggots, he deserves it and he seems like a chill bro to hang out with too (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359725) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 12:32 PM Author: deep amethyst field crotch (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25359734) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 1:59 PM Author: dashing cobalt lay mexican This guy is awesome. Good for him. I'm not a big supporter of AA, but this is the type of kid it is supposed to help, not the black son of two doctors in suburbia who had an SAT tutor. Even if this guy was white, he'd probably just be at a lower ivy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360164) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:06 PM Author: Ebony Cracking Boltzmann How does one get a 5.0? Go through your entire high school taking only honors and AP classes? Does his shit school have PE honors? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360212) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:26 PM Author: orchid 180 stag film If he plays baseball, maybe that counts as Honors PE, lol. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360336) |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:13 PM Author: Orange infuriating shitlib church building Just to echo almost everyone else: Good for him. Seems like a decent dude, and a good use of AA (v. the referenced 1.5/800s getting into UCs so that they can fail out or get AA Cs and Ds). Seems like he has a good, supportive, educated family, and he is at the best public HS in Oakland by far.
But lol at their dress code. |
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Date: April 10th, 2014 2:41 PM Author: electric fuchsia prole office props to this dude. glad he let down his "humble guard" for this story. his young black cohorts should be looking to him as a role model. you can embrace "black culture" and still be a baller in the classroom. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25360475) |
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Date: April 17th, 2014 8:14 PM Author: Vivacious Corner how in the hell is this news (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25400559) |
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Date: April 17th, 2014 8:34 PM Author: lime locus feces Kristen Sze is a slut. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2536061&forum_id=2#25400711) |