He's all-Ivy -- accepted to all 8 Ivy League colleges

Exactly. For some reason he belonged there?

 

Jealousy is a recurring aspect of primate behavior, something only magnified once you add the way humans stratify our societies. Acknowledge it for what it is, fight it when you can but don't let it paralyze you.

 

This. What they really mean is they oppose any form of connection or opportunity for advancement accessible to black people and support only those which are reserved for them alone.

 

But that's the thing those arguing don't have shit reserved for them. The rich elite do and they aren't the ones complaining because they already have their spot.

 

But they know that all they have to do is deflect the anger of the white working class onto powerless minorities and they're home free and can continue business as usual.

 

The overwhelmingly disturbing aspect of it is those complaining are of ivy league intelligence yet they can't see the obvious so then how the hell are you going to get the working class people to wake up and see what's going on?
Or is it that they've resigned to the fact that the elite have their spots and figure its easier to bitch about the "undeserving" minorities.

 

There are a lot of people who have high test scores or excellent grades in a given subject, but may not have critical thinking skills.

 

True story and I guess if you don't have to live it why would you give it much thought?
I really do wonder why its not brought up more or is that the unwritten rule? Don't you peasants dear mention the affairs of the royals.

 

Major congrats to dude, this is the kind of thing I wish we would see and hear a lot more of. Trying to make something productive and meaningful out life by valuing knowledge and creating opportunities to have a chance at succeeding in life. They can't knock this dudes shine no matter how much they may try. He means business.

Damn, even when a black man is trying to do good in life haters will appear and those are supposed to be other educated folks on Reedit commenting. Wow.

Its like if you aren't confined to the hood, walking with your pants falling off, your dirty underwear showing, slinging rocks from a stash house and have a prison rap sheet building up, some folks just can't take it. Oh well.

 

It's our good that is hated...not our bad.

It's not our darkness they hate...it's our light...

 

Education does not develope character.

Character can't be taught..it must be INSTILLED.

If eductation developed characted the planet would be a utopia.

 

Not really when you see how uneducated or under edicated most of the world is. In fact looking at highly educated countries like Finland, Canada, and Sweden and you start to see the correlation that highly educated countries do in fact produce people with higher moral character. Only in these low education areas do you see complete break downs in human compassion.

 

Education is an individual journey. Not a quest for Utopia or Nirvana. It is up to the individual. During that journey, they learn more about themselves. And that journey, no matter where one begins, is what matters the most, in my opinion.

 

Great comment. I also think TDK is on to something. Some of those Scandinavian countries have a highly educated populace and they are fiercely self-critical and reflective with regard to issues of race, often undertake foreign involvement for altruistic, rather than financial or other ulterior motives, etc. They're not perfect, but they are willing to be self-critical, which in the era of muscular foreign policy in the developed world, is a welcome change.

 

Well said bro, all part of the part and parcel of one's life experience. Education is what one makes of it as an individual. Reps for your post.

 

Makes sense, easy to dismiss a black man who fits the precoceived stereotypes. When you are getting your shine on however is when haters really show their true feelings.

"How dare he think he can go to an Ivy League school, I deserve it over his black ass."

 

NONE of those Reddit opinions matter. This young man will continue succeeding in life far beyond his dreams. As long as he utilizes his gifted mind and driven spirit, the rest will take care of itself.

 

Real Talk. He just has to keep on doing his thing.

 

Oakland senior's mark of success: top college admissions

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/johns...ior-s-mark-of-success-top-college-5375015.php



When Akintunde Ahmad walked into the library at Oakland Technical High School to talk to Yale University recruiters making their annual East Bay stop in January, some of the other student hopefuls turned and stared.

With dreadlocks draping his shoulders, and his 6-foot-1 frame in the sweatpants and T-shirt he had thrown on after baseball practice, it sure may have seemed like this guy was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

But 'Tunde, as he is called by friends and family, was right where he was supposed to be.

The 17-year-old Oak Tech senior received an acceptance letter from Yale last week to prove it. He also has offers from Brown, Columbia, Northwestern, the University of Southern California, UCLA, Howard, Chapman, Cal Poly and Cal State East Bay, and has been waitlisted by UC Berkeley and Georgetown.

"People looking at me funny is so common that it doesn't stick out for me anymore," says Akintunde, who has a 5.0 GPA and scored 2100 (out of 2400) on the SAT. "It's something that I've gotten used to."

Young and strong, athletic and African American, 'Tunde describes himself like "any other street dude on 98th Avenue," the neighborhood where he grew up and lives. Perhaps that's why he has often been overlooked and underestimated - and left alone to quietly go about his business.

"I'll leave this school and there will be teachers who never knew I was one of the people on the honor roll," he said.

He's met private-school students who've suggested that his achievements are the result of easy classes and a low bar for academics at public schools. He doesn't need to defend his GPA, or his appearance on the honor roll for every semester that he's been in high school. Instead he prefers comparing SAT and AP scores, and that usually shuts them up.

'No private tutors'

"Oakland public schools all the way through," he says, jokingly pounding a fist to his breast. "No private tutors or private schools. This is strictly OUSD."

He's one of six children raised by his parents, Zarina and Mubarak Ahmad, who are, dare I say it, a stereotypical American family. 'Tunde's mother, Zarina, is an educator who began her career as an Oakland schoolteacher. She is now the principal at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School. His father, Mubarak, has worked as a mechanic at AC Transit for 20 years.

The family practices the Rastafari religion - and it's why 'Tunde wears dreads. He's never had a haircut in his life, Mubarak Ahmad said. The family has worked hard to raise all their children right, instill in them good values and encourage them to steer clear of trouble.

Like many responsible parents, they are willing to work for however long it takes, sacrifice everything, to ensure their kids can enjoy a better life than they have.

With 'Tunde, encouragement wasn't necessary, because he did things without being asked, on his own initiative - a trait he has always had.

"I've never tried to cross any boundaries or anything like that," 'Tunde said. "I'm just good at following directions, and no good ever comes from challenging a Parental Unit."

Despite their best efforts, 'Tunde's parents were not able to steer their older son, Azeem, away from the dangers awaiting a young African American man on the streets of Oakland.

Father's advice

"I've always told my boys that it's very easy to get into trouble, but very hard to get out of it," Mubarak Ahmad said.

Mubarak Ahmad worried about Azeem. And silently, so did 'Tunde.

Mubarak warned Azeem that a person he was hanging out with would one day get him caught up in trouble, and sadly, he was right.

In 2012, Azeem was caught carrying guns to be used in an Oakland stash house robbery that turned out to be a federal sting operation. He was convicted on conspiracy charges and shipped off to a federal prison in March 2013, sentenced to 41 months.

"We got the same mother, the same father, just a different path," 'Tunde said. "I feel like it's a setback for him, but sometimes it takes that kind of shock to grab your attention."

'Tunde's got an old man's brain working in a young man's body, and while he may sound bookish, he's anything but one-dimensional.

He's a student-athlete who played basketball for three years - until deciding to focus solely on baseball this year. He was the MVP of the Oakland Athletic League baseball in 2013, hitting around .500 with 15 or so stolen bases. He expects to play baseball where ever he goes to college next fall.

He's a member of the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra, and plays trumpet, French horn and the djembe - a West African drum.

His work ethic is as much a part of him as an extremity, and his commitment to his time-management regimen may have saved his life.

In January 2013, two months before his brother was incarcerated, 'Tunde declined an invitation from Azeem to hang out at a friend's house because he had an essay due for school. At that house, five people were shot, including his brother, who suffered two gunshot wounds.

"There's plenty of people I know who have been killed," he said. "I could write a list starting in elementary school of all the people we grew up with who have been killed."

"I could have easily been caught up in that life. You don't have to be a bad person to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Fortunately, 'Tunde has so far shown impeccable timing, both on the baseball field and in the classroom.

Besides playing some baseball, he plans to go into pre-med or pre-law.

"That's what I'm thinking, but I'm still undecided," he said.

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You're on a roll Sirius. This is great news!