Current Events > Muslim teen writes #BlackLivesMatter 100 times on Stanford essay and gets in

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The Admiral
04/04/17 6:20:28 PM
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/muslim-teenager-ziad-ahmed-blacklivesmatter-stanford-application-100-times-repeat-university-a7665591.html
Essay: https://twitter.com/ziadtheactivist/status/848215642385895425/photo/1

When Ziad Ahmed was asked on his Stanford University application “What matters to you, and why?”, his answer was clear.

He wrote: “#BlackLivesMatter,” repeating the hashtag exactly 100 times to highlight the excessive use of police force which disproportionately kills black men and women.

The practicing Muslim senior high school student in New Jersey has since been accepted to the prestigious University. “Everyone who received your application was inspired by your passion, determination, accomplishments, and heart,” the acceptance letter read.

It added: “You are, quite simply, a fantastic match with Stanford. You will bring something original and extraordinary to our campus – a place where you can learn, grow, and thrive.”

Mr Ahmed told MIC that he was “stunned” to be accepted. “I didn't think I would get admitted to Stanford at all, but it's quite refreshing to see that they view my unapologetic activism as an asset rather than a liability,” he said.

I submitted this answer in my @Stanford application, & yesterday, I was admitted...#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/R5YxM77bWL
— Ziad Ahmed (@ziadtheactivist) April 1, 2017

The student posted a screen shot of his application and the acceptance letter on Twitter over the weekend. The post has since been shared and liked thousands of times, including by police reform group Campaign Zero and its founders.


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Damn_Underscore
04/04/17 6:21:41 PM
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American universities are a joke
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jenningsnash313
04/04/17 6:22:05 PM
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They opened a can of worms for tons of students to do that exact same thing in the future.
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unpleasant_milk
04/04/17 6:22:15 PM
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What special kind of idiot would find that impressive?
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RamboCell29
04/04/17 6:22:35 PM
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Things like this are why Trump is president.
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Back_Stabbath
04/04/17 6:22:53 PM
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lol
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LightningAce11
04/04/17 6:23:07 PM
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Lmfao

But then again to get into these high level universities you have to be top in everything. I guess he decided to dick around and was surprised.
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jenningsnash313
04/04/17 6:23:27 PM
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Like, if the student is passionate about activism, fine, but this is ridiculous. Hashtags aren't professional and won't solve anything. He didn't show me that he was passionate, just that he's lazy and used a cop-out to cheat the system.

Yes, I am jealous.
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Shotgunnova
04/04/17 6:23:56 PM
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Bringing something original = copypasta hashtags

lol
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UnfairRepresent
04/04/17 6:24:59 PM
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KiwiTerraRizing
04/04/17 6:25:10 PM
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Ok, what were his other qualifications? GPA? Etc.
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LysistrataMedea
04/04/17 6:26:20 PM
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he probably also had the grades to get in already, on top of the other parts of his app which were filled out more adequately.
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CommonStar
04/04/17 6:26:51 PM
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I can't imagine they accepted him on purpose based on his essay. I figure either it's a mistake or the recruiter already knew about him considering he seems to have big connections if he was able to intern for HRC, attend the Iftar Dinner at the White House, and also did a Ted Talk.
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Maeiv
04/04/17 6:26:51 PM
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...
Ok, what were his other qualifications? GPA? Etc.


If you read the articles about this, the guy has quite a resume. He was getting in regardless of the essay
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Kirby
04/04/17 6:26:58 PM
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Setting aside the BLM ridiculousness of it, the mere fact that he used a hashtag in a prestigious university application and got in makes me want to throw away my degree.
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darkphoenix181
04/04/17 6:27:53 PM
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they probably didn't even read his paper
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Obstacle2
04/04/17 6:28:11 PM
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What does his religion have anything to do with this?
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Tmaster148
04/04/17 6:28:14 PM
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The entrance essays to get into colleges are a joke anyways. I highly doubt the essay alone was the reason he got it.
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garan
04/04/17 6:28:27 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
American universities are a joke
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Axiom
04/04/17 6:28:50 PM
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Maeiv posted...
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
Ok, what were his other qualifications? GPA? Etc.


If you read the articles about this, the guy has quite a resume. He was getting in regardless of the essay

Yeah that's what I figured anyway. Pretty obvious the essay had nothing to do with it
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NeonOctopus
04/04/17 6:29:04 PM
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Obstacle2
04/04/17 6:30:23 PM
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Axiom posted...
Maeiv posted...
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
Ok, what were his other qualifications? GPA? Etc.


If you read the articles about this, the guy has quite a resume. He was getting in regardless of the essay

Yeah that's what I figured anyway. Pretty obvious the essay had nothing to do with it

Yeah if anything he got in despite the essay, which was obviously just an IRL shitpost. But Admiral gonna stay being a race baiting clown.
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Lorenzo_2003
04/04/17 6:30:54 PM
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Does Ziad Ahmed know that he's not allowed to go to Black Lives Matter meetings?

I'm sure they will accept his kind donations, though.
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Tmaster148
04/04/17 6:31:20 PM
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Obstacle2 posted...
Axiom posted...
Maeiv posted...
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
Ok, what were his other qualifications? GPA? Etc.


If you read the articles about this, the guy has quite a resume. He was getting in regardless of the essay

Yeah that's what I figured anyway. Pretty obvious the essay had nothing to do with it

Yeah if anything he got in despite the essay, which was obviously just an IRL shitpost. But Admiral gonna stay being a race baiting clown.


He also only ever seems to make topics about colleges. Makes me think he might just be a college student himself since he cares so much about what other college kids are doing.
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FightingGames
04/04/17 6:32:37 PM
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Did obama invite him to the white house yet?
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SpreadManning
04/04/17 6:33:41 PM
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Lmfao
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chill02
04/04/17 6:34:36 PM
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r/NotTheOnion
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04/04/17 6:35:26 PM
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Obstacle2
04/04/17 6:36:25 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...
Obstacle2 posted...
Axiom posted...
Maeiv posted...
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
Ok, what were his other qualifications? GPA? Etc.


If you read the articles about this, the guy has quite a resume. He was getting in regardless of the essay

Yeah that's what I figured anyway. Pretty obvious the essay had nothing to do with it

Yeah if anything he got in despite the essay, which was obviously just an IRL shitpost. But Admiral gonna stay being a race baiting clown.


He also only ever seems to make topics about colleges. Makes me think he might just be a college student himself since he cares so much about what other college kids are doing.

Nah, Admiral's a grown ass man. My pet theory is that he got cucked by a black Muslim dude which is why he seems to hate black people and Muslims so much. Must suck to be an impotent little dude, but imo the sooner he gets over it the better it'll be for him in the long run.
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Kanaya413
04/04/17 6:37:53 PM
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Lol
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Nomadic View
04/04/17 6:38:40 PM
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XD
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Polycosm
04/04/17 6:38:58 PM
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The applicant's resume was sterling. The acceptance language was boilerplate (i.e. not a direct response to the essay). I'm personally not a fan of these types of essay gimmicks in college applications, but whatever. The essay portion is bullshit anyway, imho.

There's nothing out of the ordinary here. Spamming BLM on your application is not a free ticket into Stanford, I guarantee it.
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metralo
04/04/17 6:41:29 PM
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what is wrong with this again? black lives matter is one of, if not the top pressing matter in the country right now. only racists, or conservatives in other words, dont think so apparently.

good on the university.
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unpleasant_milk
04/04/17 6:43:36 PM
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metralo posted...
what is wrong with this again? black lives matter is one of, if not the top pressing matter in the country right now. only racists, or conservatives in other words, dont think so apparently.

good on the university.


Don't take the bait..
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prince_leo
04/04/17 6:45:01 PM
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afaik the essay portion of the application is generally used to give an idea into the student that the rest of the application doesn't
so it did its work here, plus he was obviously qualified in other ways


not really a big deal tbh, anyone who thinks it's only because of that is mistaken
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Damn_Underscore
04/04/17 6:45:43 PM
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It doesn't matter that the essay isn't the reason he got in... this essay should have been the reason he didn't get in.

This guy is either a deluded SJW or totally immature. He will likely either choose a worthless major or won't be mentally tough enough to get through college.

Either way he shouldn't have been accepted to Stanford and someone more deserving should have taken his place.
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Maeiv
04/04/17 6:48:28 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
It doesn't matter that the essay isn't the reason he got in... this essay should have been the reason he didn't get in.

This guy is either a deluded SJW or totally immature. He will likely either choose a worthless major or won't be mentally tough enough to get through college.

Either way he shouldn't have been accepted to Stanford and someone more deserving should have taken his place.


He also got accepted into Princeton and Yale.
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Lightsasori
04/04/17 6:49:27 PM
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I'll admit, he has quite a bit of an impressive resume better than anything I did when applying for colleges, which probably got him in. They probably didn't even read his essay, most of them are jokes anyways. If he were to do this kind of crap on a thesis though...
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Kineth
04/04/17 6:50:02 PM
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God, the tears about this are ridiculous.

It's a fucking college essay, not a fucking news story.
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Kim Kusanagi
04/04/17 6:50:13 PM
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metralo posted...
black lives matter is one of, if not the top pressing matter in the country right now.


http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/trump-russia-issues/
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Caution999
04/04/17 6:50:24 PM
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Shocking. Liberals kiss ass to anyone that has a different skin color. He literally has a picture of himself with Hillary. Lmfao you can't even make this up.
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DifferentialEquation
04/04/17 6:50:36 PM
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That's huge double standard. Even if he was otherwise very qualified they would have certainly thrown out his application if he wrote an essay supporting some other hate or terrorist group like the KKK or ISIS, so why do they tolerate his support of BLM?
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Damn_Underscore
04/04/17 6:52:04 PM
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Lightsasori posted...
They probably didn't even read his essay, most of them are jokes anyways.


“Everyone who received your application was inspired by your passion, determination, accomplishments, and heart,” the acceptance letter read.

Imagine his thesis

"It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn."
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Caution999
04/04/17 6:52:26 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Lightsasori posted...
They probably didn't even read his essay, most of them are jokes anyways.


“Everyone who received your application was inspired by your passion, determination, accomplishments, and heart,” the acceptance letter read.

Imagine his thesis

"It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn."



LOL
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Tmaster148
04/04/17 6:54:06 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Lightsasori posted...
They probably didn't even read his essay, most of them are jokes anyways.


“Everyone who received your application was inspired by your passion, determination, accomplishments, and heart,” the acceptance letter read.

Imagine his thesis

"It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It was her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It is her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn. It will be her turn."


Acceptance letters aren't hand made per each student. It's just a base letter with blanks for the person's name and any scholarship they earned.
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Bishop9800
04/04/17 6:54:08 PM
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Obstacle2 posted...

Nah, Admiral's a grown ass man. My pet theory is that he got cucked by a black Muslim dude which is why he seems to hate black people and Muslims so much. Must suck to be an impotent little dude, but imo the sooner he gets over it the better it'll be for him in the long run.



I can see this happening
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ThanksUglyGod
04/04/17 6:54:19 PM
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Black Lives Matter
Muslim teen
and coastal elite college

It's a shitposter's triple Yahtzee! Look at 'em comin' outta the woodworks!
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E32005
04/04/17 6:55:34 PM
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Awesome posted...
has to be fake

this.

a school like Stanford could not allow that. i mean no school should, but especially not one thats basically Ivy League.
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Returning_CEmen
04/04/17 6:55:40 PM
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My cousin is a minority, valedictorian of his high school, and has been on the varsity baseball team all four years. If he doesn't get into Stanford because of some joke ass application like this was picked over him then thats fucked up.
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