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HS student has been accepted to every college he applied to...including ALL EIGHT Ivy League schools
The London Daily Mail ^ | April 6, 2015 | Mia De Graaf

Posted on 04/06/2015 2:03:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Harold Ekeh has a very tough decision to make.

The 18-year-old Long Islander has waited anxiously for weeks since sending off his college applications.

But he didn't expect this.

Harold has been accepted by every single one - including all eight Ivy League schools.

It comes a year after another high schooler from Long Island, Kwasi Enin, was met with the same news. He chose Yale....

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Education; Society
KEYWORDS: immigrants; ivyleague; nigeria
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1 posted on 04/06/2015 2:03:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Without looking at his picture, does one know what ethnicity he is of? ( OK, It doesn’t and should not matter, but just take a guess ).


2 posted on 04/06/2015 2:05:11 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t guess Asian.

What do I win?


3 posted on 04/06/2015 2:06:43 PM PDT by Junk Silver
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ain’t being a minority great?


4 posted on 04/06/2015 2:07:15 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician. Some assembly required.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Are you suggesting EEO? I don’t think we need to sink that low.

Seriously — the article seems like he is an upstanding young man.


5 posted on 04/06/2015 2:07:29 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Cruznial is a mental disorder that effects the brain of liberals where they deny he is" electable.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

as long as the check clears, they will welcome a blind groundhog. They all get indoctrinated the same in any case.


6 posted on 04/06/2015 2:07:54 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: SeekAndFind

It does matter, because depending on your ethnicity, you either get bonus admission points or penalties.


7 posted on 04/06/2015 2:08:01 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: SeekAndFind

Moved from Nigeria to Long Island at the age of eight, got 2270 in his SAT. I suspect the score had a lot to do with it.


8 posted on 04/06/2015 2:08:11 PM PDT by Ingtar (Capitulation is the enemy of Liberty, or so the recent past has shown.)
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To: freedumb2003
Are you suggesting EEO? I don’t think we need to sink that low.

Well, isn't that one of the worse things about EEO, is that we always assume that a black person gets a job because of it, fairly or unfairly?

9 posted on 04/06/2015 2:08:30 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Junk Silver

Apparently, African. As in, “immigrant from Nigeria”.


10 posted on 04/06/2015 2:08:52 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: SeekAndFind

Amish?


11 posted on 04/06/2015 2:09:17 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: SeekAndFind

It DOES matter even though it should not.


12 posted on 04/06/2015 2:09:31 PM PDT by lordpumblechook
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To: NorthMountain

Africans who come to this country, in general don’t care for “African Americans”.

They think they are lazy and ungrateful. They can’t believe they throw away the good fortune they got by being born here.


13 posted on 04/06/2015 2:10:01 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Ingtar

My ACT was 36. I went into the Army.


14 posted on 04/06/2015 2:10:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: VanDeKoik

This exact same thing happened a few years ago, with the same circumstances.

I have no doubt that this is an outstanding young man with a bright future, and I wish him all the best.

Nevertheless there is no Asian kid who would ever get into half those schools, even with perfect SATs, 4.0’s since kindergarten and a recommendation letter from Mother Theresa.


15 posted on 04/06/2015 2:10:49 PM PDT by Junk Silver
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I mean he’s the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.

No wait, I’m thinking of someone else.


16 posted on 04/06/2015 2:11:43 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: freedumb2003

Could be wrong , but I bet there are LOTS of outstanding young men who don’t score those kind of acceptance letters.


17 posted on 04/06/2015 2:12:01 PM PDT by lordpumblechook
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To: Fresh Wind
I mean he’s the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.

'Zat you, Joe?

18 posted on 04/06/2015 2:12:08 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
My daughter actually had higher SAT's than this kid, so I was prepared to dispute his qualifications, but then hid Dad wrote:

Sharing the news of his son's achievement on Facebook, Mr Ekeh wrote: 'Bless the LORD... Congrats Son, in Jesus' name!!'

How can you argue with that?

I also find that many Nigerian immigrants are as diligent and serious about getting ahead in school as are the Chinese or Koreans. Of course it also makes the Ivy's happy they can fill their self-imposed quota of black faces.

19 posted on 04/06/2015 2:13:33 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: VanDeKoik

Ivys only accept the top 3-5% of applicants (for each minority) unless you give them a big check in advance.


20 posted on 04/06/2015 2:13:49 PM PDT by varyouga
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