Some of the responses here are crazy. This kid got great SAT scores, took the right classes and has the academic profile of someone who makes it into an Ivy League school. He also happens to be black. Posters should be saving the comments about “he got in because of his skin color” for someone who deserves that type of comment. This kid does not deserve to be categorized as a diversity admission. Did his race play a part in his admission? Probably. But his record alone is the type of record of someone who gets into an Ivy League school irrespective of race.
Did you actually read the "essay"?
Do you realize that he was number ELEVEN in his graduating class from a mediocre High School?