4 GPA, 1550 SAT African American Studies applicant accepted to Stanford, Yale, Harvard

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Academics

4GPA UW

4.5GPA W

1550SAT

790Math

36ACT

8APs

BlackMaleFirst-genLow incomeAfrican American StudiesLinguisticsApplied Folklore & Mythology

College Results

StanfordAcceptedYaleAcceptedHarvardAcceptedPrincetonAcceptedColumbiaAcceptedUPennAccepted

Extracurriculars

·Started African American Literary Magazine at private school to focus on experiences of African American and historically underrepresented students

·Novelist - Wrote and self-published 3 historical fiction novels inspired by African American folklores from US South during Reconstruction Era

·Service Work - Researched illiteracy rates in Black neighborhoods and their correlation to earnings, criminality, and career options; increased literacy for 40 Black children

·President of Black Student Union - advocated for African American students, held weekly meetings, hosted parties 3 times per semester, grew membership from 12 to 52

·Founded and hosted bi-weekly podcast on African American folklores and their relation to broader African American history

·Research Project - Conducted research on African American folklores and mythology during 1700s and their derivation from racial oppression

·Member of 100 Black Men of America - organization designed to promote leadership and advancement of Black men

·Member of Writers of Color - largest people of color organization focused on humanities

Awards & Honors

·Stanford Summer Humanities Institute

·Kenyon Summer Writers Program

·Kenyon Review - Published

·Scholastic Arts Awards - 1 Gold Key, 2 Silver Keys

·Ron Brown Scholars

·Iowa Writers Summer Workshop

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