Stanley Zhong had a 4.42 GPA, a 1590 SAT, and ranked in the top 1% of the USA Computing Olympiad (Platinum). He built a free e-signing platform, reached the semifinals of Google Code Jam, and placed 2nd in MIT’s Battlecode.
Still, 15 of 18 colleges rejected him — including Stanford, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and even Cal Poly.
But numbers aside, what’s most striking is hearing from Stanley himself. In the clip below, you’ll see a thoughtful, humble young man who even admits he didn’t expect to get into every top school — but still thought the state schools were within reach.
He’s not alone. Stories like this are surfacing everywhere. Students are asking: When did merit stop mattering?
It’s time we start rewarding it.
Sucks price is down but the news from Bitcoin Conference has been sick
-Vice President of USA
-New York BitBond
-DJT buys $3b of Bitcoin
-GameStop buys $500m
-Pakistan SBR
-UK SBR
-Paris Saint-Germain buys Bitcoin
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Instead he ordered the channel to air Tuttle Twins, the US animated series that teaches children about capitalism, inflation, and Bitcoin.
James Magnussen looks unrecognizable after preparing for the Enhanced Games. Contests are encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs to break world records. If they break a record, they get $1 million.
