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This kid deserves your applause
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:17 pm
Inner city
Single mother
Both parents were blind
Every excuse in the world to fail
Accepted to all eight Ivy League schools and spurned them all for Stanford.
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to the young man.
Single mother
Both parents were blind
Every excuse in the world to fail
Accepted to all eight Ivy League schools and spurned them all for Stanford.
LINK
to the young man. 
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Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:19 pm to anc
This kid was a university diversity dream. Probably got accepted anywhere and everywhere.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:20 pm to anc
How racist would I have to be to applaud a kid doing well in adverse circumstances just because he is black.
Has society lowered its standards for blacks THAT low now?
Has society lowered its standards for blacks THAT low now?
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:20 pm to anc
I wonder how many of them would have accepted him with the same credentials if his skin was white.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:20 pm to anc
quote:Potential employers won't get past the name on his resume.
Dellarontay
I kid. That's impressive stuff. Especially coming out of Orange Mound.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:20 pm to anc
Kudos to him. Just goes to show simply growing up with obstacles isn't a reason to be a failure in life. More inner city kids should look to this fellow as a role model instead of trayvon martin and freddie gray.
This post was edited on 4/30/15 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:21 pm to theunknownknight
quote:
How racist would I have to be to applaud a kid doing well in adverse circumstances just because he is black.
I would applaud anyone who could get into every ivy league school.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:21 pm to anc
Why is choosing Stanford over an Ivy something that should earn applause?
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:30 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:
Kudos to him. Just goes to show simply growing up with obstacles isn't a reason to be a failure in life. More inner city kids should look to this fellow as a role model instead of trayvon martin and freddie gray.
Trust me, they won't. There is more pressure to fail and disrupt class than to get good grades and succeed.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:32 pm to anc
I hope he puts Dell Readus on his resume.
Why do some folks put their kids at a known disadvantage with these "unique" names?
Why do some folks put their kids at a known disadvantage with these "unique" names?
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:41 pm to anc
quote:
Dellarontay Readus
I wonder why...
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:44 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
quote:Across all cultures, I think the concept of "coolness" has done a lot to erode society, and "too cool for school" was one of its earliest forms.
Trust me, they won't. There is more pressure to fail and disrupt class than to get good grades and succeed.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:45 pm to anc
He seems like a great kid! 
Posted on 4/30/15 at 3:48 pm to blueboy
Funny thing though, the kids that are in high performing schools have pressure to succeed. I've seen kids go from a poor performing school and do well at his/her new school because the other kids made fun of them for their low grades.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 4:07 pm to WG_Dawg
Meh - not a big deal
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