<p>He was from Indiana. :)</p>
<p>lol
ok who cares, doesnt make a difference once you got into a good college.. you can't eat from all plates at once</p>
<p>His high school (in my city) is not known for being a competitive school, at all. Jus sayin. </p>
<p>Yeah, I'm jealous.</p>
<p>I think colleges see the intelligence in a kid like this as the "tip of the iceberg." After all, he got his exceptional grades and, I assume, test scores , in a language that he didn't learn before junior high. Compared to those who struggle in English when it's their only language, how bright is this applicant? It's hard to measure - that's why I say that there may be a great deal that test scores and straight A's don't show.
We have a lot of Polish and other Eastern European immigrants in our school system. Much of Eastern Europe suffered a "brain drain" in the 1990's, where smart, educated people left their country because of the lack of opportunity. Some of their kids are incredibly bright - one is the best scorer on our HS Scholastic Bowl team, despite having been in the US for only 5 years. Again, how do you measure that sort of intelligence? I think colleges are anxious to give someone like this a chance.</p>
<p>I think if you're good enough to get into one top school, you're good enough to get into any of them. From there its luck. A student who got into just Harvard is in no way less qualified than student who got into every Ivy and the same with other top universities. If you're already more than qualified for each then from there its just luck to get into ALL of them since, as CC proves, there's tons of other ones that are more than qualified for these schools so if you can get into the best its just as good as getting into all of them in my opinion.</p>
<p>To garner the acceptances from the most selective top 20 universities as listed in the post #33, the students are usually the top winners of national and international math and science competitions or did certain research. There is a kid like that (a math prodigy currently attending Harvard with parents as university professors) from a public high school in my city. There may be at least dozens or a few hundred students in this category nationwide, and they do not need 4.0 GPA and perfect test scores to get into all or most of the top 20 universities, as colleges believe that such exceptionally talented students may become future Nobel laureates and world-class scientists. </p>
<p>When people wonder what contributes to some students high achievements and academic excellence, one needs to look at the whole picture. Aside from the students natural talents, passions and personal drive, there are often other significant factors that work in their favor, including the environment of upbringing, academic inspirations and education in early childhood, parental guidance, family support and financial resources, etc. Although students from modest socioeconomic backgrounds can also attain their full potentials, they have to overcome more barriers and work much harder with less opportunities and limited resources.</p>
<p>Man this kid is amazing, I would be just happy if one university accepted me. Only one, I ask for no more</p>
<p>Bumpity bump bumper</p>
<p>To me, applying to seven ivy leagues is a glaringly obvious sign of prestige>all else in the eyes of an applicant. Is there some shared focus by all of those schools, aside from the fact that they are in the U.S. News top 20? Probably not.</p>
<p>LOL</p>
<p>I know this kid too, he's in one of my classes...great guy actually. It's just his mom called all the media people to tell them about her son. And his mom was the one who made him apply to several of those schools XD</p>
<p>Ka-bump!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>How did he not get into MIT...?</p>
<p>Lukasz Zbylut</p>
<p>prob got in cos of the last name</p>
<p>I was about to post that MIT didn't offer but Modulation beat me to it. If you saw the original Today Show interview he was a bit sensitive about it too, which really surprised me. With all those other schools to choose from he kind of made a back handed slap at MIT.</p>
<p>He slept with the adcoms, hahaha. JUST KIDDING.</p>
<p>Guess he really wanted to go to MIT.</p>
<p>There's one girl in my school who actually got accepted into all the Ivies but rejected for MIT HAHAHA</p>
<p>I'm just here, hoping for ONE acceptance letter :)</p>
<p>Wonder what this kid did on Prom night.</p>
<p>Just the nerve. He said he feels sorry turning down the other schools. If I were an admissions officer, I would've definitely rejected this kid. I want a potential president, not some loser bookworm.</p>
<p>Calm down dude, you don't even know the kid. And judging by our current president's performance in college, I'm not sure if the "future president" route is the way to go.</p>
<p>^ Haha...I'm not angered or anything. Just a little skeptical by his words. And you do have a point. I was thinking more of Obama...</p>
<p>omg i know that kid!!!!! ....and he's pretty weird</p>