A Florida teen was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools -- and seven other universities

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

This is such a feel good story that I'll post the highlights in the comments section. I'm so very proud of this young lady, especially since she spells out exactly what she did to obtain her goals and has created her own company to ensure other girls can do the same.

Class of 2022! All the way!

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"I just decided to shoot my shot at all of them and see if it would land," says Ashley Adirika, a Nigerian American teen who was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools.​

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(CNN)Florida teen Ashley Adirika has always dreamed of attending an Ivy League school. So in late fall, she applied to not just one -- but all eight of them.​

On Ivy Day, the fateful spring day when the prestigious schools all announce their first-year admission decisions, Ashley opened eight tabs on her computer -- one for each's applicants portal. One acceptance letter popped up. Then another. And another.​

Until she had them all: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale.​

It was a surreal moment for the 17-year-old, whose mother emigrated to the US from Nigeria three decades ago. Ashley was surrounded that day by family members -- including her four siblings -- who joined her in squealing in delight at each new acceptance letter.​

"I just decided to shoot my shot at all of them and see if it would land. And I had no idea that I would get accepted into all of them," she says. "On Ivy Day, I remember crying a lot and just being extremely surprised."​

Ashley, who graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School this month, joins an exclusive group: Since 2018, each Ivy League school has accepted less than 12% of its applicants. This year Yale accepted 4.5%, Columbia took 3.7% and Harvard accepted just 3.2%, the lowest number in the university's history.​

Ashley also got accepted to seven other top-rated schools, including Stanford, Vanderbilt and Emory. She picked Harvard, where she plans to major in government this fall.​

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She's been a force on the debate team​

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By Faith Karimi, CNN​

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Updated 8:39 AM ET, Sun June 12, 202​

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

look at this:​

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...Since 2018, each Ivy League school has accepted less than 12% of its applicants. This year Yale accepted 4.5%, Columbia took 3.7% and Harvard accepted just 3.2%, the lowest number in the university's history.​

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Ashley states​

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"Before the college application process, Yale was actually my top choice. But when I did further research for what I want to do specifically, which is explorations in policy and social policy and things of that nature, Harvard just had a better program," she says.​

At her high school Ashley was on the debate team and served as a student council president.​

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Bess Rodriguez, debate coach at nearby Carol City Middle School, who recruited Ashley for the team when she was in the eighth grade.​

She was such an immediate force on the team, the other students were scared of debating her, Rodriguez says.​

"She was very smart and articulate. Some of the debate topics were so sophisticated, like should the US sell arms to Saudi Arabia. She dug into the material, she was always so well prepared," says Rodriguez, who also teaches English at the middle school.​

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"The other students would say, 'Oh no, we have to debate Ashley.' College debaters and local attorneys would come up to me and say, 'Wow, we can't believe she's in eighth grade. She should be an attorney.'"​

Ashley continued with debate in high school, and plans to join the debate team at Harvard. And yes, she hopes to go to law school after she completes her undergraduate studies.​

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[NewsVine_Mariyam]

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"She started an organization to help young women​

There's one thing Ashley's pretty sure about: She plans to continue making an impact beyond her campus.​

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As a high schooler, she started Our Story Our Worth, an organization that provides mentorship, confidence-building and sisterhood to girls and young women of color. Being part of the debate team, she says, taught her how to articulate herself when talking to members of the organization.​

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Ashley Adirika also founded Our Story Our Worth, an organization that provides mentorship, confidence-building and sisterhood to young women of color.
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"When I was in elementary school, I had the privilege of being a part of a mentorship program for girls. I was mentored by women in college and they taught me important skills, instilled confidence into me and gave me the outlet I needed to express myself. I will never forget the sense of solace that their support gave me," she wrote on the organization's website.​

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"Unfortunately, as I ... continued into middle and high school, that sense of solace began to fade. There was a lack of programs available for girls, much less those of color."​

Our Story Our Worth currently works with girls and young women in the Miami community, but Ashley hopes to expand it nationwide.​

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She credits her work ethic to the women in her life, including her mother, a single mom to five children.
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"She has just instilled in me the value of education and working hard, as well as all of the strong women in my life, like my older sisters," she says. "For me, it's about making the most of the opportunities that I have at my fingertips and really just making sure that the sacrifices that have been made for me weren't done in vain."​

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Last but not least

At her high school graduation, Ashley gave a speech before the students received their diplomas. Wearing a sash with the words "Black Girl Magic," she highlighted the importance of preparation, punctuality and finding light even in dark times.​

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And the sweatshirts and hats she got from all the Ivy League universities she's not attending? She doled them out to her nieces and nephews. That way, she says, they'll have a visual reminder that they can do it, too.​

 

[Meathead]

Ashley states​

"Before the college application process, Yale was actually my top choice. But when I did further research for what I want to do specifically, which is explorations in policy and social policy and things of that nature, Harvard just had a better program," she says.​

At her high school Ashley was on the debate team and served as a student council president.​

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Bess Rodriguez, debate coach at nearby Carol City Middle School, who recruited Ashley for the team when she was in the eighth grade.​

She was such an immediate force on the team, the other students were scared of debating her, Rodriguez says.​

"She was very smart and articulate. Some of the debate topics were so sophisticated, like should the US sell arms to Saudi Arabia. She dug into the material, she was always so well prepared," says Rodriguez, who also teaches English at the middle school.​

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"The other students would say, 'Oh no, we have to debate Ashley.' College debaters and local attorneys would come up to me and say, 'Wow, we can't believe she's in eighth grade. She should be an attorney.'"​

Ashley continued with debate in high school, and plans to join the debate team at Harvard. And yes, she hopes to go to law school after she completes her undergraduate studies.​

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There are 40 million blacks in the States and one might have been accepted into an Ivy League school without affirmative action.

Contrast that to Asians of whom there are a few millions with tens of thousand who do the same..

 

[Sunsettommy]

Last but not least

At her high school graduation, Ashley gave a speech before the students received their diplomas. Wearing a sash with the words "Black Girl Magic," she highlighted the importance of preparation, punctuality and finding light even in dark times.​

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And the sweatshirts and hats she got from all the Ivy League universities she's not attending? She doled them out to her nieces and nephews. That way, she says, they'll have a visual reminder that they can do it, too.​

She is a fine role model for young people to follow.

 

[Canon Shooter]

Good for her!

It's sad, though, that there will be those here on USMB who will denigrate her achievements.

They could learn a lot from this young lady...

 

[Flash]

This is such a feel good story that I'll post the highlights in the comments section. I'm so very proud of this young lady, especially since she spells out exactly what she did to obtain her goals and has created her own company to ensure other girls can do the same.

Class of 2022! All the way!

I suspect a White Middle Class biological male with exactly the same credentials would not have made the cut.

I would have asked her if she participated in any of that BLM insurrection hate mongering and if the answer was yes then disqualify her on the spot.

 

[MizMolly]

This is such a feel good story that I'll post the highlights in the comments section. I'm so very proud of this young lady, especially since she spells out exactly what she did to obtain her goals and has created her own company to ensure other girls can do the same.

Class of 2022! All the way!

Good for her! It’s awesome to see a good thread on here.

 

[MizMolly]

I suspect a White Middle Class biological male with exactly the same credentials would not have made the cut.

I would have asked her if she participated in any of that BLM insurrection hate mongering and if the answer was yes then disqualify her on the spot.

Why can’t you be happy for her success?

 

[Street Juice]

Without even looking at the article I knew she would be black. Nothing against her--it just proves how disgustingly racist and dishonest our elite universities are and how destructive and false the whole "diversity is our strength" propaganda is. These universities want her for her skin color, nothing else. There aren't enough qualified black students to meet the demand so the universities "pull" unqualified students up. It doesn't matter to the university that for a student who is in a program for which he or she isn't qualified, it is four years of hell--making excuses, self-doubts,--if they make it four years. The universities don't care. All that matters to the woke freaks who run the Ivy League is that she can be seen trotting her blackness back and forth across campus.

Btw, you probably won't be surprised that in thsi period of degradation in elite academia, 7 of 8 Ivy League presidents are Jewish.

 

[MizMolly]

Without even looking at the article I knew she would be black. Nothing against her--it just proves how disgustingly racist and dishonest our elite universities are and how destructive and false the whole "diversity is our strength" propaganda is. These universities want her for her skin color, nothing else. There aren't enough qualified black students to meet the demand so the universities "pull" unqualified students up. It doesn't matter to the university that for a student who is in a program for which he or she isn't qualified, it is four years of hell--making excuses, self-doubts,--if they make it four years. The universities don't care. All that matters to the woke freaks who run the Ivy League is that she can be seen trotting her blackness back and forth across campus.

Btw, you probably won't be surprised that in thsi period of degradation in elite academia, 7 of 8 Ivy League presidents are Jewish.

Black people can succeed as much as any other race. You don’t know her to make those judgement calls.

 

[Sunsettommy]

Without even looking at the article I knew she would be black. Nothing against her--it just proves how disgustingly racist and dishonest our elite universities are and how destructive and false the whole "diversity is our strength" propaganda is. These universities want her for her skin color, nothing else. There aren't enough qualified black students to meet the demand so the universities "pull" unqualified students up. It doesn't matter to the university that for a student who is in a program for which he or she isn't qualified, it is four years of hell--making excuses, self-doubts,--if they make it four years. The universities don't care. All that matters to the woke freaks who run the Ivy League is that she can be seen trotting her blackness back and forth across campus.

Btw, you probably won't be surprised that in thsi period of degradation in elite academia, 7 of 8 Ivy League presidents are Jewish.

I hate it when people like YOU want to piss all over a thread about a very nice hard working woman doing her best for her life yet take the time to help others around her.

Your hate is disturbing.

 

[Flash]

Why can’t you be happy for her success?

I just pointed out that the Negroes get more consideration from these filthy Libtard colleges than White hetrosexual biological males. I also think that any Negro that participated in the destructive BLM insurrection should not be given any considerations.

If she didn't then fine. I suspect that if you checked her social media she would have given all kinds of support to the insurrection if not actively participated in it herself. I could be wrong but I'll go with the odds.

 

[Lisa558]

It isn’t surprising that her class rank, SAT score, and GPA were not reported, and there’s a reason for that - these Ivies do not want to open themselves to more Supreme Court cases by whites, and increasingly Asians, who have superior grades and scores and were rejected.

So let’s remember the flip side of this. While the young black girl gets this phenomenal opportunity, a young white or Asian boy with better academics, and perhaps from a poor, struggling family, has lost out.

I seem to be the only one of this forum who has worked in the admissions field, and I remember the debates as to whether to publish the acceptance data by race. Those “for it” wanted to be able to show African-Americans that you didn’t need as high a score or as good a GPA as they expected - and they wanted to encourage black applicants. Those “against it“ were afraid that if whites saw how much harder it was for them to get in, as opposed to blacks, there would be lawsuits.

 

[Mashmont]

This is such a feel good story that I'll post the highlights in the comments section. I'm so very proud of this young lady, especially since she spells out exactly what she did to obtain her goals and has created her own company to ensure other girls can do the same.

Class of 2022! All the way!

Would she get in if she weren't black or woke?
Ivy League is extremely leftwing Marxist.
My son could have gotten into one or more of the Ivies had he applied, but declined because they were so far left. And he would have made it on merit alone.
UVa actively recruited him, but he turned them down. Same reason. Too leftwing.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

There are 40 million blacks in the States and one might have been accepted into an Ivy League school without affirmative action.

Contrast that to Asians of whom there are a few millions with tens of thousand who do the same..

So you believe she would have been accepted with or without affirmative action?

 

[Mashmont]

It isn’t surprising that her class rank, SAT score, and GPA were not reported, and there’s a reason for that - these Ivies do not want to open themselves to more Supreme Court cases by whites, and increasingly Asians, who have superior grades and scores and were rejected.

So let’s remember the flip side of this. While the young black girl gets this phenomenal opportunity, a young white or Asian boy with better academics, and perhaps from a poor, struggling family, has lost out.

I seem to be the only one of this forum who has worked in the admissions field, and I remember the debates as to whether to publish the acceptance data by race. Those “for it” wanted to be able to show African-Americans that you didn’t need as high a score or as good a GPA as they expected - and they wanted to encourage black applicants. Those “against it“ were afraid that if whites saw how much harder it was for them to get in, as opposed to blacks, there would be lawsuits.

Very interesting. Thanks for the insight.

The left is practicing the very racism they claim to oppose by giving blacks privileges they ddidn't earn. This harms everybody involved.
1) It harms blacks because they know they aren't qualified and have to experience the resentment of those who made it on merit.
2) It harms the qualified whites and Asians who were denied admission to make way for the unqualified blacks.
3) It harms society because they are being sold an Ivy League graduate, but the product is lacking.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Without even looking at the article I knew she would be black. Nothing against her--it just proves how disgustingly racist and dishonest our elite universities are and how destructive and false the whole "diversity is our strength" propaganda is. These universities want her for her skin color, nothing else. There aren't enough qualified black students to meet the demand so the universities "pull" unqualified students up. It doesn't matter to the university that for a student who is in a program for which he or she isn't qualified, it is four years of hell--making excuses, self-doubts,--if they make it four years. The universities don't care. All that matters to the woke freaks who run the Ivy League is that she can be seen trotting her blackness back and forth across campus.

Btw, you probably won't be surprised that in thsi period of degradation in elite academia, 7 of 8 Ivy League presidents are Jewish.

I suspect a White Middle Class biological male with exactly the same credentials would not have made the cut.

I would have asked her if she participated in any of that BLM insurrection hate mongering and if the answer was yes then disqualify her on the spot.

LOL had she the time to participate in social justice events how does that diminish her academic and intellectual acumen?

 

[Mashmont]

LOL had she the time to participate in social justice events how does that diminish her academic and intellectual acumen?

I suspect she got in partially because of the social justice crap.