[Ax]

That’s my old ‘hood. SO glad my parents got me out of there in 1952.

[PghBaldy]

"Daniel is like many of our students," Martinez said. "He's outstanding. He's courteous. He's kind. Respectful, as all of our students are. He is also special because he has set high goals for himself. He has many aspirations and he's pursuing his dreams."

He's so special, he's average! They're all special!

[PGR88]

Daniel has a near-perfect GPA and achieved a 31 on his ACT, which is in the top 3 percent of students nationwide. Daniel also got a perfect score on the SAT-II Spanish and a 760 on the mathematics portion (top 2 percent). He is on the robotics team, in the National Honor Society, and participates with students from other high schools in the "Generation of Promise," a leadership development program. And he does this all while taking three advanced placement classes.

All very nice, but I know plenty of less, umm, "diverse" kids with better SAT's and more AP courses who didn't get into a single Ivy-League. He's clearly smart and capable, but without his background and race, he's just an average Ivy-League applicant.

[Shimmer1]

Ben Carson did it first.

[lurk]

From Detroit to the Ivy League. There’s a difference?