Young Kwasi Enin has discovered that which has taken us many more years to discover and that which the libtard drum beating and squawking rap crowd will choose never to discover: great music required great talent to perform and above average intelligence to even appreciate.
I’m extremely underwhelmed.
Universities are so desperate to have minorities (i.e., Negros) that they almost come to blows to get one that is "clean and doesn't speak with a negro dialect."
I would not be causing orgasms at Ivy League schools if I had scored a 1250 on my SATs.
So the schools accepted him; that’s impressive. But the more important question is this: How much are any of them offering him in SCHOLARSHIP money. Being accepted into an elite school — with its outrageoulsy overpriced cost of attendance — only means he can look forward to a lifetime of paying off hundreds of thousands of dollars of student loans unless they are also extending a whole lot of financial aid.
I think the name got him in, not the essay
ummm
in the first para the kid says he opted to select the course, in the summary he said he turned down the course
brain surgery anyone?
For those who think this is a diversity admission, he got 2250 on his SATs. That means he is incredibly smart. This isn’t some idiot who got in solely because of his race or ethnic background.
I do not get it. “would have left me empty”
as empty as 99% of college students?
Dis iz st0opit
“I love that I still...”
Could that not have been “I am delighted that...”
“my then orchestra teacher ..” the “then” is not necessary...he already mentioned earlier in the same paragraph that he was in seventh grade..
But music was his first love and motivation for all else. It was how he started every school day. At home he read music theory texts for entertainment. He was captain of the marching band. He played lead guitar and arranged music for the jazz band. He wrote arrangements for the percussion line. He played bass clarinet in the school wind symphony and regional and state symphonic bands. He performed acoustical duets at parent events and was chosen by his class to perform at their convocation.
He could have gone to an Ivy with his peers. But he chose instead to stay in the South on music and academic scholarships in the honors program of a public university. He eschewed medicine on his grandfather's advice, and law on my advice. Instead, he chose to major in Music Composition and Music Business (despite my advice). He's an independent thinker, and that is perhaps why he is also a staunch conservative and a Christian.
Now he's trying to make it in the music industry. If he succeeds, he could be a great influence. If not, he'll teach, and could still be a great influence.
His essay is strong. Combine it with his academic record and talent, and there’s no wonder that he was accepted.
Of course, nothing will ever be good enough for the perfectionists here on Free Republic. :-P
I say again: CONGRATULATIONS to this young man.
My son was rejected from an Ivy, and we don’t have sour grapes about it. I told him that he had to apply because his scores were so high but to expect rejection because the admission process is so competitive.
Off the bat, I would give a demerit for the essay for simply not containing itself to one page. A second page for 1-1/2 more lines of text? As kids these days say, “Really?”
He plays viola.
Every school needs more viola players for their orchestra.
I play viola, I like this guy.