Stanford Accepts Student Who Wrote ‘#BlackLivesMatter’ 100 Times For Essay

Spread the word. This is how you get into a prestigious institution in the modern era.

Meet Ziad Ahmed. He’s a high school student who recently applied to Stanford. Like many schools, Stanford requires applicants to write a short essay. I did it when I applied to Flagler. I stressed over that short essay. I read over it more times than I can remember. I wanted it to be perfect, because I knew it could seal my fate. I put a lot of thought into my essay, so excuse me if I’m completely outraged that this kid did the exact opposite and STILL GOT ACCEPTED.

The essay question was as follows: “What matters to you, and why?”

Instead of carefully thinking out his answer and paying special attention to grammar, punctuation and all of those other pesky details colleges typically look at, Ahmed wrote “#BlackLivesMatter” 100 times. That was it. That was his essay.

I submitted this answer in my @Stanford application, & yesterday, I was admitted…#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/R5YxM77bWL

— Ziad Ahmed (@ziadtheactivist) April 1, 2017

“My unapologetic progressivism is a central part of my identity, and I wanted that to be represented adequately in my application,” Ahmed said, according to The Washington Times.

It also probably helped that Ahmed’s a Muslim– a Muslim who was “recognized as a Muslim-American change-maker by former President Barack Obama at the 2015 White House Iftar Dinner.” He also worked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign team. In other words, he’s a progressive’s dream.

In a sane world, a school would 1.) Throw out the application or 2.) Ask the applicant to explain their position using something other than a hashtag.

That’s the least Ahmed could’ve done. If the Black Lives Matter narrative resonates with him SO MUCH, explain why. Use ACTUAL sentences. He’s obviously capable. He had no problem answering questions in complete sentences for NBC News.

“It was important to me that the admissions officers literally hear my impatience for justice and the significance of this issue,” Ahmed told NBC News. “The hashtag conveys my frustration with the failure of judicial system to protect the black community from violence, systemic inequity, and political disenfranchisement.”

The fact that Stanford found that essay (if you can even call it that) acceptable shows just how laughable these “elite” institutions truly are.