Bay Area high school grad rejected by 16 colleges hired by Google

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ABC7 News Bay Area

ABC7 News Bay Area

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Despite earning 3.97 unweighted and 4.42 weighted GPA, scoring 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT's and founding his own e-signing startup RabbitSign in his sophomore year, Stanley Zhong, a Gunn High School graduate, was rejected by 16 colleges he applied to. bit.ly/3ttiqkl
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@chewie94116
@chewie94116 9 ай бұрын
GREAT JOB, STANLEY. YOU SAVE OVER $100K IN COLLEGE TUITION and got an excellent job at Google!
@ang5035
@ang5035 9 ай бұрын
USCs cost of attendance is $90k a year 😂 so he potentially saved like $400k
@Jennifer-fj4wf
@Jennifer-fj4wf 9 ай бұрын
A "good" job that will low ball him because of his lacking education. This isnt a flex at all
@scilla89
@scilla89 9 ай бұрын
⁠@@Jennifer-fj4wf not necessarily when being in that industry. He seems to have a lot of IT knowledge under his belt. It’s the skills they’ve developed wether they learned it from school or otherwise that matters to these companies. Also, did you completely miss them saying he developed an app while he was in middle school and was in coding competition for google? Let’s not discount his skills. Negotiating a higher salary can also be revisited and renegotiated anytime
@lorihz
@lorihz 9 ай бұрын
@@Jennifer-fj4wfnot true at all. If he works hard, learns and shows he is dependable then he will continue to rise in the company.
@kindasortanull
@kindasortanull 9 ай бұрын
@@Jennifer-fj4wf yeah, definitely not a "good" job that pays him 185k a year.
@dkgong
@dkgong 9 ай бұрын
Most people who go to those colleges can only dream to work at Google. Good for him!
@Anonymous-in6zs
@Anonymous-in6zs 9 ай бұрын
He is L4 at Google. Most fresh grads who are good enough to get into Google is hired at level L3. He is one level above.
@jordanjohnson9866
@jordanjohnson9866 9 ай бұрын
Nah. Not “Most people who go to those colleges can only dream to work at Google.” /
@pinkchaos.
@pinkchaos. 9 ай бұрын
Ehhh not to discredit him, but I know multiple people who went to almost non known cheap colleges who got jobs at Google. However, Google is an amazing company from what they’ve told me, pay very well, with amazing benefits. And luckily, they look more at peoples skills rather than college degrees, which is what everyone should do.
@williamogilvie6909
@williamogilvie6909 9 ай бұрын
Whenever I have been on a Google campus (mostly X), I see a lot of 20-somethings milling around doing nothing. An MIT or Princeton grad would not want to work in that environment. People who do nothing all day generally want to mess with people who are productive. The only thing Google is good at is selling advertising. That supports are their failed initiatives; too many to list here. Lol
@RIfMlLVrdhpPYbHCcTqjnEFGgNyKku
@RIfMlLVrdhpPYbHCcTqjnEFGgNyKku 9 ай бұрын
Corporations don't care about your Programming or Software Engineering degree. They care about your skills and knowledge of programming. This news report acts like majorless programmers are hired once in a blue moon.
@vapa117
@vapa117 9 ай бұрын
Going straight to Google and skipping college tuition and fees? I see this as an absolute win!
@qatarworldcupwinnermessi
@qatarworldcupwinnermessi 9 ай бұрын
It is nice, but it won't work for most. I think he has connections with someone at Google. If you don't have that connection, it makes it difficult for some kid to get hired by Google. Probably would not even make it to an interview.
@stardestroyer1610
@stardestroyer1610 9 ай бұрын
I swear he probably has family members/friends at Google. There is no way Google would hire him if they just met him. But if he has insane networking props to him.
@qatarworldcupwinnermessi
@qatarworldcupwinnermessi 9 ай бұрын
@@stardestroyer1610 His dad is a manager at Google. They left that part out in the story. He's a smart kid no doubt, but he would get ignored if not for his dad pulling the strings. Would not even get an interview.
@JunaSSB
@JunaSSB 9 ай бұрын
College is so much more fun than Google, he'd rather have went to college
@tjaspire
@tjaspire 9 ай бұрын
It helps when your dad is the "Software Engineering Manager" at Google. I'm sure that had nothing to do with it. These kids today expect to go straight to the top without any work experience or paying their dues.
@NStriker13
@NStriker13 9 ай бұрын
Super proud of this kid; Really goes to show how dumb the college admissions process is.
@gahdv2249
@gahdv2249 9 ай бұрын
It cause he’s Asian
@joe6131
@joe6131 9 ай бұрын
Not dumb, they just have to cave in to the other races to make them look good. If he was the other race they would've begged him to come and be on the front page of the MSM.
@dond5870
@dond5870 9 ай бұрын
California affirmative action is hurting Asian students the most. My son is also a victim of affirmative action.
@467076
@467076 9 ай бұрын
I mean, if his competition is with other Asians who also have 4.0’s but all you did was study for that 4.0, well it doesn’t cut it. What if the other people also had 4.0’s and maybe 3.7’s, 3.8’s etc but had to overcome challenges, who are you going to pick? The Asian who has a 4.0 with nothing else to show or the Asians with 4.0’s but a story of how they overcame those challenges? Or the Asians who also have extra curricular activities, volunteer etc I mean you can give me the old bs of “I would choose him because he’s smart” but unfortunately, that’s not all it takes sometimes. I unfortunately am not all that impressed by someone who had straight A’s because all he did was sit in a room and study when there are other lads who also got good grades but did so much more with their time.
@joe6131
@joe6131 9 ай бұрын
@@467076 If he was black all Ivy League schools would’ve begged him to attend.
@jasonyli
@jasonyli 9 ай бұрын
Go Stanley! You now have a 4 year head start and debt free. The field of computer science is changing ever so much that I am sure Google would be a far better environment for you to develop. If you persist on your hard work and learn to collaborate with people well, I am sure great things would happen to you. Kudos to your father/family for supporting you. Your story is inspiring!
@jdos5643
@jdos5643 9 ай бұрын
Dam…..imagine having google on your resume……it’s a far reaching dream for most ppl.
@levyconnors9435
@levyconnors9435 9 ай бұрын
Amazing how some people can fulfill their dreams without a college degree
@silverdragon2462
@silverdragon2462 9 ай бұрын
It helps when your father is a high-level manager there lol Google isn't randomly hiring high schoolers w/o a degree off the streets. I'm sure this dude deserves it and is smart enough, but without that family connection this wouldn't be a news story
@Iog
@Iog 9 ай бұрын
@@silverdragon2462wait for real? That would make a heck ton of sense... generally though, in my opinion I think the computer science field, at least career-wise, is dying.
@baldeagle4710
@baldeagle4710 9 ай бұрын
the problem is that if he gets laid off, he will need a college degree
@masatanida9119
@masatanida9119 9 ай бұрын
I know Stanely! He is a great kid, really smart, humble, and spent a lot of time volunteering to teach kids Computer Science. It was disappointing to hear that he was rejected from so many schools, but I've no doubt he will go on to do even more amazing things!
@invisibleghost-ju7nz
@invisibleghost-ju7nz 9 ай бұрын
Thank Affirmative Action, reverse racism
@javiruiz8365
@javiruiz8365 9 ай бұрын
Was he very popular in school or a nerd
@juscallmeehx
@juscallmeehx 9 ай бұрын
@@javiruiz8365 LMAO
@dparamful
@dparamful 9 ай бұрын
Says a lot about these colleges, doesn't it.
@AtarahDerek
@AtarahDerek 9 ай бұрын
On the one hand, it's a good thing that he didn't waste his time and money on college because what he wants to do doesn't actually require a degree. On the other, literally the only reason he was rejected from those schools is because he's Asian.
@GP-nr2fm
@GP-nr2fm 9 ай бұрын
I cannot believe Cal Poly rejected him?! What a loss to all the schools who rejected Stanley! Stanley is such an excellent young man. It’s Google’s win to hire this brilliant young man.
@gahdv2249
@gahdv2249 9 ай бұрын
Its cause hes asian they have quota to meet
@vitaminamulti
@vitaminamulti 9 ай бұрын
Either his teacher recs said poor things about him, or his essay really sucked.
@CandiceWalker-ce9ps
@CandiceWalker-ce9ps 9 ай бұрын
​@@vitaminamulti its affirm action, every group has priority over him, some by over 5x percentage chance
@vitaminamulti
@vitaminamulti 9 ай бұрын
maybe - but if even the lowest rankgin school rejected him.. ther emust have been somethign wrong with his application. again, he seems like a great kdi wth promising talent.. but sounds liek he messed up his application. can't necessatily blame race on this one. you see affirmative action at most competitive schools liek MIT, but not so much at lower ranking schools... if he's so great, then he should have no problem getting into his safety. probably overly "crafted" his application essays... @@CandiceWalker-ce9ps
@anikxx
@anikxx 9 ай бұрын
@@vitaminamulti affirmative action says hi
@JohnLee-uu2hr
@JohnLee-uu2hr 9 ай бұрын
The kids is sharp, mature, very well spoken and seems like an all around great human being. Shame on MIT and Stanford!
@civilizeddiva
@civilizeddiva 9 ай бұрын
2:05: “Feel worse”? No, this young person got the last laugh: no tuition payments, fast tracked into a career. Work hard young, man. Others are watching and your experience might incentivize others to dream big. Best wishes😊
@MadeYouSad
@MadeYouSad 9 ай бұрын
A black lesbian stole his college spot, only to come out of college burning down her own neighborhood in anger, while the legit smart Asians continue to build, invent, and be great Americans. There is a difference in IQ, it is biological.
@OregonCrow
@OregonCrow 9 ай бұрын
This is a story for old people who don't know better that won't be able to resist not watching and say what you just said. There's MANY positions at Google, he'll be at one of the bottom ones and paid probably the least.
@civilizeddiva
@civilizeddiva 9 ай бұрын
@@OregonCrow No.
@scilla89
@scilla89 9 ай бұрын
⁠@@OregonCrow even so, one can always work their way up and increase their salary.
@payasoinfeliz
@payasoinfeliz 9 ай бұрын
Yes, the only point of going to school is getting a job at Google. We should just do away with all subjects in school that aren't conducive to this outcome, and stop requiring education for children who could never hope to land such a job. It's pointless. Do you like literature? Useless. Do you like history? Useless. English? Useless. Unless you get multiple six figures at Google, you are worthless, and no education should have been wasted on you.
@GenXLostInTx
@GenXLostInTx 9 ай бұрын
It just shows the state of college corruption in the us. He’s obviously smarter than what it takes to be enrolled at any of them, and it’s their loss. Good for him for going straight to work for google, and good for them for providing opportunities to intelligent and competent people like this.
@user-pe3tt7iu7g
@user-pe3tt7iu7g 9 ай бұрын
Factors that may have affected him? He's from a rich area & his family is wealthy & the fact he's Asian. College applications in America ask the most outrageous questions.
@rbae
@rbae 9 ай бұрын
No, a lot of the schools he applied to are reaches for computer science for most. You could mean the state of corporate corruption. Zhong's dad's position is software engineering manager at Google, which most fail to mention
@austinhxiao
@austinhxiao 9 ай бұрын
@@rbaeare you his Asian neighbor who has a failed kid 😆
@rbae
@rbae 9 ай бұрын
@@austinhxiao nah, he's not that special compared to other applicants who got admitted to these universities with a 5% acceptance rate or lower. For example, I was rank 42/660 at my school (top 3 HS in the state) with a 4.48 GPA and 17 AP classes and a 1590 on the SAT. I got rejected by a lot of top colleges, but got into many as well. Considering how easy it is for every kid nowadays to apply through Common App, people need to realize they're not the only high achieving students and that essays and differentiation actually matter.
@rbae
@rbae 9 ай бұрын
@@austinhxiao for ex., as a CS major, I got into Georgia Tech (one that rejected this kid), Cornell, Purdue, and UW Seattle but got rejected from UMich and Vanderbilt, the two which are lower ranking in CS than the others listed. Sometimes you're just not a fit for their school or you didn't write the most appealing essay to convince the admins 🤷‍♂️ sometimes you're just not special or appealing enough for them, and that's ok
@sargentmcawesome4938
@sargentmcawesome4938 9 ай бұрын
I agree, there should be greater transparency and these universities need to be held accountable for any sort of discrimination that may be occurring
@Kurry34
@Kurry34 9 ай бұрын
It's really mind boggling. He went above and beyond with competitions and creating his own software and he still didn't make? Meanwhile, other students with rich parents get in with nothing.
@bebdaumon3948
@bebdaumon3948 9 ай бұрын
@@Kurry34 That's how the world works. He didn't write his own software company. He paid for website code that has the same functionality as docusign. There's people out there like me that actually write the code in template formats and sell them. There's code you can buy that has an exact replica of youtube. You can pay the price and then host it on your own server or lease a server and run it off there. you don 't have to be a programmer. There's also open source projects where you can download software for free that does these things and you just tweak it and swap out the graphics and use your own or pay an artist to make your website look custom. That is all he did. Anyone can do this and you don't need to a programmer or a software engineer. Docusign written their own code because there was no concept like that. The others replicated it and sold that code online to anyone wanting to pay for it. Some companies paid for functionalities to added it to their own website for their on employees and vendors. I doubt the kid touched any code other then configurated it and used his own graphics or paid someone to do it. just google docusign template code and youtube template code or buy code similar to youtube. You can find many that are fully customizeable.
@dw309
@dw309 9 ай бұрын
@@Kurry34lmao you are so far off the mark. It’s not rich kids getting in these schools. It’s the right kind of minority getting accepted - black. Overachieving Asians are a dime a dozen.
@JCizzleSoCal
@JCizzleSoCal 9 ай бұрын
He’s Asian, doesn’t appear to come from a broken home and likely doesn’t have a disability. That’s already 3 strikes against him!
@therealjayz8036
@therealjayz8036 9 ай бұрын
Why even go to college when you can get a 6 figure job straight from high school. By the time his former classmates graduate he will be a big tech software engineer with 4 years of experience
@tinaudao
@tinaudao 9 ай бұрын
My daughter was in the same situation as you and most kids. She had a 4.2 GPA and didn’t get into any UC schools. She has worked so hard in HS was devastated when she didn’t get accepted. She is still struggling with it today. I agree there needs to be transparency in how these schools determine candidacy
@khale7180
@khale7180 9 ай бұрын
Sad but now Asian need 4.5+ GPA to get accepted to UCs.
@markelraya10
@markelraya10 9 ай бұрын
Well go back where you came from if you don’t like america
@Trollingizlife
@Trollingizlife 9 ай бұрын
@@khale7180Affirmative action is gone now. You can stop complaining.
@tonpun2988
@tonpun2988 9 ай бұрын
My daughter got 4.2 gpa was rejected by ucla, usc. She’s going to cal state Long Beach for pediatrician now. Sad, America doesn’t support hard working, just skin color. But that doesn’t stop Asian kids from achieving their goal. I’m glad because those big schools would’ve cost me way more for the same classes.
@Trollingizlife
@Trollingizlife 9 ай бұрын
@@tonpun2988 Cal State Long Beach is literally the best Cal State University, bar Cal Poly. She’ll be okay.
@user-kz6tr4rs1i
@user-kz6tr4rs1i 9 ай бұрын
I know Stanley from school! I met him one day during practice for our school Cross Country team, and ever since then he's always come off as such a kind and courageous person. He deserves all of this so much and I'm super happy for him and his family. I still get to see him pretty often, which also gets to be a huge gift for me as well. LETS GO STANLEYY!
@annamarielewis7078
@annamarielewis7078 9 ай бұрын
You are so lovely.
@margaritacamarillo8497
@margaritacamarillo8497 9 ай бұрын
You are any amazing friend. Stanley is sure blessed to know you and have your support. Congratulations Stanley! 🎉
@daprince001x5
@daprince001x5 9 ай бұрын
Simp
@user-jd4wk2lk7m
@user-jd4wk2lk7m 9 ай бұрын
He doesnt need college-hes already brilliant by his own knowledge. College cant offer something HE naturally has.
@pinkchaos.
@pinkchaos. 9 ай бұрын
They look at him as piece of clay that they can mold perfectly to suit their company, as opposed to someone who goes to a prestigious school, with unrealistic expectations for the jobs they apply to. He’ll do good in life 👍🏻
@CalvinAytch
@CalvinAytch 9 ай бұрын
It's true that he doesn't NEED college, but one of the standard requirements that a lot of companies do follow is having a degree from a post-secondary institution. I'm not trying to say that that's how it should be, but I am saying that is how it currently is.
@gracelibabian
@gracelibabian 9 ай бұрын
Lots of good students got rejected so there’s space for those who are underprivileged. But eventually those cannot survive but drop out. That’s why many can transfer to the university from community college to junior classes.
@bobroberts2371
@bobroberts2371 9 ай бұрын
Actually, he NEEDS a college diploma. Any job he ever applies for past Google is going to be rejected because the auto job sorting system is going to dump his application thinking he is a janitor at Google. ( and no dis to janitors )
@TonyRichardHonda
@TonyRichardHonda 9 ай бұрын
@@bobroberts2371 not hard to get a diploma now days to get “promoted” or move to other company. You forget he’s going to be making money at 18 and if he needs to move on he will have the finances to. Companies as big as Google, he can easily get a diploma working and they will pay for it, especially if he has a lot of potential.
@karrisajoss4271
@karrisajoss4271 9 ай бұрын
I can honestly say, after 17 years of college and study, working on 5 degrees and average colleges/universities; I had zero success. It sounds like you got a super job anyway and seem like a mature, well -rounded individual. It definitely matters what field of study you choose and skills, experience and connections are a key.
@RichardMitchell-nk9ec
@RichardMitchell-nk9ec 9 ай бұрын
Why you didn't just do Healthcare degrees and then we all woukda lived longer too
@zhuzhu_pet
@zhuzhu_pet 9 ай бұрын
My college app experience was very similar to him. Scored 1490 on the SAT; took 9 AP classes and never failed a single AP test. Wrote a compelling college essay that was approved by 3 English teachers. Played varsity sports 2/3 seasons. Yet, in the end, I was rejected from 10/11 schools. Even Ohio State didn't accept me and that was supposed to be one of my safe picks. I don't want to say that being Asian is the cause for my experience, but I have no doubt that it is a factor. It's quite a shame because as this video highlights, there's very little transparency within the whole process. I often think about how different my life would be if one of those schools had taken the chance on me.
@marys.1361
@marys.1361 9 ай бұрын
This guy had 1590. College matters. But it doesn’t matter that much. Keep top grade in college. Take tough major. You be fine.
@zhuzhu_pet
@zhuzhu_pet 9 ай бұрын
You said so many things that amounted to such little coherence. And yes, what school you go to does have a major impact on life trajectory. You can debate me all day on this topic but it's simply fact.@@marys.1361
@JonathanHerz
@JonathanHerz 9 ай бұрын
America is simply not on your side bro
@snaeshaads8203
@snaeshaads8203 9 ай бұрын
There is a possibility that Ohio State rejected you because they thought you were overqualified. Look up "yield rate." This is only a theory/suspicion, but I have heard of instances where this occurs.
@zhuzhu_pet
@zhuzhu_pet 9 ай бұрын
Possibly. I won't deny that what you mentioned may have occurred. However it would be quite surprising. I can't really fathom the logic behind it. @@snaeshaads8203
@onstyle1319
@onstyle1319 9 ай бұрын
My son is currently in the midst of his college applications, and he was feeling somewhat disheartened to learn that you had received rejection letters from 16 colleges. With a GPA of 4.37, he initially planned to apply to just his top 4 choices. However, your experiences have inspired him to broaden his horizons. Congratulations Stanley on securing a job at Google!
@junzilla13
@junzilla13 9 ай бұрын
Tell your son to simply change his race or identify as trans.
@esmeraldagems9487
@esmeraldagems9487 9 ай бұрын
​@@junzilla13😂😂
@esmeraldagems9487
@esmeraldagems9487 9 ай бұрын
@ Onstyle 1319 That's great! I'm happy for him!
@beansdog7333
@beansdog7333 9 ай бұрын
@@junzilla13 i double up on this he only has to pretend to be trans for like a year until he gets in and then for the first month so he can get priority registration then he can be normal again
@TryNotToLie
@TryNotToLie 9 ай бұрын
@@junzilla13 stfu. This is such an ignorant thing to say.
@jelenko07
@jelenko07 9 ай бұрын
This is just a proof that you don't need formal education anymore. All the schools that rejected him, saved him Hundreds of thousands
@JohnLee-db9zt
@JohnLee-db9zt 9 ай бұрын
You’re HAWT!
@ruleaus7664
@ruleaus7664 9 ай бұрын
Let me correct that by saying you don't need a formal education for a lot of IT jobs for which certifications, networking, and a portfolio of work can go a long way.
@1utube01
@1utube01 9 ай бұрын
Let's clarify, that they didn't reject him to do him any favor. He overcame obstacles.
@bebdaumon3948
@bebdaumon3948 9 ай бұрын
The dad works for Google for IT. He got his kid the job. The only reason he got a job was because of his dad. Google doesn't just hire people out of highschool to do software engineering jobs.
@blairmackenzie898
@blairmackenzie898 9 ай бұрын
@@bebdaumon3948How do you know that?
@purplejellyfish0103
@purplejellyfish0103 9 ай бұрын
Congratulations Stanley! I think this is a blessing in disguise. You don’t need to worry about college debt, maybe Google will even pay for it if you later want to go back. You have the will power to overcome difficulties, the world is yours! Best of luck!🎉
@t0ber589
@t0ber589 9 ай бұрын
I just show the news to my friend in Europe who just rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Now he is motivated again and decides to dedicate to his dream to be a politician. Thanks for the nice video!
@VANAmsterdam18
@VANAmsterdam18 9 ай бұрын
That is really dark. 🤣
@MosesKim-je5rj
@MosesKim-je5rj 9 ай бұрын
Had he gone to college, he would have been part of the statistics that show how much more you make by attending college. The truth is, these kids are already talented and driven BEFORE they step foot on campus.
@landor7610
@landor7610 9 ай бұрын
Yup, kids that want to learn will learn. The fact the internet has made so much knowledge available in an instant and kids are still so lazy and stupid says something about culture and society. My friends and i actually had to go to a library and read books to learn to code
@iamdenislara
@iamdenislara 9 ай бұрын
Stanley Zhong's father Nan Zhong is engineering manager at Google.
@dsb1829
@dsb1829 9 ай бұрын
That's pretty ridiculous, that SAT score is nuts and over 4.0 with AP courses is also top notch. Good for him putting those schools on blast.
@jeschr3462
@jeschr3462 9 ай бұрын
Thats what happens when you're an Asian male in America.
@bb4251
@bb4251 9 ай бұрын
It’s good, but a 4.2 gpa is pretty low compared to most students applying to those elite schools. A bunch of students who get in now have to aim for 4.5 and higher since college applications are getting harder each year. At my school, most students even thinking of applying to those schools are taking a lot more AP classes and college courses. Every year it’s getting more competitive to get into these top tier colleges because kids are taking harder and harder classes. 10 years ago, the top college in my state had a 60% acceptance rate and an average gpa of 3.9 w/ an average SAT score of 1230. Now the acceptance rate is 13% and the average sat score is 1490 lol. My brother got into that school in 2015 and went to the same high-school I’m currently in. The highest math the school offered at the time was pre calculus, now about 200/800 students in my grade are taking pre calculus during 10th grade 😂
@scholarssolutions6735
@scholarssolutions6735 9 ай бұрын
@@bb4251No actually a 4.2 is not low, it depends on what grading scale you use. Some schools have only a 4.0 scale, some have a 5.0 scale, some have a 100 scale. There is no standardization of GPA systems in the country, you simply cannot just take a number from one high school at face value. Many colleges have their own process of standardizing GPAs these days or consider GPA in the context of a kid’s school. Because there is no way a “4.5” from one school is equal to a “4.5” at another school regardless.
@MeemeeChern-wm9nt
@MeemeeChern-wm9nt 9 ай бұрын
His skin is not dark enough!
@akhxol
@akhxol 9 ай бұрын
@@bb4251It’s not high enough for an Asian but it’s top 1% for Black or Mexican. If universities went STRICTLY based on accomplishments, extracurriculars, GPA, and SAT score, The top 20 schools in America would be filled with majority Asians.
@yannmasoch
@yannmasoch 9 ай бұрын
Let me explain a few things for people who are not in Palo Alto. Gunn High School is ranked #1 in California (my son is at Gunn), the level is very high and only a few kids from Gunn are admitted to other Colleges or Universities to respect a ratio. With a great GPA, Stanley didn't compete with other High School students from all over the country but high GPAs and ratios from Gunn. Students with lower GPAs from other High Schools in the country have better chances to be accepted. A good practice is to do 1 or 2 years of Community College before applying to big Colleges or Universities, chances to be accepted are way more higher and it's less expensive.
@annamarielewis7078
@annamarielewis7078 9 ай бұрын
What is the point of going to the best high schools if that is eventually detrimental to going to a good college?
@yannmasoch
@yannmasoch 9 ай бұрын
@@annamarielewis7078that's the negative point. But overall they offer a great education with great conditions (low number of students per classroom, sometime 2 teachers per classrooms, etc.). Also, students must go to their neighborhood's High School.
@dw309
@dw309 9 ай бұрын
@@yannmasochplease. It’s all about money and diversity quotas.
@yunghuang6028
@yunghuang6028 9 ай бұрын
@@dw309Yes, agree with you totally!
@Misaki896
@Misaki896 9 ай бұрын
leave it to woke cali and woke admitting to come up with that idea pander to people who don't try as hard
@janh5199
@janh5199 9 ай бұрын
I would feel awful if I were a college student watching this and had lower admissions qualifications, knowing the only reason I got in was to meet a quota.
@meks194
@meks194 9 ай бұрын
This is an exceptional young man. Very brilliant, well spoken and possess skills most people don’t have until after undergrad. All of those schools were probably afraid they had nothing to teach him. It’s unfortunate that he will miss out on the traditional college experience.
@Steph-lc7hy
@Steph-lc7hy 9 ай бұрын
I think he has a much more deeper experience coming. He can move up the ladder in google. Most likely making more than someone who graduated with a bachelor’s probably
@austinhxiao
@austinhxiao 9 ай бұрын
Traditional colleges are not giving Asians a chance. Time to skip them.
@time2livelife
@time2livelife 9 ай бұрын
He said he might reevaluate in a year, but I think the traditional college experience is overrated. I definitely don't miss it.
@lindasmith3648
@lindasmith3648 9 ай бұрын
He will not have college debt to pay off for the next 10 years or more.
@JBJB992
@JBJB992 9 ай бұрын
Colleges aren't 'afraid'. That's a positive spin on rejection due to race. Universities/colleges are businesses and want bragging rights for stats, culture and marketing....most Google employees; HS valedictorians,, etc..bill gates went here.
@nonconsensualopinion
@nonconsensualopinion 9 ай бұрын
Something about this doesn't make any sense. He's a very strong academic candidate for any of those schools.
@timtam9673
@timtam9673 9 ай бұрын
He's scores are too good, the second tier school do not want to wasted a space for him. Not sure , why the top tier do want him.
@Mike__B
@Mike__B 9 ай бұрын
There could be any number of reasons, yes those are great scores/grades... that probably most everyone who is applying also has or close to it, so what else sets him apart from all the others that applied?
@Fightback2023
@Fightback2023 9 ай бұрын
He's Asian, Chinese particular... so it all makes sense.
@xcqematic1
@xcqematic1 9 ай бұрын
​@@Mike__BBLM kids get accepted to Harvard with 1200 SATs. What sets THEM apart other than low IQ? Its clear he got discriminated. Stop with the victim blaming.
@Anonymous-in6zs
@Anonymous-in6zs 9 ай бұрын
@@timtam9673 There are tons of kids of certain minorities who get 50+ or even 100+ admissions PER PERSON. So the so-called "waste of space" is just hypocrisy.
@DeerRyNa
@DeerRyNa 9 ай бұрын
It’s a blessing in disguise. Life is full of tests and clearly Stanley passed the test. Things don’t always go the way you wanted it to be, but if you can look on the positive side, it’ll always turn out for the better. I had something similar happen (not as impressive as this one).
@sapphireflames8002
@sapphireflames8002 9 ай бұрын
Can’t blame Affirmative Action now.
@theymightbedavis
@theymightbedavis 9 ай бұрын
Best of luck to this young man. He deserved a much better reception from the colleges he applied to. I hope that he one day sets foot on those campuses as an exalted guest lecturer, whose talks and classes the students flock to with more energy and excitement than the universities' own tenured professors. But the distress remains that there are many who are in a similarly unlucky position, who did not get an offer from Google - I wish them full success as well.
@offtopicable
@offtopicable 9 ай бұрын
The state of college admissions is beyond awful and I totally feel for kids who are going through it. Stanley seems like a very capable young man but it is certainly unusual that google would hire someone without a degree (it looks like his dad works there?) so I don't think the focus of this story should be "hey there are other alternatives!". I absolutely agree that we need more transparency into college admissions as right now students don't have a clue who to apply to and how many applications they need to send in order to be accepted. None of the California schools would even take into account his amazing SAT score (which is wrong).
@iamdenislara
@iamdenislara 9 ай бұрын
Stanley Zhong's father Nan Zhong is engineering manager at Google... he is indeed very capable
@bigfella957
@bigfella957 9 ай бұрын
with the amount of people faking their academic career for jobs, its probably refreshing to hear someone who actually has drive to succeed and isn't using academics as a leverage.
@majayyyyy7882
@majayyyyy7882 9 ай бұрын
@@iamdenislaraso he’s a nepo kid
@cynthiagonzalez658
@cynthiagonzalez658 9 ай бұрын
@@iamdenislara His father did not hire him. And who says that networking in business and employment is a crime.⁉️ Ask Hunter 😑🤣
@cynthiagonzalez658
@cynthiagonzalez658 9 ай бұрын
@@majayyyyy7882 SO? Hunter isn't ⁉️😑
@asmrfactory9056
@asmrfactory9056 9 ай бұрын
Good for him, seems like the parents and his community fought for him
@BruderAdrian
@BruderAdrian 9 ай бұрын
That's awesome man. It's really inspiring to see people like you being authentically yourself and doing what you love. You're proof that doing right by yourself and pursuing what makes you happy is what will get you to thrive in this life and not some peace of paper that you pay for to define your worth and abilities. Amazing 💪🏾💯
@simon2155
@simon2155 9 ай бұрын
Very grounded kid and parent. They pointed out something so basic and so obvious, but probably will never be addressed, sadly speaking. Also, good job by ABC to give them a forum to tell their story.
@pioneeracademy6488
@pioneeracademy6488 9 ай бұрын
It is interesting that even with no affirmative action in public California institutions (since 1996) this young man didn’t get acceptance anywhere in the UC system. Colleges and universities might have to explain their admissions process and admit these metrics are only used to weed out candidates but their ultimate decisions are purely subjective. Let’s be honest, some of these schools are reading upwards of 70,000 applications per cycle. Are they even reading these applications and giving these students the consideration they deserve?
@aaronscarpa7469
@aaronscarpa7469 9 ай бұрын
Easy to apply affirmative action when his last name is Zhong. That’s what’s sad about all this. Implicit bias will still influence the liberals who make admission decisions.
@gracelibabian
@gracelibabian 9 ай бұрын
They definitely should!!!
@tensai9999
@tensai9999 9 ай бұрын
Affirmative action never disappeared. It's still there even today.
@letsgobrandon1719
@letsgobrandon1719 9 ай бұрын
It depends on the major he chose. These kind of kids are a dime a dozen at Berkeley. And Berkeley isn’t even the top school for computer science (3rd best after MIT, Stanford and maybe Carnegie Mellon, depending on the ranking system). FYI, Google isn’t the best paying tech company. It’s a layover company. Smaller tech companies pay more and offer stock options/RSU’s.
@malcriadamedina5358
@malcriadamedina5358 9 ай бұрын
It's the essays, if he's writing something crazy or stupid and coming off as a psycho. They don't look at just the grades
@yueqiu1837
@yueqiu1837 9 ай бұрын
So proud of the kid and the dad. He is a lucky high school graduate who got offer from google. Best wishes for him and his family. Think of some great students who are not that lucky makes my heart broke. In the long run, a country if it wants to stay competitive, government and universities should know give these kids opportunities and put resources on them is so important. We want to walk in safe tall buildings, we want to step in safe airplanes, the patients need high quality doctors, we want to drive on safe bridges… The lists go on and on! These great students are our future.
@christian37ism
@christian37ism 9 ай бұрын
Kudos to this young man. Getting into google at 18 with only a high school diploma speaks for itself!
@jt.633
@jt.633 9 ай бұрын
his dad is a manager at google which they downplayed in the interview
@peterke4423
@peterke4423 9 ай бұрын
This kid is a living proof that you dont need a degree to make it
@khanartist1
@khanartist1 9 ай бұрын
No he's not. He's like a once in a generation genius. The majority of us need degrees
@dolinaj1
@dolinaj1 9 ай бұрын
Degrees do matter, but it is exposure to many disciplines and a variety of people in the student and faculty population that really imprint upon still very young students. Bravo!
@mrtee3477
@mrtee3477 9 ай бұрын
@@khanartist1 You still stupid when you got out.
@javiruiz8365
@javiruiz8365 9 ай бұрын
He just got fired from google!!! 🤭
@yungaj6166
@yungaj6166 9 ай бұрын
Please stop with shit this is the type of stuff I saw as a middle schooler, and thought was deep, but now as senior am regretting listening to these brain dead comments, so badly. Young Kids please take school seriously don’t just barely pass but try your best to get straight As, because if you aim for the starts at least you land on the moon.
@cooltrucly
@cooltrucly 9 ай бұрын
what the interview doesn't mention is that his father is an engineering manager at Google. that doesn't necessarily diminish stanley's coding skills and hard work that allowed him to pass the interview to earn the offer at Google. but, having a parent in the industry who could guide him growing up certainly gives him a certain amount of privilege compared to other kids.
@TheBLGL
@TheBLGL 9 ай бұрын
Ah, that’s why he called it “our story” and corrected himself to “my story”….
@X2LR8
@X2LR8 9 ай бұрын
That balances out his lack of privilege in college admissions. Elite colleges limit students of his ethnic background and particular type of DNA he was born with.
@JBJB992
@JBJB992 9 ай бұрын
He did everything the system (college/uni/academic culture) told him he was supposed to do (high GPA, extracurricular, innovative) but was rejected due to race (too many Asians, the system says). I commend his father, his support, advocating for him.when others failed him. The kid still had to interview and pass those. His certainly wasn't 'privileged' enough to be admitted to the uni system
@NAVYCORPSMAN906
@NAVYCORPSMAN906 9 ай бұрын
Even he get hired, he needs to know what is he doing…actually, computer science you can learn from internet and KZfaq nowadays…
@Bbhjdidbsbaut
@Bbhjdidbsbaut 9 ай бұрын
⁠​⁠@@fleur257It’s called nepotism, and yes. I’m sure he’s intelligent, deserves a good job, and his father did what any other parent would do in their position - but let’s not kid ourselves into thinking that this isn’t privilege, or that it’s not unfair to others in similar positions without a family member/friend to help them.
@realistic1038
@realistic1038 9 ай бұрын
This is awesome so much respect and for not letting these top tier colleges wear out his confidence in what hes capable of.
@biscuit4christ
@biscuit4christ 9 ай бұрын
I believe more companies should consider looking at high school graduates who have good grades, like Stanley, and hire in directly. That definitely saves a lot of money and no student debt to boot. I think some of those elite colleges are kind of overblown, and other colleges, like University of Texas, should have the same caliber as those "Ivy League" colleges.
@fionaf157
@fionaf157 9 ай бұрын
Kudos to this young man and his family. Wish you all the best!
@iceescape
@iceescape 9 ай бұрын
Love how this interview really highlights all of his accomplishments. It's amazing that he started his own startup as a sophomore in high school!
@TheLazyVideo
@TheLazyVideo 9 ай бұрын
It’s because many universities will reject applicants they think won’t accept the offer. They do so because their ratings are tied to being “selective” (rejecting many applicants) and high contra-acceptance rates of those accepted applicants. It’s a broken system. Medical residencies and fellowship go through a “match” process which is far more fair. In the match process, programs rank their applicants, and applicants rank the programs they apply to, and a central computer solves the problem. Also, there’s a possibility that one of the people from whom the student asked a recommendation letter had blackballed him. But that’s very rare.
@Tannertheinjector
@Tannertheinjector 9 ай бұрын
Stanley i went through the same thing! YOU ARE AWESOME. I now work in my dream career in the medical field and own my aesthetic business! You will go far.
@urgirlswidme
@urgirlswidme 9 ай бұрын
This kid is beyond mature and smart! Transparency is everything and if these kids can't get feedback how can they improve on themselves.
@GLOBALALLIANCE
@GLOBALALLIANCE 9 ай бұрын
College is not for everyone. He is a very good example. Imagine making $250K before he turns 19.
@squirrel9760
@squirrel9760 9 ай бұрын
Where’s did it say he’s making 250k
@chrissypoo69
@chrissypoo69 9 ай бұрын
More like 130-150 for data analyst/scientist
@linzhao2235
@linzhao2235 9 ай бұрын
@@chrissypoo69 oh my goodness he's just too young. time is on his side no need to rush he could retire by 23/24. and have the rest of his life after that. all the best of luck to him. good boy! his dad looks impressed. good for him.
@charliechen956
@charliechen956 9 ай бұрын
Our son had similar college rejection results, only doesn't have a job offer from tech companies. Heartbreaking results.
@dong-hanguyen8266
@dong-hanguyen8266 9 ай бұрын
Discrimination against Asians actually. Us Asians need to stand together and fight systematic racism from colleges.
@gzhang207
@gzhang207 9 ай бұрын
He got the best of both worlds: working for Google and enrolling for a bachelor at Stanford partime with Google paying for the tuition fees.
@r3d260
@r3d260 9 ай бұрын
This reminds me of Harvard internally giving unreasonably low score on the personality of Asian applicants. But the question of which personality is better itself is questionable. In this case, the Google managers and his future colleagues met him in person, holding hours-long talking with him. They know him much better than the 16 colleges who judge people by a short essay.
@FallenLeavesBackToRoots
@FallenLeavesBackToRoots 9 ай бұрын
Wrong ethnicity. That's why. Too many Chinese kids are rejected to make room for others.
@squiggs1002
@squiggs1002 9 ай бұрын
Yah personality score is basically a way to get the class diversity you want. Asians all have bad personalities apparently and the other minorities they want to admit all have high personality scores.
@enthusiast1
@enthusiast1 9 ай бұрын
Uplifting story, so grateful to hear this story... congratulations to this smart bright mind and his caring family! 👍💯
@amethystdream8251
@amethystdream8251 9 ай бұрын
Stanley's got the right idea here, best of luck to him. A lack of transparency around rejection enables discrimination. And that applies to all industries and institutions. Some of us are still dealing with this even after getting the degree from the big name school, there is a lot more to the story.
@markyleemd
@markyleemd 9 ай бұрын
I am just gonna say it. If this kid was any other race than Asian, he would be accepted to most of those colleges. It’s disheartening to see these kids “settle” with something less than they deserve. Although in this case, he got a great opportunity due to the circumstance. Go Stanley!
@time2livelife
@time2livelife 9 ай бұрын
I've heard that a lot of these schools were criticized for accepting too many Asians so they were trying to limit how many Asians they accepted. I don't know if there's any truth to that, but it would be supremely messed up if that were true. My brother also had a 4-point-something GPA and a ton of extracurriculars but was rejected almost everywhere he applied to. I think he mentioned once that it probably was because he put half-Asian, after hearing about the rumors that schools are trying not to accept too many Asians. But in school we were taught that colleges appreciate diversity, even though our parents told us we should put that we're white if we want more opportunities.
@Ryan-wx1bi
@Ryan-wx1bi 9 ай бұрын
​@@time2livelifeit's very true and has been going on for many years. Kids of Asian descent are being punished for all their peers being so hard working in school. It's ridiculous. People have been fighting it for a long time now and it's why some people are pushing to remove affirmative action. One search and you'll find lots of articles on kids being denied when they apply as Asian and then accepted when they apply as another ethnicity
@sureshchiatar9641
@sureshchiatar9641 9 ай бұрын
Do you have to put your race in the application?
@crimnvL
@crimnvL 9 ай бұрын
its really Asian international students that they are competing against. And almost all of them want to study engineering and cs.
@sherlyfrancois5799
@sherlyfrancois5799 9 ай бұрын
Well there’s no more affirmative action. And here we go about race again. Ok make it make sense.
@dantruong6412
@dantruong6412 9 ай бұрын
They reject students like him, (who by the way, seems to have incredible extracurriculars) but are more than happy to take legacy admissions. Just shameful.
@squiggs1002
@squiggs1002 9 ай бұрын
UC schools and state schools in general don't have legacy admits and he still go rejected by them too.
@AKu-xs5vg
@AKu-xs5vg 9 ай бұрын
This case is far more nefarious than just Legacy/Affirmaction He's a whiz kid and couldn't get in even at state schools. It looks like people are specifically trying to keep him out for some reason. Maybe they see the potential in him, and they don't want him to succeed out of jealousy--they probably let in more of the "do things by the book" Asian kids
@shesintexas1198
@shesintexas1198 9 ай бұрын
Apparently his father works at google -- no legacy influence there.
@Amethyst454
@Amethyst454 9 ай бұрын
Well done and congrats young man!! And well done to his parents who raised an amazing person!!
@spook6394
@spook6394 9 ай бұрын
Bro is gonna catch a case calling himself an engineer.
@bigbigdog
@bigbigdog 9 ай бұрын
This speaks more about the University's admission process than this kid and his job at Google.
@rbae
@rbae 9 ай бұрын
Not really. His 4.42 isn't special these days. I was rank 42/660 at my school with a 4.48 GPA, 17 AP classes, and a 1590 on the SAT. I got rejected by a lot of top colleges, but got into many as well. Considering how easy it is for every kid nowadays to apply through Common App, people need to realize they're not the only high achieving students and that essays and differentiation actually matter. Also, his dad works as a software engineering manager at Google, so guess where the connection is.
@bigbigdog
@bigbigdog 9 ай бұрын
@@rbaeYou still need to pass the interview to get hire by Google. It's not like his dad is the CEO and can just hook him up just because.
@rbae
@rbae 9 ай бұрын
@@bigbigdog it's not hard to pass the interview if you grind Leetcode and can explain essential data structures. The hardest part is getting to the interview stage itself even if you have a stunning resume, which he easily got. The resume stage helps clear that you know more fundamentals (usually by attending a well-accredited university) and have extensive experience and projects, but many aren't lucky and get auto-rejected by the algo
@bigbigdog
@bigbigdog 9 ай бұрын
@@rbae LOL So how many offers did you get?
@rks5457
@rks5457 9 ай бұрын
@@bigbigdog the same number of offers that came out of his behind.
@davinxi5926
@davinxi5926 9 ай бұрын
HAHAHAH. College just got counter swiped. Good for him
@familylife3523
@familylife3523 9 ай бұрын
Such a bright and outstanding young man! A big loss for the colleges that rejected him. I agree college admissions should be more transparent and colleges should be held accountable for potential discriminations.
@crk140
@crk140 8 ай бұрын
1590 and didn’t get into the university of Wisconsin… something is very broken in this country, something is very wrong
@wensunkeh2030
@wensunkeh2030 9 ай бұрын
This story should not end here. ABC news should visit these 16 big name schools and asking them to discuss the requirements for admissions - not in this case particularly, but in general the requirements for admission, so the other young high school students may gain some insight and improve his or her chances to get into a big name, reputable school.
@jkdm27
@jkdm27 9 ай бұрын
Chinese and dogs not allowed.
@akhxol
@akhxol 9 ай бұрын
Step 1. Be Black / Mexican Step 2. Come from a broke family. Step 3. Have a 3.2 weighted GPA Profit. Get into any school
@visigoth3696
@visigoth3696 9 ай бұрын
@saanvisharma18basically, if you’re Asian you’re at a massive disadvantage for these schools
@charissezhao8197
@charissezhao8197 9 ай бұрын
Heard of the girl who faked her personal statement and scandalized her mom to get into Penn? She got a Rhode scholarship even! What’s broken are these institutions, that’s why they admitted broken, fragile, traumatized people… even the fake ones. I honestly think they don’t deserve Stanley. Win for Google.
@junsu21
@junsu21 9 ай бұрын
@@visigoth3696and I’m sure that the thousands of Asians who got in would completely agree with you…not!!!
@heyaswinp
@heyaswinp 9 ай бұрын
He seems well spoken, not just nerdy. He looks as matured as me in my mid twenties.
@chrisnicey
@chrisnicey 9 ай бұрын
“He learns on his own” - from the father who works in Google as Software Engineering Manager.
@Slashed888
@Slashed888 9 ай бұрын
What do you expect him to do when the college admissions process is so obviously discriminating for non-academic reasons?
@chrisnicey
@chrisnicey 9 ай бұрын
@@Slashed888Nepotism? I’m not sure though, but his father being a manager in Google makes it appear to be.
@Slashed888
@Slashed888 9 ай бұрын
@@chrisniceyI agree that it’s an important detail in this story, but I believe his academic achievements were critical in him landing the position. If he were just an average student I don’t see the same result happening.
@chrisnicey
@chrisnicey 9 ай бұрын
@@Slashed888I agree with you! But they should have find someone who got into Google “without relatives” who’s in already Google. That would be a better story.
@mlu2127
@mlu2127 9 ай бұрын
​@chrisnicey you think people can just get into Google as a high school grad because of relatives? You know nothing about hiring process in Google!
@jaehoony88
@jaehoony88 9 ай бұрын
Congratulations to Stanley and best wishes to all the kids out there experiencing similar difficulty as him. It's not your fault the college admission process is biased against you.
@Kimchiman216
@Kimchiman216 9 ай бұрын
wow he makes 200k right out of high school
@eekout2038
@eekout2038 9 ай бұрын
+StocksSSS$$$$$$
@nn-taleb
@nn-taleb 9 ай бұрын
no, closer to $120k pre-tax. Still very good.
@mathaddict59
@mathaddict59 9 ай бұрын
Instead of 200K in debt.
@rainbowpandasays8851
@rainbowpandasays8851 9 ай бұрын
@@AlphaMaleAnimalis definitely not under $85,000 - dead ass
@wampastompastomp
@wampastompastomp 9 ай бұрын
​@@rainbowpandasays8851guy is jealous lol
@chad9971
@chad9971 9 ай бұрын
The luckiest high schooler in America rn. Google software engineer at 18 with ZERO college tuition (1 of the 4 largest debt burdens for Americans: home, wedding, auto, school loan). I envy him haha great job young man. Great job.
@largeformat942
@largeformat942 9 ай бұрын
trust me, his dad/family has all the college money ready to get him through four years of any top university. If he got into Stanford at full price, he would mortgage his house be sure he got through. Facts.
@duong7071
@duong7071 9 ай бұрын
What a great interview. I hope after this incident the college admissions can be more transparent. He is above and beyond most 18 year old and be rejected by most of the colleges. Something is not right. Thank you for sharing your story very inspiring.
@DxWangZ
@DxWangZ 9 ай бұрын
An NYC version of the same story: a Connecticut boy gets rejected by dozens of ivy schools, but is offered an investment banking mid senior position at Goldman in Manhattan, where his father works, citing that he successfully runs a hedge fund in high school. Isn't it remarkable.
@dwa3210
@dwa3210 9 ай бұрын
At this point, doesn’t really matter what he did academically. To be a software engineer, you don’t really need to go to school. A lot of the time we think that school will help us, when it dumbs us down a bit. He’s being thrusted into an environment that will foster his abilities to think outside the box. That’s what tech companies look for anyway. On top of his brilliance, I can tell he has a strong work ethic and will to succeed which will take him far. He got the job through Google by being prepared for his blessing. No luck involved. Preparation met the opportunity and he jumped on it. Stay the course. More to come.
@AmoebaCulture
@AmoebaCulture 9 ай бұрын
You don't need schooling to be a programmer but for software engineering and computer science, you absolutely need a deep understanding of math.
@nancymorales2958
@nancymorales2958 9 ай бұрын
⁠@@AmoebaCultureyeah not many people understand that. The network is always changing and be in a fast paste. Companies cares about how you fix a problem that is all. No piece of paper is going to impress them
@AN-jw2oe
@AN-jw2oe 9 ай бұрын
Yeah exactly, dumbs people down and indoctrinated them with a false, Far Left world view!
@sergiitk
@sergiitk 9 ай бұрын
Another Googler here, from the Cloud as well. Welcome! Talented people are talented people, with a graduate degree or without. Passing the contests and the interviews obviously means you have a good college-level grasp on Computer Science. There's a lot of folks here coming from different science (Physics, Chem, Math) backgrounds, including me. What's important, is the passion for coding, and being a good team member.
@SweetSpot909
@SweetSpot909 9 ай бұрын
ya I meet so many super smart people who didn't go to college for a number of reasons. Either they came from families with extremely limited resources and had to work out of HS to support the family, their parents aren't here legally so they have trouble getting loans and stuff like that, or they're first generation American and think college isn't for "people like us" sort of deal. I know super smart people who had to drop out cause they couldn't afford it and didn't want to take out loans but were getting strait A's. I never judge anyone by lack of degree after working with these people.
@aug07broken
@aug07broken 9 ай бұрын
He is blessed cause he won’t have debt, he has a title without all the hard work!! Just wow!
@justmyopinion2
@justmyopinion2 9 ай бұрын
Unbelievable! What a bright and mature young man, I wish him the best!
@stringercorrales6627
@stringercorrales6627 9 ай бұрын
Now he gets to censor the hell out of those colleges.
@silvermica
@silvermica 9 ай бұрын
I'm not going to say it - but, I think I know exactly why he got rejected by all those universities.
@bk8415
@bk8415 9 ай бұрын
Because hi is Asian??
@WESTSIDESPOKESTHAYG
@WESTSIDESPOKESTHAYG 9 ай бұрын
​@@bk8415Because he's black
@robertdahammer4850
@robertdahammer4850 9 ай бұрын
Because he's a virgin?
@fallenbeforefiona9000
@fallenbeforefiona9000 9 ай бұрын
Bc there's no affirmative action.
@LostChildOfTime
@LostChildOfTime 9 ай бұрын
@@fallenbeforefiona9000Probably this. You have to be a white woman to benefit from AA since the 80s.
@magnoliaspeaks9528
@magnoliaspeaks9528 9 ай бұрын
I hope Stanley has the opportunity to do both - work at Google and earn his degrees. He's laying a fabulous glide path for his life. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@athomewithvicky
@athomewithvicky 9 ай бұрын
Wonderful Story ❤Congrats Stanley you are Blessed🙏🏾
@julianachandler2975
@julianachandler2975 9 ай бұрын
Wow, it’s astounding that such a great student, was rejected by so many schools.
@CandiceWalker-ce9ps
@CandiceWalker-ce9ps 9 ай бұрын
Diversity acceptance. Every group has a statistical advantage over Asians in admissions. Look at the Harvard case and the top decile data.
@BRBallin1
@BRBallin1 9 ай бұрын
Wow even UC Davis and Cal Poly?! I faced the same issue. My elder brother who had a worse GPA and SAT score than me got into Cal Poly and now it’s impossible to get in
@clown6507
@clown6507 9 ай бұрын
He could have had a less competitive major than you
@siegfriedbarfuss9379
@siegfriedbarfuss9379 9 ай бұрын
These “schools” should get fired from funds etc.
@jennic2192
@jennic2192 9 ай бұрын
Good for him, this is a huge blessing in disguise! Degrees don't matter anymore. There are plenty of recent college grads with comp sci/SWE degrees who struggle to even find an internship. What matters more nowadays is work experience. He dodged a bullet!
@ruleaus7664
@ruleaus7664 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, let's not go so far as to say degrees don't matter. They still give a leg up. It's just that they're not as important in the IT sector where certifications, a portfolio of work, and other things like participating in coding contests and networking can go a long way.
@jennic2192
@jennic2192 9 ай бұрын
@@ruleaus7664 Sorry, I should've been more clear. I meant that in the context of being a SWE. You don't need a degree for that. Ofc for other majors you do...
@sme-dm5gz
@sme-dm5gz 9 ай бұрын
They matter it's all about what you're trying to achieve in life.
@sakuraflower7245
@sakuraflower7245 9 ай бұрын
Degrees absolutely matter when you are applying for a job online. They receive so many applications online that bots are filtering out people who don't have the minimum requirement for a degree before a human being even sees it. I would say connections matter a lot as it always has. You have a great chance at a job if you know someone who speaks highly of you within the company.
@bethechange671
@bethechange671 9 ай бұрын
16 colleges LOST out on a great young man. Thats ok! They all just did him a HUGE favor!! Who really needs college anyway for most jobs? I have so many friends and family members with degrees who DONT use them.
@ninjapirate123
@ninjapirate123 11 сағат бұрын
He probably dont even need a college degree to be a software engineer, but he just wanted to get one anyways
@NativeAmericanSwag
@NativeAmericanSwag 9 ай бұрын
He beat the system, proud of him! Saved his time and money, and can use his time to gain experience and greater skills in his career!!!
@Positivity69
@Positivity69 9 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work man! 😮
@brendasays2324
@brendasays2324 9 ай бұрын
Reach the stars son!!!! You have just risen the standards to a whole new level when it comes to education. I can’t fathom how you got rejected. Crazy!!! I don’t think I want to put my daughter through that. She’s mixed race too, 😢. It all comes down to money and scholarships.
@LisaSoulLevelHealing
@LisaSoulLevelHealing 9 ай бұрын
It's 100k people with a 4.2 GPA applied to those 16 colleges for a total of 4000 spaces. This isn't hard to understand. I had a 4.2 weight GPA It's good, but it's not exceptional for elite colleges - It's baseline.
@user-kg5lq6nd7q
@user-kg5lq6nd7q 9 ай бұрын
Honestly, college is such a scam you’re better off getting an internship after high school and gaining valuable experience, get your degree on the side, but 4 years for JUST schooling? Nah, I’m getting that check
@Unknown0human
@Unknown0human 9 ай бұрын
Yasss intership better then be jobless
@ruleaus7664
@ruleaus7664 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, as if it were that easy to even get the internship and first job to begin with. This kid starting coding when he was 10, so it makes sense that it wasn't so hard for him by the time he graduated high school. Most of us don't find our path that soon.
@rks5457
@rks5457 9 ай бұрын
@@ruleaus7664 these kids are going to get a hard lesson in the future.
@gaalxystar1873
@gaalxystar1873 9 ай бұрын
I would be happy even more if colleges get shut down quickly
@ckeducation2010
@ckeducation2010 9 ай бұрын
College admissions to top colleges is tough, and many such high performing students get rejected not because something is wrong with the system but because there are very limited spots relative to the overwhelming number of applicants. Couple that with colleges’ insistence on freshman diversity, and you get seemingly irrational outcomes like this.
@gngd5351
@gngd5351 9 ай бұрын
16 colleges in the USA are very scared of a talent like him and that is a despicable shame for universities in the United States He is an admirable young talent and a shining star for the future of computing
@jezamoonspell221
@jezamoonspell221 9 ай бұрын
I had a GPA of 3.9 I believe out of high school, and I'm in my early 40s now.... was pretty much rejected by decent colleges when trying to apply as well. Parents didn't support or cared what I did mind you, which was pretty tough. Ended up in Community College, though, had to work to make a living since I was living an apartment, etc... unfortunately, I didn't finish school and felt guilty. Have a decent job in medical, though not really happy. 😕
@user-ke6bm2kc8g
@user-ke6bm2kc8g 9 ай бұрын
breathe
@jezamoonspell221
@jezamoonspell221 9 ай бұрын
@@user-ke6bm2kc8g thank you for the encouraging word🙏 ❤️
@uberhaxonova
@uberhaxonova 9 ай бұрын
same here did community college and graduated but felt better doing online classes, since the university i went to didn't have online only i dropped out. GF left me cause she thought I'd be a bum, jokes on her I learned skills online and do ok for myself. (I downloaded syllabi from Ivy League schools in the subjects I wanted to learn, then read the books/textbooks they listed in the syllabi) very time consuming but learned alot!
@UCSD04
@UCSD04 9 ай бұрын
Don't give up. You are still young and can still continue your education: degree or new skill. Best wishes
@bebdaumon3948
@bebdaumon3948 9 ай бұрын
there's a lot of bias... I got decent grades not 4..0 but got 2 college degrees and still can't get a job. They hire based on looks and social status. They figure they can always teach you the stuff onsight. They just want people that are social and good sales people. Even if you're engineers they want all staff to be able to sell an image of the company to the public.
@rtrrr7215
@rtrrr7215 9 ай бұрын
I feel for this kid. Those are great stats. He should have been able to get 1 of those schools
@rbae
@rbae 9 ай бұрын
The story's not as they framed it in the title though. He got into University of Texas, which does have a top 10 CS program, as well as the University of Maryland, which also offers a great CS degree. His stats aren't that much better than other top students at most state high schools. His dad also works as a software engineering manager at Google, so this isn't just random.
@austinhxiao
@austinhxiao 9 ай бұрын
@rbae BS. We should acknowledge the systematic racism against Asian students in this country and take actions to make sure qualified students arrive at the right place. The AA BS needs to go.
@rbae
@rbae 9 ай бұрын
@@austinhxiao not sure how to otherwise lyk, but you weren't gonna get in if you were white instead. I'm also Asian, and I got accepted into multiple CS programs better than those I got rejected for, which objectively might not make sense....but sometimes you're just not a fit for the school and your essays don't match what they want on campus. Not to mention this kid has pretty average stats for those that get into these colleges with 5% and lower acceptance rates. Not to mention that AA just got removed, so it doesn't even matter now - legacy admissions are what you should be against.
@fahimhuq2768
@fahimhuq2768 9 ай бұрын
@@rbaeI’ll bet a $100 dollars that you’re black and did you place in the top 4 on an MIT coding competition? This kid is Average? Stfu
@commonsense5555
@commonsense5555 9 ай бұрын
This is why affirmative action shouldn't be a thing
@omkimberly
@omkimberly 9 ай бұрын
This is a huge eye-opener!!
@queenfud3798
@queenfud3798 9 ай бұрын
Congratulations!!!! Keep that dream alive . College alone can’t define a person’s success! Thank you GOOGLE!❤
@stanmanh1
@stanmanh1 9 ай бұрын
I agree with you. Transparency is the key.
@morrisisraelnyakehabou4689
@morrisisraelnyakehabou4689 9 ай бұрын
Exactly!..people need to know why you get rejected by a University. No need for it to be in the black box, so we will know what to work on or change course.
@LaifuLama
@LaifuLama 9 ай бұрын
There should be federal regulations on the transparency of college admissions for the sake of social fairness, even there are subjective parts, which can still be quantified.
@TheLifeofBridget
@TheLifeofBridget 9 ай бұрын
It’s the college’s loss. He’s winning and will continue to win! Keep shining, Stanley!
@jakewolf079
@jakewolf079 9 ай бұрын
That's so wholesome! You are a wonderful person!
@tokki8070
@tokki8070 9 ай бұрын
Good for you Stanley! Life goes on and you have a lot going for you even though it’s not what people traditionally expect from life after high school. Keep it up! It’ll be interesting to see what he ends up doing four years from now.
@linzhao2235
@linzhao2235 9 ай бұрын
@tokki8070 he's humble the way he speaks. If he makes 6 figures right now he could retire before 25 years old. He's got the rest of his life in front of him! At 18 I flunked out of tafe and worked in a grocery store earning min wage. I don't regret it, I'm 22/23 now and can't retire until I'm dead. I don't make a lot but I'm alive. Existing, I'm actually not doing too bad.
@JayTee2985
@JayTee2985 9 ай бұрын
As a UCDavis alumni, I am disappointed in UCD for rejecting his application. What a great loss of a talent.
@Falcon8856
@Falcon8856 9 ай бұрын
Not to put down his achievements, but the lack of a college degree will be a major roadblock in his career as many jobs require degrees. Nearly everyone at Google is replaceable as they have access to such a wide range of qualified applicants
@KOKOBC
@KOKOBC 9 ай бұрын
How did he get rejected by so many schools? Genuinely shocking how good his gpa and sat scores are and yet he still go rejected by so many schools. How?
@groworforage342
@groworforage342 9 ай бұрын
racism.
@annamarielewis7078
@annamarielewis7078 9 ай бұрын
Especially the state schools.
@nigellei8591
@nigellei8591 9 ай бұрын
Asian don't tends to donate money to their schools.
@reel_it_in_socal
@reel_it_in_socal 9 ай бұрын
Racism based on lies @@nigellei8591
@thasu6890
@thasu6890 9 ай бұрын
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