HS Grad Accepts Job at Google After 16+ Colleges Reject His Application

[GoldenGlove]

I never believe these stories on face value. There's something he's leaving out.

Like what?

 

[SagalaMiner]

Overall, UC admits Asian Americans at the highest rate among all first-year California applicants: about 73% compared with 63% for Latinos, 57% for whites and 56% for Black students for fall 2022.Nov 4, 2022

Are Asian American college applicants at a disadvantage? Supreme Court debate stirs fear

The U.S. Supreme Court hearings on affirmative action this week highlighted widespread fears among Asian Americans that they face bias in selective college admissions.

news.yahoo.com

Latinos were the largest group of admitted California first-year students at 38%, followed by Asians at 34%, white applicants at 19% and Black applicants at 5%. American Indians made up 1% of admitted students but grew overall with significant gains at UCLA, UC Santa Cruz and UC Santa Barbara.

UC admits record number of California first-year students for fall 2023, led by Latinos

The UC admitted a record number of California first-year students for fall 2023, led by Latinos and an increase in Native Americans who helped make up the largest ever group of underrepresented students offered admission.

www.latimes.com

The enrolled student population at Harvard University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 34.6% White, 13.6% Asian, 9.05% Hispanic or Latino, 6.21% Black or African American, 4.25% Two or More Races, 0.175% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.102% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders

Harvard University | Data USA

Harvard University is a higher education institution located in Middlesex County, MA. In 2023, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Harvard University were General Business Administration & Management (876 degrees awarded), Other Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (393...

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Asian population in the US = 5.9%.

 

[Mindfield333]

I don’t know about him but I would prefer a job at google.

yes I agree. Pulling up to my peers college functions stunting with my 6 figure full time checks >>>>>

 

[Geek Nasty]

Like what?

Could be anything from family connections that are problematic to he has something criminal in his past. Did he have the required science and math credits? His name looks Chinese and some Chinese schools have a bad rep for academic fraud. Was most of his schooling in the US?

One other red flag, he got the Google job but his dad works there already. So getting hired may not be the miracle it looks like

 

[3rdWorld]

A Black Male With A Degree And A White High School Grad Have The Same Chances Of Getting A Job

A Black Male With A Degree And A White High School Grad Have The Same Chances Of Getting A Job

www.huffpost.com

Average White high school dropout earns more than Black college grad

A study completed by researchers at The New School titled “Umbrellas Don’t Make it Rain: Why Studying and Working Hard Isn’t Enough for Black Americans.”

rollingout.com

Most Whites view America as a whites only country..people don't realize the extent of that thinking and how deep it goes.

 

[Rick Fox at UNC]

Keep in mind hundreds of black grads will be denied for that same Google job WITH a college degree.

There should honestly be lawsuit here against Google.

Not true. I dropped out of high school and work FAANG. Stop the lies.

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

Not true. I dropped out of high school and work FAANG. Stop the lies.

Send the good Rev a referral so I know its real

 

[Windows 91]

These Asian robots still haven't learned what holistic admissions is

 

[Will Ross]

I mean how many black kids getting hired at google straight outta high school???

None google like 50% Asian

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

I never believe these stories on face value. There's something he's leaving out.

Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised if this was another Calvin Yang situation.

 

[MajesticLion]

Never box yourself in without alternative options. Google is going to work that child like a mule.

 

[Starman]

He's not good enough to go to your 4 year university, but he's good enough to work at Google straight out of HS

I bet his college wishlist was insane. Eat were his extracurriculars looking like?

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/asian-american-student-claims-affirmative-action-prevented-his-admissions-but-california-law-doesnt-allow-that/amp/

As if "California not allowing that" means much. California Schools have been working around the AA ban to achieve the same goals as AA. Some of those work around are discussed here:

A learning curve​

Faced with plummeting minority enrollment, admissions offices began a years-long effort to figure out ways to get their numbers back up.

Admissions offices pivoted to a more holistic approach, looking beyond grades and test scores. Starting in the early 2000s, the UC system implemented a couple of initiatives to increase diversity: The top-performing students graduating most high schools in the state were guaranteed admission to most of the eight UC undergraduate campuses. It also introduced a comprehensive review process to "evaluate students' academic achievements in light of the opportunities available to them" — using an array of criteria including a student's special skills and achievements, special circumstances and location of high school.

In 2020, the UC system eliminated standardized test scores as an admission requirement, nixing a factor that advocates say disadvantages underserved students.

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185226895/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges

Sure it's not "Affirmative Action" that MAY be in this kid's way, but it's a bunch of actions that are supposed to do the same thing.

 

[Gloxina]

One of these days, thecoli will learn about the leetcode hustle. One of these days.

we listening

 

[Secure Da Bag]

He had a 1590 SAT and got rejected from top schools, not San Jose State.

Don't SATs go up to 2000 now?

 

[Gloxina]

Whatever happens: the kid is going to be fine