I turned in my application for Harvard University last year and they sent me a rejection letter the next day

@Jzizzles

6 жыл бұрын

Oof

@harvarduniversity1572

6 жыл бұрын

Chrisnxtdoor We had too my guy your GPA was subpar

@Gmanfrfr

6 жыл бұрын

To*

@InsaneKahuna

6 жыл бұрын

haRvard hopefully.. not for rutgers.. only saw 1 cute blonde there.. not a fan of the asian or persian girls too much

@akhilp3559

6 жыл бұрын

LMFAO

love this short film. Black folk do matter; There experience enhances my life; Love the message that the mom knew from day one....This being will create and improve this world...thanks Jeff

When will people realize that colleges have wholistic application proccesss that examines students for criteria other than test scores? Having a perfect SAT score is not, and should not, be your one way ticket to an IVY league admission. The idea that black students are less deserving of their spots at elite institutions than their asian and white counterparts is absurd. You have no idea what these hypothetical "more deserving" students wrote for their college essays, their extracurricular involvement, or how successfully they were able to communicate their future life goals. Are asians discriminated against in admissions. Studies have revealed that that is likely true. But trying to discredited the accomplishments of black students while trying to advocate for other minority groups is nothing more than the same old tired racist narrative that this country has been pushing for generations - that blacks are less intelligent and less worthy of success. I'm sure any of the black students at Harvard are more extraordinary and more likely to help improve the world than any miserable person in this comment section crying "Affirmative Action!".

@hryank33

5 жыл бұрын

For the same SAT scores, extra curricular activities, excruciating circumstances, etc. Black applicants are more likely to be accepted than Asian.

@ktammz

5 жыл бұрын

@@hryank33 did these Asian ancestors toil that land for hundreds of years? I think the f#@k not. Black Americans have get their 40 acres and a mule some how. Not to discredit these students hard work.

@joeycottone7169

3 жыл бұрын

No there has to be standards.

@zataishasims9732

3 жыл бұрын

@@hryank33 Lies

This is so cool. Please create more valuable, inspiring content like this Netflix 👏

I'd love to see a documentary on the issue of how prestigious universities are discriminating against Asian applicants.

@mcamara9529

6 жыл бұрын

sunny Then make one! I don’t mean this to be insulting, I genuinely want to see the Asian perspective as a black person

@RickyInDepth

6 жыл бұрын

They don't discriminate

@Sleepingcoffee979

6 жыл бұрын

They are the highest amount of them there pls stop

@tammyphan5899

5 жыл бұрын

And it should be higher except schools limit the amount asian students. Asian academic performance has been on a STEEP INCREASE, but asian enrollment numbers at elite universities have actually DECREASED. Makes no sense. Look at caltech and berkeley. Both top schools that don't discriminate. Asian enrollment numbers at those schools have exploded.

@RickyInDepth

5 жыл бұрын

California is also the largest hub of Asian-Americans. It's also a school who's academic intake is FAR superior to other schools yet pails in comparison when actually ranked in categories like, alumni salary, overall fame of alumni, prominence in government roles, networks in the business world, etc. AA works! It's only a matter of time before the very liberal California passes a law reinstating AA!

I am a California attorney. I just made a financial donation to Harvard Law School. I support Harvard.

@ronniewilliamson1765

5 жыл бұрын

Harvard really needed that donation. There are plenty of HBCU's that need donations.

@tha1ne

5 жыл бұрын

FUCK AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

@ophejane2274

3 жыл бұрын

You should have made a financial donation to an HBCU. Harvard didn't need your money, they have a 38 BILLION DOLLAR ENDOWMENT.

Loved every moment of this! Much success!

Great documentary!!! Brother, it was really nice to see a talented individual like yourself at Harvard University excelling!!! Be proud of your achievements and boast every now and then. You ARE special because all Afro-American males and females can't do what you have done thus far. Continuing achieving at Harvard or another Ivy League college/university. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR ACHIEVEMENT!!!

I'll be there next month! So excited!!!!

@alicesheng

6 жыл бұрын

DrDman2000 fantastic!!! 👍 Regardless what race you are, great job!

@DrDman2000

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I actually found out on my 18th birthday. Probably the best day of my life!

@diannatalisma6290

6 жыл бұрын

I wish you the best of luck at Harvard‼️

@jazminferrer5620

6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!!

@EpicFandomVogue

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck ♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸⚡️🎉🎉🎉

I can’t wait to watch this!!!

That ending scene 😫

Michael Phillips is on here!!! what's up, Mike, I see u graduating this year. you travelling to Canada?

All the encouragement I needed to apply. Thank you students. And thank you Netflix.

This was really good

id just love to see more black students attend HBCUs nothings wrong with ivy leagues but you know its nice seeing faces like yours looking for education like you without judgements

@cameronthomas3249

5 жыл бұрын

Without judgement?? No one is more judgmental than our own people. Additionally, I agree that HBCUs need support, but if he can get into an ivy league, let him use that to build a bigger platform rather than having to struggle to get jobs at big companies coming from an HBCU.

@arianna5566

4 жыл бұрын

why would someone pick an HBCU over an ivy?

Is it a coincidence this came out on the same day as the NYTimes exposé?

@kevweokumakube341

6 жыл бұрын

Maya Smith what exposé, y’all I’m late

south Bronx like me :)

Perfect

Will similar videos be produced highlighting other African American/students of color from the other Ivy League schools? This video provides a window into life at Harvard for many students of color.

Did anyone else think "empressive" was on in the beginning? Lol

Awesome

I hope I get into Harvard in the future

@amateurm3mer316

6 жыл бұрын

Hafsa Ahmed you wont

@alicesheng

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck! 👍

@rustyshackleford4076

6 жыл бұрын

Hafsa Ahmed It’s not really about where you go, but what you do with your life. Some people go to Harvard and just ride out the four years without even going to the library once. It’s more about personal initiative that will drive your success

@eliasaceves2504

6 жыл бұрын

@swissyodeler6970

6 жыл бұрын

You're asian so nope. :(

Inspired.

Who else here from the BX?🙌🏾

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Why is affirmative action based on race and not income?

@joeycottone7169

3 жыл бұрын

Because it's about fixing the exclusion that slave descendants experienced. It's not for any other group except maybe Native Americans. M

This is lit it’s literally like the ACS at Cambridge and Oxford

It would be wonderful if more young black men and women and their parents valued HBCU's like some do Ivy League schools that owned slaves, and that were built and maintained by slaves. Anyway, it's quite odd that some people in the comments talk about this man going to this school because of affirmative action when many white people fair well in life because they're white and they come from families that have been able to pass on their wealth. And, aren't most students at Ivy Leagues legacy students? I wish all brilliant black high school seniors would turn up their noses to attending the Ivy's to go to an HBCU.

@iamshamarbutler3288

5 жыл бұрын

First HBCU's need to get organized!

tell me why Robert looks just like Lawrence from Insecure T_T

When is it gonna be on Netflix so I can watch it because I'm really interested

Yo this is really cool and all bro but have you ever heard of Everest community college?

Did she say AA house? 2:37

When does it come on Netflix 😭 someone tell me bc I can’t find it

😍

🇧🇷

@vipulbhatt1268

6 жыл бұрын

Pedrozf brazil the great country of the greatest of all time pele

Im a canadian and i don't understand why in the us colour is so important. We are all human that's it. Why divide student based on their colour ?

@joeycottone7169

3 жыл бұрын

Because it is lucrative

This seems like one of those marketing videos for colleges claiming to be “diverse” when in reality they could give two shits about you. I would rather hear from students at a public university that have a foot in the real world instead of kids in a bubble that think they can stop police brutality through dance 😪

@robertrush987

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Rusty Shackleford, I'm the kid in the video you think doesn't have a foot in the real world. Appreciate your comment and wanted to clarify some points. For one I was born, raised, and still live in the South Bronx where the probability of attending, let alone finishing college is less than 10%. A part of that reason is due to the fact that there are few people who have had the opportunity that I had, who go back and provide a framework for others to do the same. I agreed to be a part of this project in order to show that it is indeed a possibility and returned home to my Borough to work on developing that for the youth who live here. I don't know if you watched the video, but I never said police brutality could be solved through dance. I instead used dance as a medium for 1) young black men to take ownership of their bodies and 2) as an expressive force that illustrates pain, frustration, and solace through embodiment. Though they certainly exist, I assure you I am not blind nor am I distant from the realities of the real world and would be willing to talk with you at length anytime :)

@mariaalonso2716

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Rush you’re great 👍🏽

@Sleepingcoffee979

6 жыл бұрын

He shut your ass real quick

@mdcampbe

6 жыл бұрын

I agree up to the kids in a bubble thing. If you know Harvard level talent you know that even though they can draw a sheltered class of student, they produce people making serious moves at many levels of society. My roommate from college went to Harvard law and now runs one of the best Public Defender's divisions in the country. We both graduated from a relatively elite private college, and I spent more than 6 years as a public defender, making my reputation winning...not selling clients out. I've since moved on and I'm in ministry overseas. But I've got more successful friends who came from real black neighborhoods, to elite institutions, and are still as black as they were when they left. I've seen men almost choked out for thinking otherwise. So yep these schools accept some soft, watered down kids of color. But so do state schools, who are also producing sheltered kids just wishing they could get into an Ivy. I didn't have the grades to get in, but that was my fault. I hated to study. I'm still impressed with kids who get in. Even though sometimes I'm like...that kid, really? These schools produce talent...and they've earned their reputation for a reason. Moreover, when they pull us out of our neighborhoods to go to these private schools, there's a reason we don't fit in. You don't lose the hood overnight...if ever. Most of these kids aren't hood, but they aren't all sheltered.

@ArynLipnicki

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Rush Thank you for being willing to share your story.

Hi

Harvard is so much better then Yale

I’m too broke and stupid to go to Harvard

@ronniewilliamson1765

5 жыл бұрын

You're to broke. George Bush went to Princeton or Yale.

@davem2761

4 жыл бұрын

it does not matter, now you can.

@joeycottone7169

3 жыл бұрын

Their debate team lost big time to a bunch of guys from a prison debate team. They aren't as prestigious as they used to be. The world needs small businesses like electricians, plumbers, and carpenters etc. You won't go broke getting education and you can be your own boss much quicker

Focusing too much on the skin color or the nationality of students can actually put to shadow their real potential and capability to be at Harvard. These debates on the number of black students at Harvard or the number of asian students at Harvard only increase the fact that those students stay defined by their ethnicity. Instead on questioning whether Harvard accepts enough black students, we should question whether Harvard accepts enough capable students. We should live in a society where ethnicity is not even a defining factor, and all these debates lead to the opposite.

@RickyInDepth

6 жыл бұрын

Obviously Harvard accepts enough capable students. 99% graduation rate and ranked #1 in the world.

@natekoch27

6 жыл бұрын

Harvard is in a position to fill each freshman class with quantitatively perfect students five times over. With the leverage they have, they’re at liberty to precisely tailor the racial/ethnic/socioeconomic makeup of the student body. Why wouldn’t they take advantage of this? Studies have shown that diverse classrooms have a wide range of benefits to students across the board. It might seem unfair to white and Asian 18-year-olds, but guess what? Harvard’s creed isn’t “be fair to teenagers.” People who are smart enough to go to Harvard tend to do just fine in life. There are plenty of other private universities and state schools that offer great opportunities to its students. To your point about obsessing over differences in ethnicity: America’s economy and class structure was built on the free labor of African slaves. Since around 1876 (the end of reconstruction) the US government has systematically kept black folks on the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder via voter disenfranchisement, redlining - which prevented generations of African Americans from investing in real estate - to the crack epidemic and subsequent war on drugs, which was LITERALLY instigated by the US government. And this is without even mentioning the litany of cultural barriers created by white society. You might be thinking that Harvard has nothing to do with all this, but it has everything to do with this. Private universities act as the gate keepers to America’s upper class. Their wealth and power was built, as I’ve said, by 100s of years of exploitation and disenfranchisement of black and brown folks. They can either ignore this fact by maintaining the status quo, or they can help young people from historically oppressed families become the leaders of tomorrow. In my opinion, they aren’t doing this nearly as much as they should

@africanliving294

5 жыл бұрын

We should live in such a society but unfortunately we don’t thus the need for conversations like this.

@guesswho1352

5 жыл бұрын

@@natekoch27 ok fella no one is arguing whether Harvard has the leverage...the problem is that they are pitting race against race in meeting those self-appointed quotas by old white dudes in charge who just want to SEEM as if they're doing good. It's all a big orchestra. Furthermore, so much for that leverage because still they end up taking not very intelligent kids like the guy in this video. Clearly it's all about his bullshit story, south bronx south bronx south bronx bla bla bla. As someone who's known him I can say he's a snide piece of shit that didn't deserve to go to Harvard. When I found out he was admitted, me and others that knew him were just speechless

@natekoch27

5 жыл бұрын

@@guesswho1352 I agree that private unis are a big orchestra, but you also can't deny the impact that a Harvard degree has on an individual's life. Sure, I think the white guys who run Harvard want to *seem* like they're doing good, but at the same time they're *actually* doing good on a student-to-student basis. Not to say that if you get into Harvard it's a guarantee that you'll get out, but at least you were given the opportunity, and it's an opportunity many have capitalized on. I don't get your point re: pitting race against race. Can you point me towards the part of the application where it says "Please explain why you deserve this slot more than students of other races?" Finally, kind of a snide pos move to proclaim that this kid doesn't "deserve" to go to Harvard? Who asked you? What metric are you using to decide that? 18 year-olds are unilaterally snide and a little dumb, and every university campus in this country is chock full of kids who don't "deserve" to be there. Who cares about "deserve?" The question universities ask re: each application is "What VALUE does this student bring to HARVARD." Value is $$, value is IQ, value is generational wealth and connections, and in 2018 value is also your race, and where you come from. When you go in for a job interview, you don't say "This is why I deserve to work here," you say "This is exactly how I specifically can add value to your company." This guy's "bullshit" story about the Bronx is a shrewd exercise in exercising the value of his cultural capital. He knows that his background adds value to his place as an ivy student and as an activist, and he's wisely wearing it on his sleeve. Explain the problem with that?

Uuiuuuiii

Early!

First 😄😄

Why isn't there a White Students Association?

@nkwari

5 жыл бұрын

Ayy Lmao - why need a white students org when majority of students are white? Have you heard of Sons of Italy or Jewish Anti Defamation league - those are white orgs. Black is an ethnicity just like Chinese, Korean, Italian, catholic students organization. No doubt they have an Asian student org.

Why do they barely accept asians

@joannot6706

6 жыл бұрын

proof?

@rustyshackleford4076

6 жыл бұрын

connorthecheesepuff Because 1) They’re a private school 2) they like to form classes that are somewhat representative of the proportions in the US population 3) they want enough students for every department instead of 90% being in pre-med/engineering

@alishanicolepeace

6 жыл бұрын

From the same article you listed it says “Thorough and comprehensive analysis of the data and evidence makes clear that Harvard College does not discriminate against applicants from any group, including Asian-Americans, whose rate of admission has grown 29 percent over the last decade,” Harvard said in a statement. “Mr. Blum and his organization’s incomplete and misleading data analysis paint a dangerously inaccurate picture of Harvard College’s whole-person admissions process by omitting critical data and information factors.” Harvard clearly says that the personal statement and letter of recommendations are also determining factors of admittance to its University. College in general is Extremely competitive to get in as the years go by. Excellent grades and test scores are no longer a guarantee for anyone's admittance. Also what are the majors the most asian applicants are declaring? Thats also an important factor as well. If they are applying for an impacted major that in itself decreases everyone's chances as a whole of getting in regardless of race. Id honestly recommend declaring an unimpacted major on the application and changing your major once you have been admitted to increase the chances of getting in. This is what my sister did and it helped her get into the door of several universities much easier than declaring an impacted major.

@alishanicolepeace

6 жыл бұрын

learning sharin You Are referencing a statement that I quoted from a rep at Harvard University. So I am not appealing to anything. This is what Harvard said. I am responding to the belief that Harvard “barely accepts Asians” or that “blacks and Hispanics are more likely to get in than asians”. Showing 29% proves that Asians are still the highest accepted minority. I’m not implying anything. There have been a lot of statements pushing that Asians have better test scores and grades than other races but still don’t get in as much. And my response to that was, That’s not all they determine with acceptance. Your personal statement is a prevalent piece of the application. The people stating that Asians have higher test scores/grades say nothing but how wonderful all of their personal statements/letters or recs and outside of school activities are. These are all essential to admission. You are making a lot of false assumptions based on what I wrote.

@alishanicolepeace

6 жыл бұрын

You did not read the comment I was responding with the quote from Harvard. I used this quote from an article that someone on this comment feed before me, linked and used a quote from in their comment. I know what an appeal to authority is and this is definitely not it. I never said Harvard said it wasn't true and that is it. Clearly, Harvard says there are no systems in place that exclude asians on the basis of being asian, with an explanation and a statistic. Again an appeal to authority would have simply just stated that this is true because Harvard said it, with no evidence to back it up. You are failing to recognize that Asians are still being accepted at higher rates than any other minority and this goes for every Ivy League school and practically every university in America except for hbcu's. At UCLA, a highly rated university, Asians even supersede white people as the highest attending racial group. So for people to say things like "asians barely get accepted" is evidentially not true. Why can't you recognize this, when the numbers disprove this?

Affirmative Action the series.

@thebands7046

6 жыл бұрын

Marijan Karaula well little do u know, most accepted affirmative action applicants are WHITE WOMEN. thanks for listening to my ted talk

@Ezio999Auditore

6 жыл бұрын

Lol no. Where did ou pull that stat out?

@RickyInDepth

6 жыл бұрын

"He's black so he got in through aa" - The racist

@giftedbrownies1543

6 жыл бұрын

Not EVERY black student who gets into a prestigious university got in through aa

@Ezio999Auditore

6 жыл бұрын

Yea, not everyone just most of them. The blacks always get the aa bonus while the asians get penalized.

i would say “first” but that’s annoying so liiikeee hey

Gay

That doesn’t look like Harvard to me...

Wow... ...racist much?

India is best we do not do any colour discrimination.

@tahntalus

6 жыл бұрын

Vipul Bhatt LoL!!!!

@alicesheng

6 жыл бұрын

Loll.

@wildechap

6 жыл бұрын

is this a joke? i can't tell 😂😂😂

@LookzA

6 жыл бұрын

Vipul Bhatt Name one dark Indian Bollywood actor or actress

@mgomez6480

6 жыл бұрын

I'm dying laughing that's such BS.

India is far better ❤️🇮🇳❤️

Boring

It was awesome until I saw that he had an android🤢🤢🤮🤮