Watching This 16-Year-Old Louisiana Boy Get Accepted To Harvard Is Awesome

Good story Larry. I wish this kid the very best up there at Harvard.

Was driving through Breaux Bridge, La about two months ago and noticed a building in front of which hung flags from every Ivy Leage school plus Stanford, MIT and other notable colleges. I was curious as to what this was all about so I turned around and stopped to investigate. I was greeted at the front desk by a young man and lady wearing Yale and Columbia sweatshirts . They were freshman there and had returned to visit their school. It was a school run my Mr Landry and his wife. He had seen me walk in and immediately greeted me with a wave of enthusiasm and energy eager to show me around. He explained he grew up in the projects of a Breaux Bridge and had made his way to Wall Street in New York as an investment banker. He had shucked the whole carreer after amassing substantial wealth for a higher calling...to educate the poor and disadvantaged so that they could escape the cycle of poverty. Everyone deserves a chance and anyone, no matter his circumstance can achieve and reach his potential. I'm a fan.

Its always good to see kids dreams come true.

awesome

Big deal - I went to Harvard. After touring the library, I went on the Freedom Trail.

Good for that kid!

Way to rep the Big O!

Great accomplishment young. Simply awesome!!!!!

Im going to be super cynical for a second.....did he get any scholarships? I actually know like 10 people that "got accepted" into Harvard and none of them went. Obviously it means you are a good student and its a cool accolade. But its basically Harvard telling you "congrats you are smart enough for us to allow you to pay us 100K a year". Basically this kid is smart enough to go to Harvard.

So Happy for the young man! He proved that hard work pays off!

Did I miss the story behind the chant? Awesome for the kid.

Awesome for that kid!

That's awesome

I got rejected from Harvard. :( White privilege.