Muslim writes 'BlackLivesMatter' 100 times, gets into Stanford

April 05, 2017 19:37

An 18-year-old Bangladeshi-American Muslim student has won a place at the prestigious Stanford University after writing '#BlackLivesMatter' a 100 times in the essay section of his application.

Ziad Ahmed said he was "stunned" when his innovative approach to the application process, which he described as "unapologetic activism", paid off.

On his Stanford University application, Ahmed was posed the question, "What matters to you, and why?"

The activist from Princeton, New Jersey, decided to use the opportunity to write "#BlackLivesMatter" a 100 times.

To his surprise, the answer caught the attention of the California school's admissions office and Ahmed received his acceptance letter on Friday.

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