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发帖数: 12020 | 1 我看挺够格的。总有人一看见黑人老墨就说是靠 AA，境界差太远了吧。
https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-teen-and-founder-of-science-education-
company-gets-accepted-to-dream-school-stanford
Oakland teen and founder of science education company gets accepted to dream
school Stanford
By Sharon Song
OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland teen, who started a non-profit to help kids
learn about science, has been accepted to Stanford University and set to
become a first generation college student.
Oakland teen Ahmed Muhammad founded science education company Kits Cubed. (
Ahmed Muhammad/Kits Cubed)
On Dec. 11, Ahmed Muhammad learned that he got into his first choice
Stanford, as part of its restrictive early action option and that the
university would cover his tuition costs. "I’m beyond excited," the Oakland
Technical High School senior told KTVU.
The teen got in with an impressive 4.7 grade point average and an SAT score
of 1540, receiving a perfect 800 in the Math section and a 740 in the
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section. He had taken the college
entrance exams his sophomore year and also received high scores in the SAT's
subject tests receiving an 800 in Math and a 790 in Chemistry.
KTVU first featured Muhammad in a story back in August.
Oakland Technical High School senior Ahmed Muhammad founded Kits Cubed. The
non-profit seeks to put science kits in the hands of Oakland kids. (Ahmed
Muhammad/kitscubed.com)
Since then, in addition to working on college applications, the teen has
been busy continuing his volunteer work as a tutor, as well as keeping up
his grades via distance learning during his final year at Oakland Tech.
He’s also spent time turning his non-profit Kits Cubed into a corporation.
Kits Cubed sells affordable and easy to use science kits and experiments
geared toward elementary and middle school age kids. Hundreds of kits have
been distributed to schools around Oakland.
Oakland teen Ahmed Muhammad founded science education company Kits Cubed.
Muhammad said the effort initially began as a "backyard project" to offer
more kids in his city an opportunity for hands-on science education. It was
inspired by his younger niece and nephew earlier this year while they were
all sheltered in place due to the pandemic. He tried to get them to work on
science projects. But they were resistant, both saying they were bad in the
subject. That’s when Muhammad set out to prove them wrong and in the
process decided he wanted to make science accessible and fun for other young
people in his community.
100 Kits Cubed science were distribution for students at Hoover Elementary
School in Oakland. (Ahmed Muhammad)
The teen said, after the KTVU article and other coverage, word spread about
Kits Cubed, even reaching former NFL star and Oakland Tech alumnus Marshawn
Lynch, who then contacted Muhammad to offer his support.
Along with help from Lynch as well as Oakland based non-profit Seneca Family
of Agencies, Kits Cubed became an official company, Muhammad explained.
He's also begun working in partnership with the National Society of Black
Engineers to create a virtual science program for kids.
"They found out about us, and they really liked the curriculum," Muhammad
said.
As part of the new partnership, science kits will be shipped to kids across
the Bay Area and then a virtual event will be held so participants can
engage in a hands-on learning experience. The teen said after the initial
event, they planned to modify the curriculum with hopes of expanding the
program more widely.
Muhammad wrote about his work with Kits Cubed as part of his personal
statement for his Stanford application. He said, "I tied it in as my
personal experiences lacking role models to look to and the microaggressions
I experienced." Those microaggressions were in the classroom from peers who
underestimated his skill and knowledge in the fields of science and math. "
My niece and nephew were already starting to experience it," he said, which
he shared in his essay to explain why he started Kits Cubed-- to combat such
barriers especially in underserved communities.
Muhammad has been applying for scholarships to cover room and board at
Stanford. The teen said that one of the many reasons why he wanted to attend
the school was that it was far enough away that it would give him the
opportunity to get the college experience by living on campus, but it would
also allow him to remain close to his family, a family he has credited for
so much of his success.
His parents offered their children all of the opportunities they could
affort to succeed. But they themselves did not attend college. His father, a
retired fire captain, spent 30 years with the Oakland Fire Department. His
mother immigrated from Cambodia. His parents began a real estate business
together and instilled in their children what it meant to find their
passions and to work hard.
It’s clear that the teen has not only worked hard and found his passion
through the world of science, but he has also used his knowledge to give
back to his community and to help future young scientists believe that they
too can achieve great things.
And his message to all young people was this: "Never lose faith in yourself.
If you have a dream, then chase it, and believe in yourself the whole way." | t******n
发帖数: 320 | 2 高中就能fund nonprofit organization 可见属于家庭条件很优越的黑人
所以AA应该细分黑人 分成over represented African American 和underrepresented
要不然对社会最底层的黑人不公平 这是变相的把社会资源倾斜给overrepresented 黑
人的精英分子 对提升黑人街区的整体素质和形象并没有益处
dream
【在 r****z 的大作中提到】
: 我看挺够格的。总有人一看见黑人老墨就说是靠 AA，境界差太远了吧。
: https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-teen-and-founder-of-science-education-
: company-gets-accepted-to-dream-school-stanford
: Oakland teen and founder of science education company gets accepted to dream
: school Stanford
: By Sharon Song
: OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland teen, who started a non-profit to help kids
: learn about science, has been accepted to Stanford University and set to
: become a first generation college student.
: Oakland teen Ahmed Muhammad founded science education company Kits Cubed. (
| d******y
发帖数: 2787 | 3 人还叫穆罕默德，有啥好羡慕的
dream
【在 r****z 的大作中提到】
: 我看挺够格的。总有人一看见黑人老墨就说是靠 AA，境界差太远了吧。
: https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-teen-and-founder-of-science-education-
: company-gets-accepted-to-dream-school-stanford
: Oakland teen and founder of science education company gets accepted to dream
: school Stanford
: By Sharon Song
: OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland teen, who started a non-profit to help kids
: learn about science, has been accepted to Stanford University and set to
: become a first generation college student.
: Oakland teen Ahmed Muhammad founded science education company Kits Cubed. (
| h*****u
发帖数: 16 | | G****1
发帖数: 8414 | 5 你妈小黄人出了个刘翔，小黄人就变成擅长跑步的了？ |
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