Tech Whiz Zach Yadgari, 18, has an impressive 4.0 GPA and 34 ACT score, and he was rejected in 15 of 18 schools including each Ivy League institution.
Yadegari is a tech developer who has made $30 million before setting foot on a university campus thanks to his AI-Calorie Counting app Cal AI.
Despite impressive achievements, all 8 IVY League schools and seven other schools rejected him.
Despite his achievements and great success in business enterprises, the teenager has experienced turbulent applications.
Yadegari revealed that he received letters of rejection from all eight Ivy League schools, as well as MIT, Stanford, University of Washington, Duke, University of Southern California, University of Virginia, New York University and Vanderbilt.
According to Tech Whiz, he may not be suitable for what colleges are looking for among potential students, as these institutions are looking for someone who fits the box.
“I think college admissions are trying to put students in a very tight box of this title, which makes it difficult for students who have accomplished outside of school, such as entrepreneurs, to really stand out,” he told Fox News.
Yadegari said he wanted to go to college because he missed “a lot of social activities” in recent years.
He added: “I am 18 years old and I want to hang out with other 18-year-olds. I don’t want to go straight into the business world.”
The University of Miami, Georgia Tech and the University of Texas are the only schools that accept his application.
“I didn’t expect to be accepted by all these universities, but I do want to be accepted by at least a few of the top schools I applied for,” Yadegari told the Post. “I don’t think entrepreneurial achievements are completely appreciated.”
The teenager has been coding since he was 7 and had his first project on Apple’s App Store when he was 12, saying he only started to feel the weight of his situation after being rejected at Stanford.
“I had hope for Stanford, but when I opened their letter of rejection, all the previous rejections had just submerged and really hit me.”
He did not let the mental pain connect with him, and he compared his life to other successful entrepreneurs who did not need higher education.
He now promises to attend the University of Miami.
“Update: I’m officially committed to Umiami,” Yadegari wrote to his followers on X.
