Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 universities

Re:Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was reje... by arjunrko on Thursday April 03, 2025 @07:45PM (#43576804)

Came across essay excerpts on X - didn't read like he was very excited to go to college.

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Re:Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was reje... by cratermoon on Thursday April 03, 2025 @08:51PM (#43577216)

I'd almost think he was trying to get rejected in order to capitalize on some sort of anti-education "founders don't need degrees" thing.

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Re:Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was reje... by arjunrko on Thursday April 03, 2025 @09:28PM (#43577419)

Job well done wrt reach, ig.

There's this other guy who got kicked from Colombia for cheating on an Amazon LeetCode interview. Milked the episode really well and is an X influencer now.

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