College Acceptance

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51st NAACP Image Awards - Arrivals
March 31, 2021

Storm Reid cries tears of joy after being accepted into USC

Actress Storm Reid took to Instagram to share with her millions of followers the exciting news of being accepted into…
March 31, 2021

Natalia Bryant celebrates USC acceptance with mom Vanessa: ‘I got in!’

“I got in, I got in, I got in!” 18-year-old Bryant exclaimed, jumping up and down in the Instagram video…
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April 22, 2018

Student claps back at racist GOP official who asks if his Harvard acceptance is based on ‘merit or quota’

A black student who tweeted his excitement about getting accepted to Harvard University had a former Texas state official question…
June 15, 2015

Chicago teen accepted into 26 universities, offered $3 million in scholarships

theGRIO REPORT - One gifted Chicago teen has been excepted to over 25 universities and has been offered over million…
April 23, 2014

North Carolina teen accepted into 7 Ivy League schools

VIDEO - Thousands of students apply to Ivy League schools, but very few are accepted. Wilmington, North Carolina native Patrick…
April 15, 2014

Harvard University accepts a record number of black students

theGRIO REPORT - Amid recent encouraging reports of African-American students getting accepted to most or all of the Ivy League…
April 11, 2014

Chicago's Urban Prep Academy achieves 100 percent college acceptance for 5th consecutive year

theGRIO REPORT - For the fifth year in a row, the 240 seniors at the Chicago's Urban Prep Academy have…
January 5, 2012

Social media content can hurt college applicants, experts say

theGRIO REPORT- Although some students will get into their dream schools, experts worry that others -- specifically African-Americans -- may…