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

(techcrunch.com)
19 points impish9208 | 3 comments | 03 Apr 25 23:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
1. arjunrko ◴[03 Apr 25 23:45 UTC] No.43576804[source]▶
Came across essay excerpts on X - didn't read like he was very excited to go to college.
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2. cratermoon ◴[04 Apr 25 00:51 UTC] No.43577216[source]▶
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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3. arjunrko ◴[04 Apr 25 01:28 UTC] No.43577419[source]▶
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.