Gates Scholar Chooses Temple University

[Anonymous]

This is just a nice story. People do not always believe others’ choices. There’s rarely only one path.
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[Anonymous]

Horrible decision that will probably bring shame to his family. Very scary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Horrible decision that will probably bring shame to his family. Very scary.

Did you read the article? Obviously not! It’s a fantastic story. He wants to attend medical school to cure cancer (one of his his brothers died of cancer). It doesn’t matter where you go to school, it’s how well you do when you are there (especially for med school).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible decision that will probably bring shame to his family. Very scary.

Did you read the article? Obviously not! It’s a fantastic story. He wants to attend medical school to cure cancer (one of his his brothers died of cancer). It doesn’t matter where you go to school, it’s how well you do when you are there (especially for med school).

And I forget to mention: he chose Temple because it is located close to home and he wants to be a role model for his community. (This is PP not OP).

[Anonymous]

That's amazing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's amazing!

How so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's amazing!

How so?

DP. He was accepted to a number of Ivies/top schools (including Harvard). He got a full ride scholarship to undergrad AND grad school to any school of his choosing. He chose Temple because he wants to give back to his community. ALL these things are amazing!

[Anonymous]

I'm a bit surprised he's not choosing Penn but at the same time, he will have lots of support and family and people rooting for him locally. Get great grades and go to a prestige med school. I can see the wisdom in staying in Philly. Pre-meds have to do tons of volunteering and service. He may be really inspired doing that in his hometown.

[Anonymous]

A lot of poor black students don't like Ivy schools for social/community reasons.
He might do a lot better at Temple in a supportive community than as an outsider at Harvard.

It would be a shame if he doesn't get to use the Gates scholarship for med school even though he chose a far less expensive undergra school than he could have

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of poor black students don't like Ivy schools for social/community reasons.
He might do a lot better at Temple in a supportive community than as an outsider at Harvard.

It would be a shame if he doesn't get to use the Gates scholarship for med school even though he chose a far less expensive undergra school than he could have

It also just seems he wants to be able to contribute to his community at home while in college. I know a young man from New Haven who choose Yale over Princeton for very similar reasons. He has a very bright future ahead of him; he’s clearly thoughtful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a bit surprised he's not choosing Penn but at the same time, he will have lots of support and family and people rooting for him locally. Get great grades and go to a prestige med school. I can see the wisdom in staying in Philly. Pre-meds have to do tons of volunteering and service. He may be really inspired doing that in his hometown.

Also he’s likely to be a star at Temple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible decision that will probably bring shame to his family. Very scary.

Did you read the article? Obviously not! It’s a fantastic story. He wants to attend medical school to cure cancer (one of his his brothers died of cancer). It doesn’t matter where you go to school, it’s how well you do when you are there (especially for med school).

And I forget to mention: he chose Temple because it is located close to home and he wants to be a role model for his community. (This is PP not OP).

Very interesting read. Sounds like a great kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a bit surprised he's not choosing Penn but at the same time, he will have lots of support and family and people rooting for him locally. Get great grades and go to a prestige med school. I can see the wisdom in staying in Philly. Pre-meds have to do tons of volunteering and service. He may be really inspired doing that in his hometown.

Also he’s likely to be a star at Temple.

True, but there will be a lot of pressure to be a star at Temple. Because if he ends up being average at Penn he will still do great. If he ends up being average at Temple the future is less certain (not that he will live an awful life, but his potential outcomes will be a lot less selective). I think he is betting on himself being great at Temple and they will likely give him the support to do this. I wish him the best of luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a bit surprised he's not choosing Penn but at the same time, he will have lots of support and family and people rooting for him locally. Get great grades and go to a prestige med school. I can see the wisdom in staying in Philly. Pre-meds have to do tons of volunteering and service. He may be really inspired doing that in his hometown.

Also he’s likely to be a star at Temple.

True, but there will be a lot of pressure to be a star at Temple. Because if he ends up being average at Penn he will still do great. If he ends up being average at Temple the future is less certain (not that he will live an awful life, but his potential outcomes will be a lot less selective). I think he is betting on himself being great at Temple and they will likely give him the support to do this. I wish him the best of luck.

Come on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a bit surprised he's not choosing Penn but at the same time, he will have lots of support and family and people rooting for him locally. Get great grades and go to a prestige med school. I can see the wisdom in staying in Philly. Pre-meds have to do tons of volunteering and service. He may be really inspired doing that in his hometown.

Also he’s likely to be a star at Temple.

True, but there will be a lot of pressure to be a star at Temple. Because if he ends up being average at Penn he will still do great. If he ends up being average at Temple the future is less certain (not that he will live an awful life, but his potential outcomes will be a lot less selective). I think he is betting on himself being great at Temple and they will likely give him the support to do this. I wish him the best of luck.

I know plenty of mid Ivy grads. You probably would not characterize them as 'doing great'.